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Originally from Chicago, Davis began his musical career as a singer 

with his brothers, singing bass in his family vocal trio.  After college,

Davis performed in dance bands. The connections he made led him to

pianist Don Shirley. In 1954 he and Shirley moved to New York City

and performed together until 1956, when Davis began playing with the

Sauter-Finegan Orchestra. In 1957, he became part of Sarah Vaughan's

rhythm section, touring and recording with her until 1960. During the

1960s, Davis was in demand in a variety of musical circles. He worked

with many of the cutting edge small jazz groups of the time, including

those led by Eric Dolphy, Jaki Byard, Booker Ervin, Andrew Hill, Elvin

Jones and Cal Tjader. From 1966–1972, he was a member of the The

Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra (now known as the Vanguard Jazz

Orchestra). He has also played with Don Sebesky, Oliver Nelson,

Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Dexter Gordon, and Ahmad Jamal.

After living in New York City for 23 years, he moved to

Wisconsin in 1977, where he became a professor at the

University of Wisconsin–Madison, teaching bass,

jazz history, and improvisation. -from Wikipedia

Bass – Richard Davis
Drums – Freddie Waits
Piano – Joe Bonner
Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Jordan
Trumpet – Marvin Peterson

Richard Davis

1972