Ike Isaacs (March 28, 1923 - February 27, 1981) was an American jazz bassist from Ohio. Isaacs played trumpet and tuba as a child before settling on bass. He served in the Army during World War II, where he took lessons from Wendell Marshall. Following this he played with Tiny Grimes (1948-50), Earl Bostic (1951-53), Paul Quinichette (1953), and Benny Green (1956). He led a band locally in Ohio in 1956, then played for two years in the trio of Carmen McRae, whom he married late in the decade.

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  • Ike Isaacs (March 28, 1923 - February 27, 1981) was an American jazz bassist from Ohio. Isaacs played trumpet and tuba as a child before settling on bass. He served in the Army during World War II, where he took lessons from Wendell Marshall. Following this he played with Tiny Grimes (1948-50), Earl Bostic (1951-53), Paul Quinichette (1953), and Benny Green (1956). He led a band locally in Ohio in 1956, then played for two years in the trio of Carmen McRae, whom he married late in the decade. He worked with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, then with Count Basie (1962), Gloria Lynne (1962-64), and Erroll Garner (1966-70), as well as with his own small groups. He recorded only once as a leader, in 1967 for RGB Records. On this recording he plays in a trio with Jack Wilson on piano and Jimmie Smith on drums.
  • Charles Edward „Ike“ Isaacs ist ein amerikanischer Jazz-Bassist, außerdem Trompeter und Sousaphon-Spieler. Isaacs studiert Trompete an der Central Music School in Akron und lernte 1941 bei Wendell Marshall Bass. Eine professionelle Karriere als Bassist begann er in der Band des Gitarristen Tiny Grimes 1949, dann spielte er bei Earl Bostic, Mat Mathews und Paul Quinichette (1953) sowie bei Bennie Green (1954). In Ohio gründete er die Formation The Four Maestros. Er heiratete 1956 die Sängerin Carmen McRae, die er u. a. im folgenden Jahr auf dem Newport Jazz Festival begleitete. 1957 arbeitete er auch im Trio von Ray Bryant, 1958/59 in der Rhythmusgruppe des Gesangstrios Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. 1962 begleitete er den Sänger Joe Williams (A Swingin’ Night at Birdland), 1980 Pee Wee Erwin (... swingin’ that music).
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  • Ike Isaacs (March 28, 1923 - February 27, 1981) was an American jazz bassist from Ohio. Isaacs played trumpet and tuba as a child before settling on bass. He served in the Army during World War II, where he took lessons from Wendell Marshall. Following this he played with Tiny Grimes (1948-50), Earl Bostic (1951-53), Paul Quinichette (1953), and Benny Green (1956). He led a band locally in Ohio in 1956, then played for two years in the trio of Carmen McRae, whom he married late in the decade.
  • Charles Edward „Ike“ Isaacs ist ein amerikanischer Jazz-Bassist, außerdem Trompeter und Sousaphon-Spieler. Isaacs studiert Trompete an der Central Music School in Akron und lernte 1941 bei Wendell Marshall Bass. Eine professionelle Karriere als Bassist begann er in der Band des Gitarristen Tiny Grimes 1949, dann spielte er bei Earl Bostic, Mat Mathews und Paul Quinichette (1953) sowie bei Bennie Green (1954). In Ohio gründete er die Formation The Four Maestros.
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  • Ike Isaacs (bassist)
  • Ike Isaacs (Bassist)
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