Gene Ramey

A very dear bassist closely from the Kansas Town jazz picture, Gene Ramey’s walking bass design and fairly simple but swinging solos were a secured asset to a many sessions for many years. Ramey was originally a trumpeter when he used his college music group, turned to sousaphone (dealing with George Corley’s Royal Aces, the Moonlight Serenaders, and Terrence Holder), and (in 1932 when he shifted to Kansas Town) switched completely to bass, acquiring lessons from Walter Web page. A major area of the Kansas Town nightlife (showing up at many jam periods), Ramey was using the Jay McShann Orchestra during 1938-1943. After McShann was drafted, Ramey briefly came back to Kansas Town. He shifted to NY in 1944 where he caused a lot of the best jazz musicians, especially Lester Young, Count number Basie (in 1952), Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Charlie Parker, Popular Lips Web page, and Mls Davis. Ramey could play quite credibly in bop groupings but he was most well-known in golf swing and mainstream circles and made an appearance on many information. In old age he toured European countries with Buck Clayton; performed with Muggsy Spanier, Teddy Wilson, Dick Wellstood, Jimmy Hurrying, and Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson; and on many events got reunions with McShann. Gene Ramey shifted back to Tx in 1976 where he was semi-retired but nonetheless performing until quickly before his loss of life.