Kent Leon Brinkley

Born: September 24, 1949 in Indianapolis, Indianapolis

Union: Local 47, Los Angeles, California

Education
I.P.S. School 56
Arsenal Technical H.S.
I.U. - Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana.

Studied with Prof.David Baker
Studied classical bass with Maury Groagner

influenced by; Slam Steward, Paul Chambers, RaY Brown, Wilbur Ware, Reggie Workman, Ron Carter, Henry Franklin, David Dyson, Jimmy Blanton, Richard Davis

 


Recording as a side man

Hugh Masakela Union Of South Africa/ Cheisa Records 1971

Second Crusade The Jazz Crusaders/ Cheisa Records 1972

Monk Montgomery Bass Oddessy/ Cheisa Records 1972

Rudolph Johnson Second Coming/ Black Jazz Records 1972

Freddie Hubbard Keep Your Soul Together/ CTI Records 1973

High Energy/ Columbia Records 1974

Ronnie Laws Pressure/ Atlantic Records 1975

René van Helsdingen Helsdingen in the U.S.A/ Munich Records 1979

Superlights Quintet/ Munich Records 1982

Luluk Purwanto & The Helsdingen Trio The Stage Bus/ HM Records 1994

 

Professional Engagements as a sideman
on Double Bass and Fender Bass Guitar

Wes Montgomery, demo tape, 1964

Patrice Rushen, 1970

Larry Nash, Los Angeles 1970

Jerry Rusch, Los Angeles 1970

Leon "Ndungu" Chancelor, 1970

Thurman Green, Los Angeles 1970

Don Cunnigham, Los Angeles 1970

Gene Russel with vocalist Kelly Patterson, Los Angeles 1970 - 1971

Keisha Brown, 1971

Bill Henderson, 1971 - 1974

Hampton Haws, Los Angeles 1971 - 1974

Freddie Hubbard, U.S.A. includes The NewPort Jazz Festival East & West and European Tours 1972-1974

Marlena Shaw, 1972

Spanky Wilson, 1972

Willie Bobo, Los Angeles 1972 - 1975

Miriam Makeba & Hugh Masekela, U.S.A. Tour 1972 - 1973

Gloria Lynn, 1973

Roy Ayers, New York 1973

Carmen MacCray & Freddie Hubbard, 1973

Pharoah Sanders, Light House Concert, 1973

Billy Higgins, 1973 - 1995

Jerome Richardson, 1974

Hugh Masekela, Africa 1974

Bass Choir, Leader Bassist Clint Houston, Los Angeles 1974

The Crusaders, U.S.A. and Africa Tour includes the 1974 fights, Zaire, Muhammad Ali & George Foreman

Nancy Wilson, 1974 - 1975

Harold Land & Blue Mitchell Quintet, 1974 - 1975

Esther Phillips, 1974 - 1976

Gabor Zabor, 1975

Al Williams, 1975

Shahib Shahab, 1975

Weather Report band demo tape, Mysterious Traveler, 1975

Ronnie Laws, U.S.A. Tour 1975 - 1976

Teddy Edwards, 1976

George Bohannon, 1976

John Woods, Light House Concert, 1976

Art Blakey Quintet, includes The NewPort Jazz Festival East and West and Bay Area 1976

Woody Shaw, U.S.A. Tour 1976 - 1978

Letta Mbulu & Caiphus Semenya, U.S.A. and Africa Tour 1976 - 1978

Kai Winding, 1977

René van Helsdingen, The Superlight Quintet 1982

Milt Jackson, 1984

Luluk Purwanto & The Helsdingen Trio, The Stage Bus European Tour 1994 - 1995

 

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