Vernon Alley

American jazz bassist (double bass and electric bass guitar), born May 26, 1915 in Winnemucca, NV. Alley performed and recorded with Lionel Hampton 1940-1942 and Count Basie 1942-1943. After World War II settled in San Francisco, leading bands and acted as host of radio and TV programs. He also recorded with Jack Sheedy 1949, Nick Esposito (2) 1949, Flip Phillips 1952, Charlie Mariano 1953, Jimmy Witherspoon 1959, and Ralph Sutton (2) 1959.