Joe Benjamin
Bass
| Label | Issue | Format | Artist | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace | CDCHD983 | CD | Various Artists | Ooh Bop Sha Boo - King Vocal Groups |
| Beltone | 1012 | single | Bobby Lewis | One track mind / Are you ready? |
| - | LP4000 | LP | - | |
| Bethlehem | BCP6052 | - | Frank Minion | The Soft Land of Make Believe |
| De Luxe | 3315 | single | Lee Richardson | Just call my name / As time goes by |
| - | 3316 | - | - | There's a lull in my life / I'm still in love with you |
| - | 6086 | - | - | As time goes by / That old feeling |
| King | 5029 | - | Jerry Dorn | Quicksand / The key |
| - | 5089 | - | Bubber Johnson | The whisperers / Muddy water |
| - | 5090 | - | The Velvet Keys | My baby's gone / Let's stay after school |
| - | 5150 | - | Jimmy Scott | Don't be misled / Somehow |
| - | 5168 | - | - | Whenever you need me / Please |
| - | 5201 | - | - | Woke up with you on my mind / I'm falling for you |
| - | LP569 | LP | Bubber Johnson | Come Home |
| - | LP960 | - | Mister Johnson (Bubber Johnson) | 24 Great Songs |
| Odeon | SOE3602 | EP | Bobby Lewis |
| Leader | Site | Date | Session | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Lewis | New York, NY | May 31, 1961 | [session] | bass |
| Bubber Johnson | - | October 16, 1957 | [session] | - |
| Frank Minion | Unknown Location | 1959 | [session] | - |
| Jerry Dorn | New York, NY | February 11, 1957 | [session] | - |
| Jimmy Scott | - | September 6, 1958 | [session] | - |
| Lee Richardson | Linden, NJ | February 26, 1951 | [session] | - |
Joseph Rupert Benjamin (November 4, 1919 – January 26, 1974) was an American jazz bassist.
Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Benjamin played with numerous high-profile jazz musicians in a variety of idioms. Early in his career he played in the big bands of Artie Shaw, Fletcher Henderson, Sy Oliver, and Duke Ellington.
Later credits include work with Roland Kirk, Hank Garland, Dave Brubeck, Marian McPartland, Louis Armstrong (in his later years), Mal Waldron, Jo Jones, Gary Burton, Sarah Vaughan, Roy Haynes, Art Taylor, and Brother Jack McDuff.
Benjamin never recorded as a leader. Wikipedia