Tisdale launched his music career with Power Forward in 1995 on the Motown Label.
 Primarily a bass player, he recorded eight albums, with the 2001 release Face to Face climbing to No.
1 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart.
He was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 2002.
In an ESPN internet chat Tisdale said his musical influences included the funk bands of the 1970s.
 His most recent release (and his final album before his death), Rebound, was written and released after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Tisdale launched his music career with Power Forward in 1995 on the Motown Label.  Primarily a bass player, he recorded eight albums, with the 2001 release Face to Face climbing to No. 1 on Billboard's contemporary jazz chart. He was awarded the Legacy Tribute Award by the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 2002. In an ESPN internet chat Tisdale said his musical influences included the funk bands of the 1970s.  His most recent release (and his final album before his death), Rebound, was written and released after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Wayman Tisdale