Wilbur Bascomb


Wilbur D. Bascomb Jr. is an American bass guitarist. He is the son of jazz trumpeter Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who played with Erskine Hawkins and Duke Ellington.

Career

In the 1970s, Bascomb worked with James Brown, then recorded on the album Wired by Jeff Beck. During the next year, he released the solo album Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams. He has worked with Frank Owens, Galt MacDermot, Roy Ayers, George Benson, Hank Crawford, Bo Diddley, B.B. King, Bernard Purdie, Mick Taylor, and Players Association.

Discography

As leader

  • 1977 ''Wilbur Bascomb and Future Dreams''

    As sideman

With George Benson
  • 1975 Good King Bad
With Rusty Bryant
  • 1973 For the Good Times
  • 1974 Until It's Time for You to Go
With Hank Crawford
  • 1983 Indigo Blue
  • 1984 Down on the Deuce
  • 1985 Roadhouse Symphony
  • 1986 Mr. Chips
  • Night Beat
  • Groove Master
  • 1993 South Central
  • After Dark
With Joey DeFrancesco
  • Where Were You?
With Bo Diddley
With Lou Donaldson
  • 1973 Sassy Soul Strut
  • 1974 Sweet Lou
With Bunky Green
  • Transformations
With Rupert Holmes
  • 1974 Widescreen
  • 1978 Pursuit of Happiness
With Etta Jones
  • 1989 Sugar
  • 1990 Christmas with Etta Jones
With Galt MacDermot
With Jimmy McGriff
  • McGriff Avenue
With Blue Mitchell
With Idris Muhammad
  • 1976 House of the Rising Sun
  • 1977 Turn This Mutha Out
  • 1979 Fox Huntin'
With David "Fathead" Newman
  • Keep the Dream Alive
  • Scratch My Back
With Frank Owens
  • Brown'n Serve
With Houston Person
  • Suspicions
  • Heavy Juice
  • Always on My Mind
  • Christmas with Houston Person & Etta Jones
With Bernard Purdie
With Big Mama Thornton
  • 1975 Sassy Mama!
  • 1978 Mama's Pride
With Reuben Wilson
  • Got To Get Your Own
  • Movin' On
With others