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'''Wilbur Odell "Dud" Bascomb''' (born [[May 16]], [[1916]] in [[Birmingham]]; died [[December 25]], [[1972]] in New York City) was a jazz trumpeter best known for his tenure with the [[Erskine Hawkins Band]] in the 1930s and 40s.
'''Paul Bascomb''' (born [[February 12]], [[1912]]<!--or 1910--> in [[Birmingham]]; died [[December 2]], [[1986]] in Chicago, Illinois) was a jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his tenure with the [[Erskine Hawkins Band]] in the 1930s and 40s and for his later session work on R&B recordings.


Bascomb was the youngest of ten children, and the younger brother of saxophonist [[Paul Bascomb]]. He was taught to play piano as a child but switched to trumpet as a member of [[Fess Whatley]]'s [[Parker High School]] band.
Bascomb was one of ten children, and the older brother of trumpeter [[Dud Bascomb|Wilber "Dud" Bascomb]]. He learned clarinet and saxophone early on, and honed his skills as a member of [[Fess Whatley]]'s [[Parker High School]] band, then joined classmate [[Erskine Hawkins]] in co-founding the [[Bama State Collegians]] big band at [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers' School]] in [[1932]].


In [[1932]] Bascomb joined the [[Bama State Collegians]] at [[Alabama State University|Alabama State Teachers' School]], founded by his brother and fellow trumpeter [[Erskine Hawkins]]. He remained with the group through its move to New York in [[1934]] and soloed on many of the band's notable recordings. Since he was also a trumpeter, many of his acclaimed solos, including one on the hit "[[Tuxedo Junction (song)|Tuxedo Junction]]" have been misattributed to Hawkins.
In [[1934]] the Collegians, now featuring Bascomb's brother, Dud, moved to New York City as the Erskine Hawkins Band. The band's [[1936]] record "Big John's Special" featured Bascomb's influential "honking" sax solo. Except for a few months in [[1938]]-[[1939|39]] filling in for Herschel Evans in the Count Basie Orchestra, Bascomb spent the next decade performing with the popular group.


Bascomb left in [[1944]] to play in his brother's [[Paul Bascomb Septet]], which soon grew into a big band. He played with Duke Ellington's orchestra in [[1947]] and led his own quintet at Tyle's Chicken Shack in New Jersey in the 1950s. He recorded an album for Savoy in [[1959]]-[[1960|60]], but the tracks went unreleased until after his death. In the 1960s Bascomb toured Europe, Japan and North America at various times with Sam Taylor, Buddy Tate and James Brown.  
After the band ended its run in [[1944]], Bascomb started his own [[Paul Bascomb Septet]], which soon grew into a big band which played nightclubs in Chicago and Detroit. Among their recordings was a [[1947]] track entitled "Rock and Roll" in which Bascomb presciently repeated the then-mysterious phrase.


Bascomb died in [[1972]]. He was inducted posthumously into the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] in [[1979]].
Bascomb settled in Chicago in the 1950s and found work as a session musician on numerous R&B records for United. His single "Jan", recorded in [[1953]] hit the local charts the next Spring. He also appeared in occasional festivals in North America and Europe. To supplement his inconsistent earnings as a saxophonist he worked as a trash collector.
 
Bascomb was inducted into the [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] in [[1979]]. He died in [[1986]].
 
==External links==
* [http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-bascomb-mn0000011791/biography Paul Bascomb] at allmusic.com


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Latest revision as of 12:25, 13 April 2015

Paul Bascomb (born February 12, 1912 in Birmingham; died December 2, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois) was a jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his tenure with the Erskine Hawkins Band in the 1930s and 40s and for his later session work on R&B recordings.

Bascomb was one of ten children, and the older brother of trumpeter Wilber "Dud" Bascomb. He learned clarinet and saxophone early on, and honed his skills as a member of Fess Whatley's Parker High School band, then joined classmate Erskine Hawkins in co-founding the Bama State Collegians big band at Alabama State Teachers' School in 1932.

In 1934 the Collegians, now featuring Bascomb's brother, Dud, moved to New York City as the Erskine Hawkins Band. The band's 1936 record "Big John's Special" featured Bascomb's influential "honking" sax solo. Except for a few months in 1938-39 filling in for Herschel Evans in the Count Basie Orchestra, Bascomb spent the next decade performing with the popular group.

After the band ended its run in 1944, Bascomb started his own Paul Bascomb Septet, which soon grew into a big band which played nightclubs in Chicago and Detroit. Among their recordings was a 1947 track entitled "Rock and Roll" in which Bascomb presciently repeated the then-mysterious phrase.

Bascomb settled in Chicago in the 1950s and found work as a session musician on numerous R&B records for United. His single "Jan", recorded in 1953 hit the local charts the next Spring. He also appeared in occasional festivals in North America and Europe. To supplement his inconsistent earnings as a saxophonist he worked as a trash collector.

Bascomb was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame in 1979. He died in 1986.

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