Chuck Rainey
Biography

Solo Recordings

1971 The Chuck Rainey Coalition, Skye/Buddha Records; Latin Jazz Fusion
1978 Oneness and the Happy Spirit; A&M Records, Single, Afro Jazz Fusion
1982 Born Again; Hammer 'n Nails Records, album, Latin Jazz Fusion
1993 the Walker/ Rainey Band-Toys/ Lexington Records (Japan) Smooth JazzPop Fusion
1994 'The Bottom Jack'-CD/Bass players compilation, Blues Interactions Inc.(eclectic funk fusion)
1999 'Hangin' Out Right' Charwalt Records Ltd., Jazz Funk Latin R&B Fusion, New Release!

Recording Credits

Cannonball Adderly, Louis Armstrong, Patti Austin, Harry Belafonte, Jackson Brown, Gary Burton, Donald Byrd, Ray Charles, Joe Cocker, Perry Como, Crusaders, Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Eric Gayle, Donny Hathaway, Edwin Hawkins,Lena Horne, Freddie Hubbard,
The Jackson Five, Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Rickie Lee Jones, Albert King, Herbie Mann, Ralph Mc Donald, Sergio Mendes, Bette Midler, Robert Palmer, Esther Phillips, Pointer Sisters, Smokey Robinson, Tom Scott, Ringo Starr,Steely Dan, Barbera Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Sarah Vaughn, Walter Becker, Donald Fagen, Little Feat, Najee, numerous others. . .

Selected Albums / Favorite Recordings

Aretha Franklin
Spanish Harlem
Till you Come Back to Me

Steely Dan
Pretzel Logic
Gaucho
The Royal Scam
Aja

With Quincy Jones
I Heard That
Roots

Donald Fagen
Nightfly

With Roberta Flack
Quiet Fire
Roberta Flack & Donny
Hathaway

Rickie Lee Jones
Pirates

Donald Byrd
Blackbirds
Street Lady

Voices of East
Harlem
Voices of East Harlem

Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World
Give Peace a Chance

The Crusaders
Crusaders 1

Freddie Hubbard
Liquid Love

Albert King
Truck Load of Lovin'

Herbie Mann
Push Push
Memphis Underground

Nancy Wilson
Son of a Preacher Man

Lena Horne
Lena and Gabor

Selected Tours as Bassist

1961 Big Jay Mc Neely
1961 Sil Austin
1962-4 Lester Young and the California Playboys
1962 the Coasters/ Jackie Wilson
1963 Manhattan Parade "63"
1964 Etta James
1964-8 King Curtis All Stars (including US Beatle Tour)
1964 Sam Cooke
1969-72 Aretha Franklin
1970 Voices of East Harlem
1971 Al Kooper
1972 Harry Belafonte
1972 Dreams
1972 Roberta Flack
1972-5 Quincy Jones
1972 Hampton Hawes
1975 David T. Walker
1976 Crusaders
1976 Tom Scott/ New York Connection
1978 Sadao Watanabe
1979 Pink Lady
1981 Teramasu Hino
1982 Hank Crawford
1992-6 Herbie Mann
1996 Miwa Yoshida


Selected Festivals

1972 Monterey Jazz Festival - Quincy Jones
1972 Newport Jazz Festival - Roberta Flack
1972-4 Black Expo - Quincy Jones
1973 Montreauz Jazz Festival - Gato Barbieri, Larry Coryell
1974 Concord Jazz Festival - Quincy Jones
1975 Rhode Island Blues Festival - Paul Butterfield
1976 Bekeley Jazz Festival - Crusaders
1977 Berkeley Jazz Festival - Freddie Hubbard
1982 Mount Hood Music Festival - Hoops McCann
1992 Mount Hood Music Festival - Herbie Mann Reunion Band
1992 Playboy Jazz Festival/Japan - Herbie Mann
1993 Marvin Gaye Tribute/ Cannes, France - Midem Music Festival
1994 Cancun Jazz Festival - Herbie Mann
1994 Playboy Jazz Festival - Herbie Mann
1995 Mt Hood Jazz Festival - Herbie Mann

Television, and Films: Selected Favorites

Television Series

Hawaii five O
Baretta
Maude
Sanford& Son
Adam 12
Love Story
The Rookies
Policewoman
Good Times
Starsky and Hutch
The Rockford Files
Fish
Charlie's Angels
Rockford Files

