Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves | |
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.jpg) Reeves in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
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| Instrument(s) | Double bass |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Website | natreeves |
Nat Reeves (born 1955) is an American jazz bassist. He resides in Hartford, Connecticut, and teaches at The Hartt School of the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of jazz artists.
Band leaders[edit]
Reeves has worked with Jackie McLean, Kenny Garrett, Joe Farnsworth, and others.[1]
Discography[edit]
As leader[edit]
- State of Emergency (482 Music, 2012)
- Blue Ridge (Side Door, 2018)[2]
As sideman[edit]
With Eric Alexander
- Live at the Keynote (Skip, 1999)
- It’s All in the Game (HighNote, 2006)
- Temple of Olympic Zeus ((HighNote, 2007)
- Revival of the Fittest (HighNote, 2009)
- Don't Follow the Crowd (HighNote, 2011)
- Recado Bossa Nova (Venus, 2015)
With Steve Davis
- Crossfire (Criss Cross, 1998)
- Portrait in Sound (Stretch, 2000)
- Dig Deep (Criss Cross, 2004)
- Update (Criss Cross, 2006)
- Alone Together (Mapleshade, 2007)
- Eloquence (Jazz Legacy, 2009)
- Gettin' It Done (PosiTone, 2012)
- For Real (PosiTone, 2014)
- Say When (Smoke Sessions, 2015)
With Joe Farnsworth
- Beautiful Friendship (Criss Cross, 1999)
- Drumspeak (CMD, 2006)
- Super Prime Time (Eighty Eight, 2012)
- My Heroes: Tributes to the Legends (Venus, 2014)
With Kenny Garrett
- Introducing Kenny Garrett (Criss Cross Jazz, 1984)
- Songbook (Warner Bros., 1997)
- Simply Said (Warner Bros., 1999)
- Seeds from the Underground (Mack Avenue, 2012)
With David Hazeltine
- Good-Hearted People (Criss Cross, 2001)
- The Jobim Songbook (Chesky, 2007)
With Randy Johnston
- Jubilation (Muse, 1992 [1994])
- Somewhere in the Night (HighNote, 1997)
- Homage (JCurve, 2000)
- Hit and Run (HighNote, 2002)
With Harold Mabern
- Kiss of Fire (Venus, 2002)
- Don't Know Why (Venus, 2003)
- To Love and Be Loved (Smoke Sessions, 2017)
With Steve McCraven
- Sound of the Forest Boogaraboo (World McMusic, 1994) with Archie Shepp
- Bosco (EF Mic, 1996) with Archie Shepp and Arthur Blythe
With Jackie McLean
- Dynasty (Triloka, 1988)
- Rites of Passage (Triloka, 1991)
- The Jackie Mac Attack (Dreyfus, 1991)
- Rhythm of the Earth (Dreyfus, 1992)
- Hat Trick (Somethin' Else/Blue Note, 1996)
- Montreal ’88 (Hi Hat, 2018)
With Saori Yano
- Yano Saori (JRoom Jazz, 2003)
- O2 (JRoom, 2004)
With others
- Mary DiPaola, Cat’s Cradle (Brownstone, 1997)
- Tom McClung, The Telling (Terieva, 1997)
- Mike DiRubbo, From the Inside Out (Sharp Nine, 1999)
- Dakota Staton, A Packet of Love Letters (HighNote, 1999)
- Michael Musillami, Archives (Playscape, 2001)
- Laird Jackson, Touched (Cap, 2002)
- Jesse van Ruller, Here and There (Criss Cross, 2002)
- Anthony Wonsey, The Thang (Sharp Nine, 2006)
- Diana Perez, It's Happenin' (Zoho, 2008)
- Javon Jackson and We Four, Celebrating John Coltrane (Solid Jackson, 2012)
- John Webber, Down for the Count (Cellar Live, 2014)
- Jacques Lesure, Camaraderie WJ3, 2015)
- Rene McLean, Ancestral Calling: Music of the Spirit (I'Jazza, 2017)
- Jim Snidero & Jeremy Pelt, Jubilation (Savant High Note, 2018)
- Jim Snidero, Waves of Calm (Savant, 2019)[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2001). All music guide: the definitive guide to popular music. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 1292. ISBN 978-0-87930-627-4.
- ^ Nat Reeves discography, accessed March 12, 2018
- ^ Nat Reeves discography, accessed March 12, 2018
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