Background
Bascomb was born the youngest of a family of ten children, another of whom was future tenor saxophonist Paul Bascomb.
Bascomb was born the youngest of a family of ten children, another of whom was future tenor saxophonist Paul Bascomb.
He is a 1979 inductee of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame. Dud remained in Hawkins"s employ until 1944, and soloed with him on many of his most well-known recordings. Bascomb eventually left Hawkins to play in his brother"s septet, which became a big band later in the decade.
He played briefly with Duke Ellington in 1947.
In the 1950s Bascomb played for three years at Tyle"s Chicken Shack in New Jersey, leading a quintet which counted Lou Donaldson among its members. He toured Japan three times with Sam Taylor and Europe with Buddy Tate in the 1960s, in addition to touring and recording with James Brown.
He recorded sparingly as a leader. His Savoy Records sessions in 1959-1960 were not issued until 1986.