Alvin "Buddy" Banks
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Alvin âBuddyâ Banks (1927â2005) was a Canadian modern jazz double bassist born in St. Thomas, Ontario, on January 15, 1927. Banks was raised in the United States and played clarinet and piano before transitioning to the bass while serving in the US Army in 1948. That year, he moved to Europe, where he made his first recordings in Vienna with Thurmond Young. Banks performed in Switzerland and Paris, collaborating with artists including James Moody, Bill Coleman, Hazel Scott, Buck Clayton, and Lionel Hampton. In 1954, he co-led a recording session with Bobby Jaspar for the album Jazz de chambre, featuring Roy Haynes and Bob Dorough. He also toured with Michel Attenoux and Sidney Bechet. In 1956, Banks joined the US Air Force, leading military bands until 1968. He subsequently worked as a machinist in Pearl Harbor until 1985 while performing with the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra and Gabe Baltazar. Banks died in Las Vegas on August 7, 2005.
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