Jimmy Lewis (bassist)
Jimmy Lewis (April 11, 1918 – 2000) was an American double bassist who worked with the Count Basie Orchestra and sextet in the 1950s and with Duke Ellington, Cootie Williams, Billie Holiday and Ivory Joe Hunter before moving to bass guitar during his time with King Curtis. He provided the basslines for the musical "Hair". Lewis freelanced extensively and performed on many albums by soul and jazz musicians, including Horace Silver and the Modern Jazz Quartet up until the late 1980s. He died in 2000. Discography. With Count Basie With Solomon Burke With Billy Butler With Al Casey  With David Clayton-Thomas With Sam Cooke With King Curtis With Lou Donaldson With Byrdie Green With Grant Green With Tiny Grimes With John P. Hammond With Richard "Groove" Holmes With Alberta Hunter With Willis Jackson With Boogaloo Joe Jones With Charles Kynard With Johnny Lytle With Freddie McCoy With Galt MacDermot With The Modern Jazz Quartet With Idris Muhammad With Mark Murphy With Houston Person With Sonny Phillips With Wilson Pickett With Dave Pike With Arthur Prysock With Otis Redding With Horace Silver With Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Buddy Terry With Charles Williams