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Ted "Mohawk" Sturgis〔 is an American jazz bassist. Sturgis started on piano at age five and played alto saxophone, guitar and drums in addition to bass. He primarily played double-bass, although he played electric bass on some recordings late in life. He played with Roy Eldridge and Eddie Mallory in New York City in the 1930s, and appears on a 1943 Eldridge recording for Brunswick.〔(Campbell, Robert L.; Bukowski, Leonard J. and Büttner, Armin "The Tom Archia Discography" )〕 He then worked as a sideman in the 1940s with, among others, Benny Carter, Don Byas, Stuff Smith, and Louis Armstrong. He was a frequent accompanist of female singers such as Billie Holiday, Mildred Bailey, and in Earl Hines' orchestra with Sarah Vaughan.〔(Gourse, Leslie (2009) ''Sassy: The Life of Sarah Vaughan'', p. 21. Da Capo Press ) At Google Books. Retrieved 6 July 2013.〕 In the 1950s and 1960s Sturgis worked extensively as a freelance musician, and played often in USO events. His credits aside from bass playing include guitar with Lester Young and drums with Stuff Smith. He recorded his last dates as a leader in 1976 but continued to play into the 1980s with Spanky Davis, eventually retiring around the end of the decade. ==References== *(Ted Sturgis ) at Allmusic 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ted Sturgis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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