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Fontella Bass (03 Jul 1940 - 26 Dec 2012)

Female Person - United States

 Also known as (1)

Releases (10)

Official

Album

  1. The New Look 1966
  2. Free 1972
  3. No Ways Tired 1995
  4. Free (The Paula Recordings) 2003

Album - Compilation

  1. Rescued: The Best of Fontella Bass 1997
  2. The Very Best of Fontella Bass 2006

Single

  1. Rescue Me / Soul of the Man 1965
  2. Recovery 1965
  3. Safe and Sound / You'll Never Ever Know Jun 1966
  4. Rescue Me 18 Aug 2022

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Lester Bowie Ensemble
  2. Art Ensemble of Chicago

Married

  1. Lester Bowie

Siblings

  1. David Peaston

Parents

  1. Martha Bass

Recordings by (76)

  1. Recovery 2:29 (1965)
  2. Leave It in the Hands of Love 3:02 (1965)
  3. Rescue Me 2:53 (1965)
  4. Soul of the Man 3:30 (1965)
  5. Safe and Sound 2:43 (Jun 1966)
  6. You'll Never Ever Know 2:59 (Jun 1966)
  7. Our Day Will Come 3:45 (1966)
  8. How Glad I Am 2:41 (1966)
  9. Oh No, Not My Baby 2:39 (1966)
  10. Gee Whiz 2:28 (1966)
  11. I'm a Woman 2:29 (1966)
  12. Since I Fell for You 3:24 (1966)
  13. Impossible 2:49 (1966)
  14. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' 3:24 (1966)
  15. Come and Get These Memories 2:18 (1966)
  16. I Know 3:08 (1966)
  17. To Be Free 3:55 (1972)
  18. Hold on This Time 2:27 (1972)
  19. I Want Everyone to Know 2:59 (1972)
  20. I Need to Be Loved 2:26 (1972)
  21. Talking About Freedom 3:20 (1972)
  22. I Need Love 2:33 (1972)
  23. Wiping Tears 2:23 (1972)
  24. Now That I've Found a Good Thing 3:43 (1972)
  25. Who You Gonna Blame 2:42 (1972)
  26. My God, My Freedom, My Home 3:40 (1972)
  27. Soul of a Man 3:37 (1990)
  28. Don't Mess Up a Good Thing 2:53 (1990)
  29. Oh No Not My Baby 2:42 (1990)
  30. This Little Light of Mine 2:30 (1993)
  31. The Soul of a Man 3:30 (1993)
  32. Homewrecker 3:31 (1993)
  33. Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing 3:00 (1994)
  34. [untitled] 1:02 (1994)
  35. The Light of the World 5:00 (1995)
  36. You Don’t Know What the Lord Told Me 3:30 (1995)
  37. No Ways Tired 4:48 (1995)
  38. Everlasting Arms 5:02 (1995)
  39. What the World Needs Now 2:55 (1995)
  40. All My Burdens 3:35 (1995)
  41. I Surrender Alls 4:23 (1995)
  42. Lean on Me 4:09 (1995)
  43. This Place I Call Home 3:16 (1995)
  44. I Must Tell Jesus 2:46 (1995)
  45. Don't Jump 3:01 (1997)
  46. Sweet Lovin' Daddy 2:05 (1997)
  47. You're Gonna Miss Me 2:38 (1997)
  48. I Surrender 2:56 (1997)
  49. Free at Last 2:34 (1997)
  50. Baby What You Want Me to Do 3:12 (1997)
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On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. This Little Light of Mine 2:30 Fontella Bass (1993)
  2. Suffering With the Blues 5:39 World Saxophone Quartet (01 Jun 1994)

Instruments

  1. Thème de Céline 3:04 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) piano
  2. Thème de Yoyo 9:03 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) piano
  3. Thème amour universal 3:51 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970) piano
  4. Mother’s Mode / Peace 24:10 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  5. Mean Old Man’s World 4:47 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  6. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand 3:25 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  7. Proverbes (I, II, III) 3:55 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1990) piano
  8. When the Spirit Comes Back to Me 3:18 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  9. The Great Pretender 3:26 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  10. Yes, Jesus Loves Me 5:15 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  11. Let the Good Times Roll 9:38 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  12. I’m So Grateful 7:02 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  13. Variations sur un thème de Monteverdi (I, II, III) 4:47 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1990) piano
  14. Tobago Tango 7:39 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990) piano
  15. This Little Light of Mine 2:30 Fontella Bass (1993) piano
  16. Suffering With the Blues 5:39 World Saxophone Quartet (01 Jun 1994) piano, piano