Television Specials

Roots
Duke Ellington Special - "We Love You Madly"
The 45th through 51st Annual Acadamy Awards Presentation (1972-79)
and Grammy Awards
Talking with a Giant - Roberta Flack
Tonight Show - Harry Belafonte, Aretha Franklin
Merv Griffin - Ray Charles and Quincy Jones
Midnight Special - Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson, Crusaders, and
Ray Charles
Flip Wilson - Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack
Room 222 - Aretha Franklin
Dick Cavett - Harry Belafonte
The New Bill Cosby Show - Orchestra
Good Time Hour - Bobbie Gentry
Ben Vereen - Orchestra
International Animation Festival

Selected Motion Pictures

Midnght Cowboy
Up the Sandbox
Cleopatra Jones
Uptown Saturday Night
For the Love of Ivy
The Pit and the Pendulum
Midnight Man
Three days of the
Condor
Fuzz
White Men Can't Jump
Freaky Friday
The Love of Benji
The Bible and the
Switchblade
The New Centurions
Lady Sings the Blues
Slaughter
The Man who Loved Cat
Dancing
Willie Dynamite
Fritz the Cat
Ben
End of the Line ( ABC
Movie of the Week )
Heavy Traffic
Money
Landlord
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
The Getaway
Sky High

Radio and Television Commercials

NFL Highlights. . .Aqua Velva. . .Coca cola, "It's the Real Thing"
B.S. Headache Powder. . .Ultra Sheen Hair Products. . .Wheaties
Ford Motors. . .Fanta Orange Soda. . .Hertz Rent a Car. . .Avis Car Rental
Clairol Hair products. . .Brut Cologne. . .7-Up the Uncola. . .Shell Oil
Lionel Toys. . .Wash & Care Detergent. . .Esso Oil. . .Kent Cigarettes
Fab Detergent. . .Winston Cigarettes. . .Viceroy Cigarettes. . .Avon
Datsun Motors. . .United Airlines. . .Macy's. . .Maxwell House Coffee
Virginia Slims. . .Kool Cigarettes. . .Sprite. . .Miller Beer. . .Salem Cigarettes
Annie Green Springs (wine). . .Toyota. . .Gulf Oil. . .Final Touch
Arrow Shirts. . .Schlitz (on camera). . .American Airlines. . .Texaco

Selected Workshops, Clinics, and Seminars
Chuck Rainey / Electric Bass

Trade Schools

Dick Grove Music Workshops Studio City, Ca.
Six week course/ electric bass (staff instructor and cirriculum) 1974 - 1976
Bass Institute of Technology Hollywood, Ca.
Visiting clinician once a year (1981 - present)
Bass Collective, 1996-visiting clinician
Showcase Guitar Institute San Jose, Ca.
Instructor, six week course 1987
Texas Music Association Lubbock Tx.
Seminar, Master Bass Class 1986
AN School , Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, Japan
Three day special master class, Modern Bass Techniques 1980
Nancy Music School, Nancy, France
Two day clinic, 1992
Hamburg Music Conservatory, Hamburg, Germany
Clinic, Bass Techniques
Yamaha School of Music, Hamburg
Clinic
Hilversum Music Conservatory, Amsterdam
Two day workshop 1992

Clinics and Workshops

Notre Dame,1975 - visiting clinician and judges commitee
Berklee School of Music - Master Bass classes and Performance, 1992
North Texas State University - Master Bass class, 1991
Jackson State Univ - 1976 and 1978 - music seminar
Long Beach City College - lecture, 1981
Cedar Valley Communiy College, Dallas - faculty, 1984
University of Texas at Arlington - Continuing Ed., 1983
McClendon Jr. College - Master Bass classes and clinic, 1990
South Plains College - Master Bass classes and clinic, 1991

Retail Store Clinics

The Bass Center, Studio City, Ca.,1989
The Bass Place, Phoenix, Ariz.,1990
Showcase music, San Jose, Ca, 1987
Corner Music, Nashville, Tenn.,1990
Brook Mays Dallas, Tx. 1988
JAM Music Arlinton Texas 1991, 1992
San Gibbs Music Wichita Falls Texas, 1992

Guitar Player Magazine: columnist - Modern Playing Techniques 1975 - 1976
Bass Player Magazine: columnist - Improvisation, 1990 - 1993
Mix Magazine: a Feature,"Memoirs from the Bass Line" June, 1984
Basics Magazine: columnist (contributory), 1991 - 1994
Grant Award Recipient: from the Ohio Arts Council, 1980 Project: Traditional
Playing Concepts as applied to the Electric Bass

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