Birth name Wilbur Little Genres Jazz Name Wilbur Little | Instruments Double bass, Piano Occupation(s) Double bassist Albums Live at the Five Spot | |
Origin Parmele, North Carolina, USA Died 1987, Amsterdam, Netherlands Associated acts Tommy Flanagan, Charles Thompson, J. J. Johnson, Archie Shepp Similar People Tommy Flanagan, J J Johnson, Clifford Jarvis, Randy Weston, Roy Haynes | ||
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Wilbur Little (1928 in Parmele, North Carolina – 1987 in Amsterdam) was an African-American jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop.
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Little originally played piano, but switched to bass after serving in the military. In 1949 he moved to Washington, DC, where he worked with "Sir" Charles Thompson among others. After that he was in J. J. Johnson's quintet from 1955 to 1958 and was also the bassist for the Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.
As sideman
With Tommy Flanagan
With Freddie Hubbard
With Elvin Jones
With J. J. Johnson
With Duke Jordan
With Lee Konitz
With Junior Mance
With Archie Shepp
With Randy Weston
References
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