Milt Hinton

Milt Hinton

male, deceased (2000)
Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Swing double-bassist, Wendell Phillips High School, Slapping, double bass, Jazz double-bassist…double-bassist, American, jazz musician
Milt Hinton born Milton John Hilton (Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 23, 1910; d. Queens, New York, December 19, 2000), "the dean of jazz bass...
Ron Carter

Ron Carter

male, 72 years old
Post-bop double-bassist, Third Stream double-bassist, Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Orchestral jazz double-bassist, Mainstream jazz double-bassist, Hard-bop double-bassist…double-bassist, Jazz double-bassist, double bass, American, jazz
Ron Carter is an American jazz double-bassist. His unique sound and great swing have made him a long sought after studio man — his appearances on ov...
Jimmy Garrison

Jimmy Garrison

male, deceased (1976)
My Favorite Things, john mclaughlin, Matthew Garrison, Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Pennsylvania musician, Post-bop jazz musician…double bass, Jazz bassist, American, jazz, jazz musician
Jimmy Garrison (March 3, 1933 - April 7, 1976) was an American jazz double bassist best known for his long association with John Coltrane from 1961...
Chubby Jackson

Chubby Jackson

male, deceased (2003)
Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Bebop double-bassist, Swing double-bassist, double-bassist, American, big…bassist, jazz, Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, jazz musician
Greig Stewart 'Chubby' Jackson (October 25 1918 - October 1 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Born in New York City,...
Stanley Clarke

Stanley Clarke

male, 58 years old
Americanjazzdouble-bassist, American jazz bass guitarist, Smooth jazz musician, Pennsylvania musician, former Scientologist, bass guitar…jazz guitarist, African American, jazz musician, Jazz double-bassist, double bass
Stanley Clarke (born 30 June 1951) is an American musician and composer known for his innovative and influential work on double bass and bass...
John Patitucci

John Patitucci

male, 49 years old
Post-bop bass guitarist, Jazz fusion bass guitarist, Americanjazzdouble-bassist, American jazz bass guitarist, Jazz fusion, post-bop…Brazilian jazz, contemporary jazz, Jazz double-bassist, double bass, Jazz bass guitarist
John Patitucci (born December 22, 1959) is an American jazz double bass and electric bass player, specializing in post-bop, jazz fusion and...
Percy Heath

Percy Heath

male, deceased (2005)
Cool jazz double-bassist, Joe Morris, cancer death, Pennsylvania musician, Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Bebop double-bassist…jazz musician, American, Modern Jazz Quartet, double bass, African American
Percy Heath, (April 30, 1923 - April 28, 2005), was a jazz musician, most famous for his 40+ years as the double bass player for the Modern Jazz...
Walter Page

Walter Page

male, deceased (1957)
Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Count Basie Orchestra member, Bandleader, Swing double-bassist, walking bass, American…jazz, jazz musician, African American
Walter Sylvester Page (February 9, 1900-December 20, 1957) was an African American jazz bassist and leader of the Oklahoma City Blue Devils jazz...

Buster Williams

male, 67 years old
Jazz fusion double-bassist, Roland Kirk, Hard-bop double-bassist, Neo-bop double-bassist, Mainstream jazz double-bassist, Americanjazzdouble-bassist…Post-bop double-bassist, Progressive jazz double-bassist, Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, jazz, American
Charles Anthony Williams (born April 17, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American jazz bassist. Williams has gained prestige among jazz musicians...
Curtis Counce

Curtis Counce

male, deceased (1963)
West Coast jazz double-bassist, Cool jazz double-bassist, Americanjazzdouble-bassist, Hard-bop double-bassist, myocardial infarction, hard bop…Double Bassist, West coast jazz, double bass, bassist, Jazz double-bassist
Curtis Counce (January 23, 1926 - July 31, 1963) was an American hard bop and West Coast jazz double bassist. The fruit of his 1956 studio...