Richard Davis’s bass takes the lead on this 1967 duo with drummer Elvin Jones. Davis recorded his own albums as well: he cut the classic Elvin Jones duo Heavy Sounds for Impulse! in 1967, ...

Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, has died at the ...

Jazz bassist Richard Davis has passed away at the age of 93, following nearly two years of hospice care. The Chicago-born musician, who began his career in 1947 at the age of 17, was best known ...

Richard Davis, the bassist and educator who played with jazz legends, pop stars, and classical composers, has died after years of hospice care, Madison 365 and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...

Richard Davis played bass on thousands of sessions, then spent decades teaching at the University of Wisconsin, where he also worked to heal racism.

Richard Davis accepts the MLK Heritage Award at the Wisconsin State Capitol in January of 2016. Though primarily known as a jazz bassist, he recorded with folk, jazz, and rock artists from Miles ...

Jazz bassist Richard Davis, who received acclaim for his work on Van Morrison's 1968 album 'Astral Weeks', has died at the age of 93. . Contactmusic.com, the premier destination for music news ...