Jymie Merritt

Jymie Merritt

James Raleigh Merritt

On 2 records in 1 Record Tribe collection

Played on

Los Grandes Del Jazz 16Charlie Mingus / Thelonious Monk / Milton Jackson / John Coltrane, 1980Contrabass Art Blakey And The Jazz MessengersArt Blakey And The Jazz Messengers, 1959Bass

About

Jymie Merritt
Born on May 03, 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died April 11, 2020

American jazz bassist, best known for his steadfast work in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, which he joined in 1958. Described by All About Jazz as the “quintessential hard bop bassist”.
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