Clint Houston

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Clinton Joseph Houston (June 24, 1946 – June 7, 2000) was an American jazz double-bassist with George Cables and Lenny White in the house band at Slug's, a club in New York City, who later performed with Nina Simone (1970–77), Woody Shaw (1977–79).

He began collaborating with Joanne Brackeen from 1978 to 1986; she also performed with Pepper Adams (1983), Frank Foster (1984–86), and Roland Hanna (1986).

Personal life

Clint Houston, a father to at least one daughter and a science fiction enthusiast, was divorced at one point. Gerry Houston, who served at the Village Vanguard, was married to Houston. Gerry Houston, who died in 2009, was known for her 'dry, caustic sense of humor,' which was very handy for dealing with customers at the club. JazzTimes published a series of columns profiling 'people behind the scenes' at New York's jazz clubs in 2010.

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Career

Clint Houston was born in New Orleans, and spent his early childhood in Washington, D.C. before spending his adolescence in Queens, New York. At the age of 10, he began piano lessons. He started playing jazz in his early teens after hearing Cannonball Adderley on the radio. After being turned down for a pianist role in his high school band, Houston switched to the double bass. Houston began playing in bands outside of high school, with Lenny White, George Cables, Billy Cobham, Steve Grossman and Charles Sullivan, all of whom grew up in the same neighborhood. In his early years, he played in a band called the Jazz Samaritans, playing Latin-style music at local parties and drawing inspiration from Art Blakey. At the age of 19, Clint Houston won a Jazz Interactions competition, leading to an encounter with Paul Chambers who encouraged him to pursue his music further.

After high school, Houston's parents encouraged him to attend the Pratt Institute to study Architecture, but he transferred to Queens College to study music before eventually obtaining a degree in Graphic Art from Cooper Union. During his higher education, Houston spent his weekends playing alongside Cables and White at Slugs' matinées. Their playing impressed the various bandleaders who performed at the club and the three of them began working more extensively with better-known artists. Houston was a founding member of musical co-operative Free Life Communications, alongside Dave Liebman, becoming more immersed in the loft jazz scene of 1970s New York.

By 1972, Clint Houston was playing alongside Joanne Brackeen in Stan Getz' band. Their combined efforts provided a supportive and flexible framework during his live performances. According to journalist Ted Panken:

Houston and Brackeen's collaborations continued, playing in clubs such as the Surf Maid on Bleecker Street in New York, and appearing in many of Brackeen's early records.

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