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Saturday, 22 July 2017

Jazz Greats: Jymie Merritt

James Raleigh Merritt (born 3 May 1926 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Jazz Double- Bassist, Bandleader and Composer, Jymie Merritt, is an Electric Bass Pioneer. He has worked in Bands and with numerous Artists (Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Max Romeo and others) and is known for introducing the Electric Bass into Jazz. He remains active; please take a listen here and have a sweet Saturday: Nomma (Max Roach) and The beat goes deep

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jymie_Merritt
Background information
Name: James Raleigh Merritt
Born: 3 May 1926
Origin: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Label: Blue Note, Atlantic, Epic, Impulse


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