Wilbur Little

Wilbur Little

Infobox musical artist
Name = Wilbur Little



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Birth_name = Wilbur Little
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Born = 5 Mar 1928
Died = 4 May 1987
Origin = flagicon|USA Parmele, North Carolina, USA
Instrument = Double bass, Piano
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Genre = Jazz
Occupation = Double bassist
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Associated_acts = Tommy Flanagan, "Sir" Charles Thompson, J. J. Johnson
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Wilbur Little (b. 1928 in Parmele, North Carolina, d. 1987 in Amsterdam) was a jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop. He 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 other. After that he was in J. J. Johnson's trio from 1955-1958 and was also the bassist for the The Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.

External links

* [http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=846224&TMPL=LONG#bio Biography] at Allmusic


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