Person · Male
Red Callender
- From
- Richmond County, United States
- Active
- 1916–1992
- Releases
- 6
- bebop
- cool jazz
- jazz
- swing
About
George Sylvester "Red" Callender (March 6, 1916 – March 8, 1992) was an American string bass and tuba player. He is perhaps best known as a jazz musician, but worked with an array of pop, rock and vocal acts as a member of The Wrecking Crew, a group of first-call session musicians in Los Angeles. Callender also co-wrote the 1959 top-10 hit "Primrose Lane".
Member of
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Wardell Gray Quintet double bass
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Wardell Gray Septet double bass
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The Spirits of Rhythm double bass
Discography
Links
Also known as
George Sylvester Callender
Tags
- session
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 60c34576-6819-4e75-9fa7-a734ef2ecd87
- ISNI
- 0000000081306925
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.