Squire Gersh Explained

William Girsback (May 13, 1913 in San Francisco - April 27, 1983), better known as Squire Gersh, was an American jazz tubist and double-bassist.^[1]

Life and career

Gersh played in San Francisco with Lu Watters, Bob Scobey, Turk Murphy, and Mutt Carey; he recorded with Watters in 1942 and with Murphy multiple times between 1950 and 1966. He accompanied Louis Armstrong on record and for a tour of South America between 1956 and 1958, then played in Europe with Kid Ory and Red Allen in 1959.

References

• Eugene Chadbourne, [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p79664/biography|pure_url=yes}} Squire Gersh] at Allmusic
• "Squire Gersh". the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.

Further reading

• Leonard Feather, The Encyclopedia of Jazz.
• J. Coggins, Turk Murphy:Just For the Record. San Francisco, 1982.

External links

• Index of recordings with Gersh on the Discography of American Historical Recordings

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Kernfeld . Barry . Barry Kernfeld . 2023 . 2002 . . Gersh [Girsback], Squire ]. . Oxford . 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J166500 . 978-1-56159-263-0 . subscription .