Chuck Domanico


Charles Louis Domanico was an American jazz bassist who played double bass and bass guitar on the West Coast jazz scene.
Domanico was born in Chicago. He settled in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. For nearly forty years, he was a central jazz figure in Hollywood who contributed to many movies and TV programs. Domanico worked with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Carmen McRae, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal, Diane Schuur, Natalie Cole, and The Manhattan Transfer. He participated in instrumental jazz performances by Chet Baker, Henry Mancini, Shelly Manne, Oliver Nelson, John Klemmer, Roger Kellaway, Barney Kessel, and Art Pepper.
His bass can be heard in themes for television shows like M*A*S*H, Cheers and Frasier, and he contributed to the soundtracks of more than two thousand films.
Domanico died of lung cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 58.

Discography

As sideman

Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from AllMusic
With Don Ellis Orchestra
  • Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey!
With Anthony Ortega
  • New Dance!
With Emil Richards
  • New Time Element
  • Luntana
With Oliver Nelson
  • The Sound of Feeling
  • Black, Brown and Beautiful
  • Skull Session
  • Stolen Moments
With Tom Scott
  • Rural Still Life
  • Hair to Jazz
  • Paint Your Wagon
  • Great Scott!
  • Tom Scott in L.A.
With Ron Anthony
  • Oh! Calcutta!
With Bob Thiele Emergency
  • Head Start
With Clare Fischer
  • Thesaurus
  • Waltz
  • Reclamation Act of 1972
With Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson
  • Betwixt & Between
With Stan Kenton
  • Hair
With Barney Kessel
  • Feeling Free
  • Barney Plays Kessel
  • The Artistry
With Howard Roberts
  • Spinning Wheel
With Townes Van Zandt
  • Our Mother the Mountain
With Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton
  • Rainbows
With João Donato
  • A Bad Donato
With Scott McKenzie
  • Stained Glass Morning
With Pisano & Ruff
  • Under the Blanket
With Marc Benno
  • Minnows
With Les Crane
  • Desiderata
With Roger Kellaway
  • Roger Kellaway Cello Quartet
  • Come to the Meadow
  • Nostalgia Suite
  • Windows
  • As It Happened Vol. 1
With Lani Hall
  • Sun Down Lady
  • Sweet Bird
  • Double or Nothing
  • Brasil Nativo
With Harvey Mandel
  • The Snake
With Carmen McRae
With Melanie
  • Stoneground Words
  • Madrugada
With Gerry Mulligan
With Carroll O'Connor
  • Remembering You
With Cyril Havermans
With Victor Feldman
  • Your Smile
  • The Artful Dodger
  • Rockavibabe
  • In My Pocket
  • Rio Nights
  • The Best of Feldman and the Generation Band
With Henry Mancini
  • Hangin' Out with Henry Mancini
  • Switch: Original Score
With Phoebe Snow
  • Phoebe Snow
  • It Looks Like Snow
With Elek Bacsik
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
With Rita Coolidge
  • It's Only Love
  • Out of the Blue
With Terry Garthwaite
  • Terry
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
  • Six Million Dollar Man
With Bobby Hutcherson
  • Montara
  • Un Poco Loco
With John Klemmer
  • Touch
  • Barefoot Ballet
  • Lifestyle
  • The Best...Vol. 1: Mosaic
  • Music
With Louis Bellson
  • The Drum Session
  • The Drum Session Vol. 2
With Danny O'Keefe
  • So Long Harry Truman
With Moacir Santos
  • Carnival of the Spirits
With Tennessee Ernie Ford & Glen Campbell
  • Ernie Sings & Glen Picks
With Peter Allen
  • Taught by Experts
With Barbara Carroll
  • Barbara Carroll
With Sonny Criss
  • Warm & Sonny
  • The Joy of Sax
With Bonnie Koloc
  • Close-Up
With Shelly Manne
  • Plays Richard Rodgers' Musical 'Rex
  • Essence
  • Jazz Quartet Interpretations
  • Goodbye for Bill Evans
  • Double Piano...at Carmelo's Vol. 1
  • Double Piano...at Carmelo's, Vol. 2
With Wade Marcus
  • Metamorphosis
With Joni Mitchell
  • Hejira
With Jaye P. Morgan
  • Jaye P. Morgan
With Jimmy Ponder
  • Illusions
With Ray Charles and Cleo Laine
