George Tucker (musician)

George Andrew Tucker (December 10, 1927, in Palatka, Florida – October 10, 1965, in New York City) was an American jazz double-bassist.

Career
Tucker studied bass at the New York Conservatory of Modern Music in the late 1940s. Early in his career, he played with Earl Bostic, John Coltrane, and Jackie McLean. He worked in the house bands of several lauded New York jazz venues, such as the Continental Lounge, The Playhouse, and Minton's; he played with Eric Dolphy, Clifford Jordan, Horace Parlan, Booker Ervin, Jerome Richardson, and Junior Mance during this time. In 1958, he recorded with Melba Liston on her jazz classic, Melba Liston and Her 'Bones. In 1960–61 he recorded with Stanley Turrentine, Parlan, Ervin, Dexter Gordon, and Shirley Scott, and in 1962–63 he toured with the trio of Dave Lambert, John Hendricks and Yolande Bavan. Near the end of his life Tucker recorded with Coleman Hawkins and Jaki Byard.

George Tucker died from a cerebral hemorrhage while performing with guitarist Kenny Burrell.

As sideman
With Jaki Byard With Ted Curson With Walt Dickerson With Eric Dolphy With Lou Donaldson With Booker Ervin With Curtis Fuller With Dexter Gordon With Bennie Green With Slide Hampton With John Handy With Willis Jackson With Etta Jones With Clifford Jordan With Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan With Melba Liston With Gildo Mahones With Junior Mance With Charles McPherson With Jackie McLean With Oliver Nelson With Horace Parlan With Dave Pike With Pony Poindexter With Sonny Red With Freddie Redd With Jerome Richardson With Shirley Scott With Zoot Sims With Johnny "Hammond" Smith With Lucky Thompson With Stanley Turrentine With Jimmy Witherspoon With Jimmy Woods
 * Jaki Byard Quartet Live! (Prestige, 1965)
 * The Last from Lennie's (Prestige, 1965 [2003])
 * Ted Curson Plays Fire Down Below (Prestige, 1962)
 * To My Queen (New Jazz, 1962)
 * Walt Dickerson Plays Unity (Audio Fidelity, 1964)
 * Outward Bound (Prestige, 1960)
 * Midnight Sun (Blue Note, 1960)
 * The Book Cooks (Bethlehem, 1960)
 * Cookin' (Savoy, 1960)
 * That's It! (Candid, 1961)
 * Jazz ...It's Magic! (Regent, 1957)
 * Curtis Fuller Volume 3 (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Two Bones (Blue Note, 1958)
 * Doin' Allright (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Back on the Scene (Blue Note, 1958)
 * Walkin' & Talkin' (Blue Note, 1959)
 * Slide Hampton and His Horn of Plenty (Strand, 1959)
 * In the Vernacular (Roulette, 1958)
 * Neapolitan Nights (Prestige, 1962)
 * Boss Shoutin' (Prestige, 1964)
 * Love Shout (Prestige, 1963)
 * Cliff Craft (Blue Note, 1957)
 * Havin' a Ball at the Village Gate (RCA, 1963)
 * At Newport '63 (RCA, 1963)
 * Melba Liston and Her 'Bones (MetroJazz, 1958)
 * I'm Shooting High (Prestige, 1963)
 * The Great Gildo (Prestige, 1964)
 * That's Where It Is! (Capitol, 1965)
 * Con Alma! (Prestige, 1965)
 * Fat Jazz (Jubilee, 1958)
 * Taking Care of Business (New Jazz, 1960)
 * Us Three (Blue Note, 1960)
 * Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note, 1960)
 * Headin' South (Blue Note, 1960)
 * On the Spur of the Moment (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Up & Down (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Dave Pike Plays the Jazz Version of Oliver! (Moodsville, 1963)
 * Pony Poindexter Plays the Big Ones (New Jazz, 1963)
 * Gumbo! (Prestige, 1963) with Booker Ervin
 * The Mode (Jazzland (1961)
 * Images (Jazzland, 1961)
 * San Francisco Suite (Riverside, 1957)
 * Roamin' with Richardson (New Jazz, 1959)
 * The Shirley Scott Trio (Moodsville, 1960)
 * Satin Doll (Prestige, 1961 [1963])
 * Hip Twist (Prestige, 1961)
 * Down Home (Bethlehem, 1960)
 * All Soul (New Jazz, 1959)
 * That Good Feelin' (New Jazz, 1959)
 * Talk That Talk (New Jazz, 1960)
 * With Buddy Tate
 * Groovin' with Buddy Tate (Swingville, 1961)
 * Lucky Thompson Plays Happy Days Are Here Again (Prestige, 1965)
 * Look Out! (Blue Note, 1960)
 * Comin' Your Way (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Up at "Minton's" (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Jubilee Shout!!! (Blue Note, 1961)
 * Baby, Baby, Baby (Prestige, 1963)
 * Conflict (Contemporary, 1963)