Chuck Domanico Explained

Chuck Domanico
Birth Name:Charles Louis Domanico
Birth Date:20 January 1944
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Death Place:Los Angeles, California
Genre:Jazz, Pop, Rock & Roll
Occupation:Musician, composer
Instrument:Double bass, bass guitar

Charles Louis Domanico (January 20, 1944  - October 17, 2002) 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 many 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, Cheers and Frasier, and he contributed to the soundtracks of more than two thousand films.[1]

Domanico died of lung cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 58.[2]

Discography

As sideman

Unless otherwise noted, Information is taken from AllMusic[3]

With Don Ellis Orchestra

With Anthony Ortega

With Emil Richards

With Oliver Nelson

With Tom Scott

With Ron Anthony

With Bob Thiele Emergency

With Clare Fischer

With Kai Winding and J. J. Johnson

With Stan Kenton

With Barney Kessel

With Howard Roberts

With Townes Van Zandt

With Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton

With João Donato

With Scott McKenzie

With Pisano & Ruff

With Marc Benno

With Les Crane

With Roger Kellaway

With Lani Hall

With Harvey Mandel

With Carmen McRae

With Melanie

With Gerry Mulligan

With Carroll O'Connor

With Cyril Havermans

With Victor Feldman

With Henry Mancini

With Phoebe Snow

With Elek Bacsik

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

With Rita Coolidge

With Terry Garthwaite

With Richard "Groove" Holmes

With Bobby Hutcherson

With John Klemmer

With Louis Bellson

With Danny O'Keefe

With Moacir Santos

With Tennessee Ernie Ford & Glen Campbell

With Peter Allen

With Barbara Carroll

With Sonny Criss

With Bonnie Koloc

With Shelly Manne

With Wade Marcus

With Joni Mitchell

With Jaye P. Morgan

With Jimmy Ponder

With Ray Charles and Cleo Laine

With J. D. Souther

With The Tubes

With Voudouris & Kahne

With Mike Wofford

With Laurindo Almeida

With Gato Barbieri

With Claus Ogerman Orchestra

With John Denver

With Joe Harnell

With Henry Mancini & John Laws

With Blue Mitchell

With The Pointer Sisters

With Ben Sidran

With Dennis Wilson

With Ry Cooder

With Lorraine Feather

With Rodney Franklin

With Michael Franks

With Ted Gärdestad

With Herb Alpert and Hugh Masekela

With The Moirs

With The Singers Unlimited

With Allyn Ferguson & Jack Elliott

With Gabe Baltazar

With Freddie Hubbard

With The Manhattan Transfer

With Shelly Manne and Lee Konitz

With Toni Brown

With Jimmy Smith

With Spinetta

With Sonny Stitt

With Bobby Shew Quartet

With Bobby Enriquez

With The Carpenters

With Steve Perry

With Bobby and the Midnites

With Sam Harris

With Patti Austin

With Diane Schuur

With Lou Rawls

With Herb Alpert

With George Benson & Earl Klugh

With Sarah Vaughan & Milton Nascimento

With Brandon Fields

With Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws

With Rod McKuen

With Bonnie Raitt

With Joe Sample

With Iggy Pop

With Julio Iglesias

With Monica Lewis

With The Simpsons

With Dionne Warwick

With Dwight Yoakam

With Pat Benatar

With David Benoit

With Teresa Brewer

With Natalie Cole

With Barry Manilow

With Cheryl Bentyne

With Michael Bolton

With Peter Hofmann

With Shirley Horn

With Robert Palmer

With Tommy Tedesco

With Wilson Phillips

With Harry Connick Jr.