Vocals

  1. Rescue Me 2:53 Fontella Bass (1965) lead vocals
  2. Thème de Céline 3:04 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970)
  3. Thème de Yoyo 9:03 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970)
  4. Thème amour universal 3:51 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1970)
  5. The Great Pretender 16:22 Lester Bowie (1981)
  6. For Louie 12:14 Lester Bowie (1983)
  7. Let the Good Times Roll 6:47 Lester Bowie (1983)
  8. Ghosts 3:09 Lester Bowie (1983)
  9. Spacehead 6:47 Lester Bowie (1983)
  10. Trans Traditional Suite 15:51 Lester Bowie (1983)
  11. I’m So Grateful 7:02 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  12. Tobago Tango 7:39 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  13. Variations sur un thème de Monteverdi (I, II, III) 4:47 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1990)
  14. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hand 3:25 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  15. The Great Pretender 3:26 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  16. Mother’s Mode / Peace 24:10 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  17. Let the Good Times Roll 9:38 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  18. Yes, Jesus Loves Me 5:15 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  19. Proverbes (I, II, III) 3:55 Art Ensemble of Chicago (1990)
  20. When the Spirit Comes Back to Me 3:18 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  21. Mean Old Man’s World 4:47 Lester Bowie Ensemble (1990)
  22. This Little Light of Mine 2:30 Fontella Bass (1993)
  23. You Don’t Know Me 6:35 World Saxophone Quartet (01 Jun 1994)
  24. Breath of Life 4:43 World Saxophone Quartet (01 Jun 1994)
  25. Suffering With the Blues 5:39 World Saxophone Quartet (01 Jun 1994)
  26. All My Burdens 3:35 Fontella Bass (1995)
  27. Everlasting Arms 5:02 Fontella Bass (1995)
  28. You Don’t Know What the Lord Told Me 3:30 Fontella Bass (1995)
  29. Lean on Me 4:09 Fontella Bass (1995)
  30. No Ways Tired 4:48 Fontella Bass (1995)
  31. I Surrender Alls 4:23 Fontella Bass (1995)
  32. This Place I Call Home 3:16 Fontella Bass (1995)

Credited as (17)

  1. Fontella Bass
  2. The Cinematic Orchestra feat. Fontella Bass
  3. Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
  4. Fontella and Martha Bass
  5. Fontella Bass / Sugar Pie DeSanto
  6. Fontella Bass feat. Bobby McClure
  7. Bobby McClure & Fontella Bass
  8. Fontella Bass / Four Tops / Four Tops / The Isley Brothers
  9. Fontella Bass With with Oliver Sain Orchestra
  10. The Cinematic Orchestra featuring Fontella Bass
  11. David Murray feat. Fontella Bass
  12. The Cinematic Orchestra & Fontella Bass
  13. Fontella Bass and Tina Turner
  14. The Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass
  15. Art Ensemble of Chicago with Fontella Bass
  16. Fontella Bass & The Voices of St. Louis
  17. Fontella Bass, The Voices of St. Louis , Special Guest: David Peaston

Works (3)

Wrote

  1. Without a Doubt
  2. Tears

Lyrics

  1. For Louie

Links (17)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/fontella_bass
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13891218p
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n95023451
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134322614
  5. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95023451

Lyrics Page

  1. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-3888/fontella-bass/lyrics.html

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/219145

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/5213690
  2. https://www.discogs.com/artist/26927

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000179764

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0060057/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/76499398

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q458936

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6k3YMXJ1MJLgUEAlSPC6hA
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/5381

Biographies

  1. https://tims.blackcat.nl/messages/fontella_bass.htm
  2. http://www.tsimon.com/bass.htm