Chuck Domanico

Chuck Domanico
Background information
Birth name	Charles Louis Domanico
Born	(1944-01-20)January 20, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	October 17, 2002(2002-10-17) (aged 58) Los Angeles, California
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Double bass, bass guitar

Charles Louis Domanico (January 20, 1944 – October 17, 2002), better known as Chuck Domanico, was an American jazz bassist who played double bass and bass guitar on the West Coast jazz scene.

Domanico was born in Chicago. He settled in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s. For nearly forty years, he was a central jazz figure in Hollywood who contributed to a large number of movies and TV programs. Domanico worked with Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Carmen McRae, Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal, Diane Schuur, Natalie Cole, and The Manhattan Transfer. He participated in instrumental jazz performances by Chet Baker, Henry Mancini, Shelly Manne, Oliver Nelson, John Klemmer, Roger Kellaway, Barney Kessel, and Art Pepper.

His bass can be heard in themes for television shows like M*A*S*H and Cheers, and he contributed to the soundtracks of more than two thousand films.

Domanico died of lung cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 58.

Discography

As sideman

With Herb Alpert

• Herb Alpert / Hugh Masekela (Horizon, 1978)

With Don Ellis

• Don Ellis Orchestra 'Live' at Monterey! (Pacific Jazz, 1966)

With Clare Fischer

• Thesaurus (Atlantic, 1969)

With J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding

• Betwixt & Between (A&M/CTI, 1969)

With Stan Kenton

• Hair (Capitol, 1969)

With Barney Kessel

• Feeling Free (Contemporary, 1969)

With Shelly Manne

• Essence (Galaxy, 1977)
• French Concert (Galaxy, 1977 [1979]) with Lee Konitz

With Carmen McRae

• The Great American Songbook (Atlantic, 1972)

With Melanie

• Stoneground Words (Neighborhood, 1972)

With Blue Mitchell

• African Violet (Impulse!, 1977)

With Oliver Nelson

• The Sound of Feeling (Verve, 1966)
• Black, Brown and Beautiful (Flying Dutchman, 1969)
• Skull Session (Flying Dutchman, 1975)
• Stolen Moments (East Wind, 1975)

External links

• Tribute on Web site "Jussta"