DAVIS, RICHARD

DAVIS, RICHARD. Jazz bassist (15 April 1930 in Chicago, Illinois). His first bass teacher was Walter Dyett at DuSable High School in Chicago, Illinois; later he studied with Rudolph Fahsbender and attended Vandercook College (B. Mus. Ed., 1952). During his youth he played with both symphonic and jazz groups, including the Youth Orchestra of Chicago, Chicago Civic Orchestra , and bands of Eddie King and Walter Dyett . Thereafter he played with various groups and/or individuals,...