Richard Davis (bassist)
American double-bassist (1930–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard Davis (April 15, 1930 – September 6, 2023) was an American jazz bassist. Among his best-known contributions to the albums of others are Eric Dolphy's Out to Lunch!, Andrew Hill's Point of Departure, and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks, of which critic Greil Marcus wrote (in The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll), "Richard Davis provided the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album."[1]
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Born | (1930-04-15)April 15, 1930 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died | September 6, 2023(2023-09-06) (aged 93) Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz, pop, classical |
Occupation(s) | Musician, educator |
Instrument(s) | Double bass |
Labels | Muse, Palmetto, Marge |
Website | www |
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