Sandy Block
{{short description|American jazz musician}}{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sandy Block
| alias = Sid Block
| birth_date = January 16, 1917
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = October 1, 1985 (aged 68)
| genre = Jazz
| instrument = Double bass
}}
Sandy Block, also credited as Sid Block (January 16, 1917 – October 1985){{Cite web |title=Sandy Block Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sandy-block-mn0000596775 |access-date=2022-08-05 |website=AllMusic |language=en}} was an American jazz bassist.
Early life
Block played violin as a child, and grew up in Cleveland and Brooklyn. He picked up bass in high school and worked professionally in big bands from the late 1930s.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1SA5AQAAIAAJ&q=Sandy+Block+jazz+bass |title=60 Years of Recorded Jazz, 1917-1977 |date=1980 |publisher=Bruyninckx |language=en}}
Career
Block worked with Van Alexander, Chick Webb, Alvino Rey, and Tommy Dorsey and recorded with Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. He played with Charlie Parker on the only television appearance Parker ever made.
After the 1950s, Block worked extensively as a studio musician, including for folk ensembles such as The Greenbriar Boys. He played with Jimmy McPartland and Johnny Costa, but went into semi-retirement after the 1960s.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vCEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Sandy+Block+Johnny+Costa&pg=PA23 |title=The stars are out on... |date=1955-11-26 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |language=en}}
References
External links
- [https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/112796 Sandy Block recordings] at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.
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Category:American jazz double-bassists
Category:American male double-bassists
Category:20th-century American double-bassists