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
With Anthony Ortega
  • New Dance!
With Emil Richards
  • New Time Element
  • Luntana
With Oliver Nelson
With Tom Scott
With Ron Anthony
  • Oh! Calcutta!
With Bob Thiele Emergency
  • Head Start
With Clare Fischer
With Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson
With Stan Kenton
With Barney Kessel
With Howard Roberts
  • Spinning Wheel
With Townes Van Zandt
With Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton
  • Rainbows
With João Donato
  • A Bad Donato
With Scott McKenzie
With Pisano & Ruff
  • Under the Blanket
With Marc Benno
  • Minnows
With Les Crane
With Roger Kellaway
With Lani Hall
With Harvey Mandel
  • The Snake
With Carmen McRae
With Melanie
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
With Phoebe Snow
With Elek Bacsik
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
With Rita Coolidge
With Terry Garthwaite
  • Terry
With Richard "Groove" Holmes
With Bobby Hutcherson
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
With Tennessee Ernie Ford & Glen Campbell
With Peter Allen
With Barbara Carroll
  • Barbara Carroll
With Sonny Criss
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
With Joni Mitchell
With Jaye P. Morgan
  • Jaye P. Morgan
With Jimmy Ponder
  • Illusions
With Ray Charles and Cleo Laine
  • Porgy & Bess
With JD Souther
With The Tubes
With Voudouris & Kahne
  • Street Player
With Mike Wofford
  • Scott Joplin: Interpretations '76
With Laurindo Almeida
With Gato Barbieri
  • Ruby, Ruby
With Claus Ogerman Orchestra
  • Gate of Dreams
With John Denver
With Joe Harnell
  • Harnell
With Henry Mancini & John Laws
With Blue Mitchell
With The Pointer Sisters
With Ben Sidran
  • The Doctor Is In
With Dennis Wilson
With Ry Cooder
With Lorraine Feather
  • Sweet Lorraine
With Rodney Franklin
  • In the Center
With Michael Franks
With Ted Gärdestad
With Herb Alpert and 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
With The Manhattan Transfer
With Shelly Manne and Lee Konitz
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
With Steve Perry
With Bobby and the Midnites
With Sam Harris
With Patti Austin
With Diane Schuur
With Lou Rawls
  • Love All Your Blues Away
With Herb Alpert
With George Benson & Earl Klugh
With Sarah Vaughan & Milton Nascimento
With Brandon Fields
  • The Traveler
With Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws
  • California Suite
With Rod McKuen
With Bonnie Raitt
With Joe Sample
  • Spellbound
With Iggy Pop
With Julio Iglesias
With Monica Lewis
  • My Favorite Things
  • Swings Jule Styne
With The Simpsons
With Dionne Warwick
With Dwight Yoakam
With Pat Benatar
With David Benoit
With Natalie Cole
With Barry Manilow
With Cheryl Bentyne
  • Something Cool
With Michael Bolton
With Peter Hofmann
With Shirley Horn
With Robert Palmer
With Tommy Tedesco
  • Performs Roumanis' Jazz Rhapsody for Guitar & Orchestra
With Wilson Phillips
With Harry Connick Jr.
With David Foster
With Taj Mahal
With Johnny Mathis
With Terry Trotter
  • It's About Time
With The Wilsons
With David Benoit & Russ Freeman
With Julia Migenes & Michael Kamen
  • Smile
With Kenny Rogers
With Margie Gibson & Lincoln Mayorga
  • Say It with Music
With Lori Lieberman
  • A Thousand Dreams
With John Raitt
  • Broadway Legend
With Diana Ross
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
With Céline Dion
With Neil Diamond
With Mary J. Blige
With Barbra Streisand
With Lee Ann Womack'