Career
Born in Akron, Isaacs played trumpet and tuba as a child before settling on bass. He served in the Army during World World War II, where he took lessons from Wendell Marshall. Following this he played with Tiny Grimes (1948-1950), Earl Bostic (1951-1953), Paul Quinichette (1953), and Bennie Green (1956).
He worked with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, then with Count Basie (1962), Gloria Lynne (1962-1964), and Erroll Garner (1966-1970), as well as with his own small groups.
He recorded only once as a leader, in 1967 for RGB Records. On this recording he plays in a trio with Jack Wilson on piano and Jimmie Smith on drums.
