Israel Crosby

Israel Crosby (January 19, 1919 – August 11, 1962) was an American jazz double-bassist born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. One of the finest to emerge during the 1930s, he was also a member of the Ahmad Jamal trio for most of 1954 to 1962. He is credited with taking one of the first recorded full-length bass solos, on his 1935 recording of "Blues of Israel" with drummer Gene Krupa when he was only 16. Crosby died of a heart attack at age 43, two months after joining the Shearing Quintet.

As sideman
With Ahmad Jamal With others
 * Ahmad's Blues (1951, 1955)
 * Ahmad Jamal Plays (Parrot, 1955) also released as Chamber Music of the New Jazz (Argo, 1955)
 * The Ahmad Jamal Trio (Epic, 1955)
 * Count 'Em 88 (Argo, 1956)
 * At the Pershing: But Not for Me (1958)
 * Live at The Pershing & The Spotlight Club (1958)
 * Portfolio of Ahmad Jamal (1958)
 * Moonlight in Vermont (1958)
 * Happy Moods (Argo, 1960)
 * Listen to the Ahmad Jamal Quintet (Argo, 1960)
 * Ahmad Jamal's Alhambra (Argo, 1961)
 * All of You (Argo, 1961)
 * Ahmad Jamal at the Blackhawk (Argo, 1962)
 * Cross Country Tour 1958-1961 (1962)
 * Poinciana (1963)
 * Extensions (1965)
 * Heat Wave (1966)
 * Standard Eyes (1967)
 * Lorez Alexandria: Deep Roots (Argo, 1962)
 * Albert Ammons: 1936-1939 (Classics)
 * Chu Berry: and his Stompy Stevedores (1937)
 * Charlie Christian: Solo Flight (Topaz, 1939–1941)
 * Vic Dickenson: Breaks, Blues and Boogie (Topaz, 1941–1946)
 * Roy Eldridge: 1943-1944 (Classics), The Big Sound of Little Jazz (Topaz, 1935–41)
 * Herb Ellis: The Midnight Roll (Eipc, 1962) (last recording session)
 * Edmond Hall: 1936-1944 (Classics)
 * Coleman Hawkins: The Complete Coleman Hawkins (Mercury, 1944), Rainbow Mist (Delmark, 1944 [1992]), Verve Jazz Masters 34 (Verve, 1944–62)
 * Fletcher Henderson: 1934-1937 (Classics)
 * Horace Henderson: 1940 (Classics)
 * Sam Jones: Down Home (Riverside, 1962)
 * Gene Krupa: 1935-1938 (Classics)
 * Meade Lux Lewis: Boogie And Blues (Topaz, 1936–1941)
 * George Shearing: Jazz Moments (Capitol, 1962) (Blue Note as of 2008)
 * Jess Stacy: 1935-1939 (Classics)
 * Earl Washington: (Classics) (Workshop - Motown Imprint, 1962)