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Ike Isaacs (no relation to the British guitarist of the same name) was a fine supportive bassist best-remembered for his association with
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. He started out playing trumpet and tuba before switching permanently to bass. After a period in the Army (during which he took lessons from
Wendell Marshall),
Isaacs had stints with
Tiny Grimes (1948-1950),
Earl Bostic (1951-1953),
Paul Quinichette (1953), and
Benny Green (1954). He led his own band in his native state of Ohio during part of 1956, married
Carmen McRae, and for two years was part of her trio. Next,
Isaacs led the trio that backed
Lambert, Hendricks & Ross. Later associations included
Count Basie (a European tour in 1962),
Gloria Lynne (1962-1964), and
Erroll Garner (1966-1970), in addition to work with his own combo.
Isaacs' one session as a leader took place in 1967 for the tiny RGB label, a trio outing with pianist
Jack Wilson and drummer
Jimmie Smith. ~ Scott Yanow