With David Foster

With Taj Mahal

With Johnny Mathis

With Terry Trotter

With The Wilsons

With David Benoit & Russ Freeman

With Julia Migenes & Michael Kamen

With Kenny Rogers

With Margie Gibson & Lincoln Mayorga

With Lori Lieberman

With John Raitt

With Diana Ross

With Anne Kerry Ford

With Michael Lang

With David Garfield & Friends

With Niki Haris

With Ottmar Liebert

With Jon Secada

With Bette Midler

With Céline Dion

With Neil Diamond

With Mary J. Blige

With Barbra Streisand

With Lee Ann Womack

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?n=charles-louis-domanico&pid=560035&fhid=10622 The Los Angeles Times Obituary
  2. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz, Leonard Feather, Ira Gitler, 1999, p. 47
  3. Web site: Chuck Domanico - Credits. AllMusic. 2019-11-12.
  4. Richards, Emil. “New Time Element” (Album Notes). Uni Records. 1967.
  5. Tom Scott Quartet. “Hair to Jazz” (Album Notes). Flying Dutchman. 1969.
  6. Tom Scott Quartet. “Paint Your Wagon” (Album Notes). Flying Dutchman. 1970.
  7. Scott, Tom. “Great Scott!” (Album Notes). A&M Records. 1972.
  8. Web site: Anthony. Ron. Oh! Calcutta! (Flying Dutchman #110). AllMusic. 1969. 12 November 2019.
  9. Bob Thiele Emergency. “Head Start” (Album Notes). Flying Dutchman. 1969.
  10. Fischer, Clare. “Reclamation Act of 1972!” (Album Notes). Revelation Records. 1972.
  11. Roberts, Howard. “Spinning Wheel” (Album Notes). Capitol Records. 1969.
  12. Dave Mackay & Vicky Hamilton. “Rainbow” (Album Notes). Impulse! 1970.
  13. Pisano & Ruff. “Under the Blanket” (Album Notes). A&M Records. 1970.
  14. Web site: Hall. Lani. 'Brasil Nativo' (CD...Records #11372). AllMusic. 28 July 1998.
  15. Mulligan, Gerry. “The Age of Steam” (Album Notes). A&M Records. 1972.
  16. O'Connor, Carroll. “Remembering You” (Album Notes). A&M Records. 1972.
  17. Feldman, Victor. “Your Smile” (Album Notes). Choice. 1974.
  18. Feldman, Victor. “Rio Nights” (Album Notes). TBA Records. 1987.
  19. Web site: Victor Feldman & his Generation Band. 'The Best of Feldman and the Generation Band' (CD #NVA 8922). AllMusic. 16 November 2019.
  20. Web site: Mancini. Henry. 'Switch [Original Score]' (Cassette...#VSD-5312)]. AllMusic. 16 April 1991. 21 November 2019.
  21. Bacsik, Elek. “Bird and Dizzy: A Musical Tribute” (Album Notes). Flying Dutchman. 1975.
  22. Web site: Garthwaite. Terry. Terry (LP - Arista #4055). AllMusic. 1975. 14 November 2019.
  23. Richard "Groove" Holmes. “Six Million Dollar Man” (Album Notes). Flying Dutchman. 1975.
  24. Klemmer, John. “Touch” (Album Notes). ABC Records. 1975.
  25. Klemmer, John. “Lifestyle (Living and Loving)”. ABC Records. 1977.
  26. Louis Bellson, et al. “The Drum Session” (Album Notes). Philips. 1975.
  27. Louie Bellson, etc. “The Drum Sessions Vol. 2” (Album Notes). Philips. 1977.
  28. Carroll, Barbara. “Barbara Carroll” (Album Notes). Blue Note. 1976.
  29. Criss, Sonny. “Warm & Sonny” (Album Notes). ABC Impulse! 1976.
  30. Criss, Sonny. “The Joy of Sax” (Album Notes). ABC Impulse! 1977.
  31. Manne, Shelly. “Double Piano...in Concert at Carmelo's” (Album Notes). Trend. 1981.
  32. Manne, Shelly. “Double Piano...in Concert at Carmelo's Vol. 2” (Album Notes). Trend. 1982.
  33. Morgan, Jaye P. “Jaye P. Morgan” (Album Notes). Candor Records. 1976.
  34. Ray Charles & Cleo Laine. “Porgy & Bess” (Album Notes). RCA. 1976, 1989.
  35. Voudouris & Kahne. “Street Player” (Album Notes). Capitol Records. 1976.
  36. Harnell, Joe. “Harnell” (Album Notes). Capitol Records. 1977.
  37. Web site: Henry Mancini & John Laws. Just You and Me Together Love (RCA LP). AllMusic. 1977. 15 November 2019.
  38. The Moirs. “State of Shock” (Album Notes). The Rocket Record Company. 1978.
  39. Spinetta. “Only Love Can Sustain” (Album Notes). Columbia. 1980.
  40. Bobby Shew Quartet. “Debut” (Album Notes). Discomate. 1981.
  41. Harris, Sam. “Sam Harris” (Album Notes). Motown. 1984.
  42. Web site: Claude Bolling & Hubert Laws. 'California Suite' (CD...Columbia #36691). AllMusic. 14 June 1988. 23 November 2019.
  43. McKuen, Rod. “It Had to Be You” (Album Notes). Desert Island Discs. 1989.
  44. Web site: Lewis. Monica. 'My Favorite Things' (CD...#CDMRS-712). AllMusic. 23 November 2019.
  45. Web site: Lewis. Monica. 'Swings Jule Styne' (CD...#CDMRS-802). AllMusic. 23 November 2019.
  46. Web site: Benatar. Pat. 'Christmas in America' (CD...#58804). AllMusic. 27 November 2001.
  47. Web site: Brewer. Teresa. '16 Most Requested Songs' (CD...#CK-46881). AllMusic. 3 September 1991. 1 December 2019.
  48. Web site: Julia Migenes & Michael Kamen. 'Smile' (CD - Elektra). AllMusic. 15 November 1994.
  49. Web site: Raitt. John. 'Broadway Legend' (CD - Angel Records #55469). AllMusic. 1 December 2019.
  50. Kerry Ford, Anne. “In the Nest of the Moon” (Album Notes). Illyria Records. 1996.
  51. Lang, Michael. “Days of Wine and Roses” (Album Notes). Varese Sarabande. 1996.
  52. David Garfield and Friends. “Tribute to Jeff Porcaro” (Album Notes). Zebra Records. 1997.
  53. Haris, Niki. “Dreaming a Dream” (Album Notes). BMG. 1997.
  54. Liebert, Ottmar. “Leaning Into the Night...” (Album Notes). Sony Classical / BMG. 1997.

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