  • Porgy & Bess
With JD Souther
  • Black Rose
With The Tubes
  • Young and Rich
With Voudouris & Kahne
  • Street Player
With Mike Wofford
  • Scott Joplin: Interpretations '76
With Laurindo Almeida
  • Virtuoso Guitar
With Gato Barbieri
  • Ruby, Ruby
With Claus Ogerman Orchestra
  • Gate of Dreams
With John Denver
  • I Want to Live
With Joe Harnell
  • Harnell
With Henry Mancini & John Laws
With Blue Mitchell
  • African Violet
With The Pointer Sisters
  • Having a Party
With Ben Sidran
  • The Doctor Is In
With Dennis Wilson
  • Pacific Ocean Blue
With Ry Cooder
  • Jazz
With Lorraine Feather
  • Sweet Lorraine
With Rodney Franklin
  • In the Center
With Michael Franks
  • Burchfield Nines
With Ted Gärdestad
  • Blue Virgin Isles
With Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela
  • Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela
With The Moirs
  • State of Shock
With The Singers Unlimited
  • Just in Time
With Allyn Ferguson & Jack Elliott
  • The Orchestra
With Gabe Baltazar
With Freddie Hubbard
  • The Love Connection
With The Manhattan Transfer
With Shelly Manne and Lee Konitz
  • French Concert
With Toni Brown
  • Toni Brown
With Jimmy Smith
  • The Cat Strikes Again
With Spinetta
  • Only Love Can Sustain
With Sonny Stitt
  • Groovin' High
With Frank Sinatra
With Bobby Shew Quartet
  • Debut
With Bobby Enriquez
  • The Wild Man
With Teresa Brewer
  • A Sophisticated Lady
  • 16 Most Requested Songs
With The Carpenters
  • Voice of the Heart
With Steve Perry
  • Street Talk
With Bobby and the Midnites
  • Where the Beat Meets the Street
With Sam Harris
  • Sam Harris
With Patti Austin
With Diane Schuur
  • Schuur Thing
  • In Tribute
  • Love Songs
With Lou Rawls
  • Love All Your Blues Away
With Herb Alpert
  • Keep Your Eye on Me
With George Benson & Earl Klugh
  • Collaboration
With Sarah Vaughan & Milton Nascimento
  • Brazilian Romance
With Brandon Fields
  • The Traveler
With Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws
  • California Suite
With Rod McKuen
With Bonnie Raitt
  • Nick of Time
With Joe Sample
  • Spellbound
With Iggy Pop
  • Brick by Brick
With Julio Iglesias
  • Starry Night
With Monica Lewis
  • My Favorite Things
  • Swings Jule Styne
With The Simpsons
With Dionne Warwick
  • Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter
With Dwight Yoakam
With Pat Benatar
  • True Love
  • Synchronistic Wanderings
  • Christmas in America
With David Benoit
With Natalie Cole
  • Unforgettable... with Love
  • Stardust
With Barry Manilow
  • Showstoppers
  • Manilow Sings Sinatra
With Cheryl Bentyne
  • Something Cool
With Michael Bolton
  • Timeless: The Classics
  • This Is The Time: The Christmas Album
With Peter Hofmann
With Shirley Horn
With Robert Palmer
  • Ridin' High
With Tommy Tedesco
  • Performs Roumanis' Jazz Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra
With Wilson Phillips
  • Shadows and Light
With Harry Connick Jr.
  • When My Heart Finds Christmas
  • Come by Me
With David Foster
  • The Christmas Album
With Taj Mahal
  • Dancing the Blues
With Johnny Mathis
  • How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
  • Mathis on Broadway
With Terry Trotter
  • It's About Time
With The Wilsons
  • Hey Santa!
With David Benoit & Russ Freeman
  • The Benoit/Freeman Project
With Julia Migenes & Michael Kamen
  • Smile
With Kenny Rogers
  • Timepiece
With Margie Gibson & Lincoln Mayorga
  • Say It with Music
With Lori Lieberman
  • A Thousand Dreams
With John Raitt
  • Broadway Legend
With Diana Ross
  • Take Me Higher
With Anne Kerry Ford
  • In the Nest of the Moon
With Michael Lang
With David Garfield & Friends
  • Tribute To Jeff Porcaro
With Niki Haris
  • Dreaming a Dream
With Ottmar Liebert
With Jon Secada
  • Secada
With Bette Midler
  • Bathhouse Betty
With Céline Dion
  • These Are Special Times
With Neil Diamond
With Mary J. Blige
  • Mary
With Barbra Streisand
  • Christmas Memories
With Lee Ann Womack'
  • ''The Season for Romance''