Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook

Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook
Born	21 October 1921 Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Died	6 November 2006 (aged 85) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Jazz, soul
Occupation(s)	Guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Labels	Prestige
Associated acts	Buddy Johnson, Aretha Franklin

Chauncey (also Chauncy) Leon Westbrook (October 21, 1921 – November 2, 2006), better known as Chauncey "Lord" Westbrook, is an American jazz guitarist.

Westbrook has played and recorded with Rex Stewart, Buddy Johnson (1953-7),^[2] Aretha Franklin, Charlie Rouse, Little Willie John, Ernestine Allen, Little Jimmy Scott,^[3] and Sammy Davis, Jr.,^[4] among others.

He was a member of The Orioles in the early 1950s.^[5][6] In 1956 he was signed on by Morty Craft's newly acquired Melba Records.^[7]

He was one of the top session musicians, along with Bill Lee, Osie Johnson and Tyree Glenn, selected by John Hammond for Aretha Franklin’s first recording for Columbia on August 1, 1960,^[8][9] along with Ray Bryant, Skeeter Best and Milt Hinton.^[10]

Discography

As sideman

• 1955: "Rock ‘n’ Roll" – Buddy Johnson (Mercury)
• 1956: "Please Say You're Mine" b/w "With All My Heart" - Jimmy Jones with Warren Lucky (tenor saxophone) Kelly Owens (piano) Lord Westbrook (guitar) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Panama Francis (drums)
• 1956: "Just Leave It To Me" b/w "Is It Too Soon" - Debutantes (Savoy 1191^[11])
• 1957: Walkin' - Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra ^[12]
• 1958: "I May Never" b/w "What" - Jimmy Scott
• 1958: "Everybody Stroll" b/w "Sone Down" - The O.C. All Stars
• 1958: "Ophelia" b/w "Hot Calypso" - The O.C. All Stars -
• 1958: Swinging like... Tate! - Buddy Tate with Buck Clayton (tp), Dicky Wells (tb), Earl Warren (as, bs), (ts), Skip Hall (p), Lord Westbrook (g), Aaron Bell (b), Jo Jones (d).^[13][14]
• 1959: "You Can't Do Me This Way" b/w "These Are The Things" - David Thorne - Haywood Henry (baritone saxophone) Ernie Hayes (piano) Carl Lynch, Lord Westbrook (guitar) Leonard Gaskin (bass) Osie Johnson (drums) David Thorne (vocals) Teacho Wiltshire (director)^[15]
• 1960: No More In Life - Mildred Anderson^[16]
• 1960: The Happy Jazz of Rex Stewart - Rex Stewart Septet (Swingville SVLP 2006)
• 1961: Shorty & Doc – Shorty Baker and Doc Cheatham^[17]
• 1961: Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo - Aretha Franklin and Ray Bryant
• 1961: Let It Roll - Ernestine Allen
• 1961: These Dues - Clea Bradford
• 1962: If You Need Me - Solomon Burke^[18] (Atlantic LP 8085, SD 8085)
• 1963: Bossa Nova Bacchanal - Charlie Rouse
• 1964: Blues Around the Clock - Jimmy Witherspoon (Prestige)

References

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3. Little Jimmy Scott/The Savoy Years and More: Credits allmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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5. 15 Oct 1953 Jet. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
6. 22 Oct 1953 Jet. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
7. Gart, Galen. First Pressings: The History of Rhythm and Blues (1956) At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
8. Bego, Mark (2010) Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul, p. 45. Da Capo Press At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
9. Prial, Dunstan (2007) The Producer: John Hammond and the Soul of American Music. Macmillan At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
10. Wagner, Heather Lehr (2010) Aretha Franklin: Singer, p. 29. Infobase Publishing At Google Books. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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13. The Complete Stanley Dance Felsted 'mainstream Jazz' Recordings 1958-1959 Retrieved 18 May 2013.
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16. Fantasy Records discography Retrieved 18 May 2013.
17. Review allmusic. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
18. Atlantic Records discography Retrieved 18 May 2013.