Bob Cunningham (musician)

Bob Cunningham (born December 28, 1934 in Cleveland) is an American jazz bassist who played with Gary Bartz, Bill Hardman, Bobby Few, Sun Ra, Joe Lee Wilson, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster.

In the mid-1990s he was a member of The 3B's, with Bross Townsend and Bernard Purdie.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

• Walking Bass (Nilva Records) - with Alvin Queen, Melvin Sparks, Bross Townsend

With The 3B's

• 1993: After Hours with The 3B's
• 1994: Soothin' n Groovin' with the 3B's – additional personnel: Eunice Newkirk (vocals); Donny Albano, Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar); Rob Paparozzi (harmonica); Houston Person (tenor saxophone); Fred Smith (trumpet).

As sideman

With Gary Bartz

• Home! (Milestone, 1970)

With Walt Dickerson

• Impressions of a Patch of Blue (MGM, 1965)

With Dizzy Gillespie

• An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (Verve, 1961)

With Bill Hardman

• Saying Something (1961)

With Freddie Hubbard

• Backlash (Atlantic, 1967)

With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

• The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (JCOA, 1968)

With Yusef Lateef

• The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1972)
• Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)
• 10 Years Hence (Atlantic, 1974)
• The Doctor Is In... and Out (Atlantic, 1976)

With Junior Mance

• Harlem Lullaby (Atlantic, 1967)
• I Believe to My Soul (Atlantic, 1968)

External links

• Discogs
• Allmusic credits, with some errors