Wilber Morris

Wilber Morris (November 27 1937 - August 8 2002) was an American jazz double bass player and bandleader. He was the brother of the cornetist, composer, and conductor Butch Morris.

Wilber Morris recorded widely, and performed with such musicians as Pharoah Sanders, Sonny Simmons, Alan Silva, Joe McPhee, Horace Tapscott, Butch Morris, Arthur Blythe, Charles Gayle, William Parker, and Billy Bang, Charles Tyler, Dennis Charles, David Murray, Roy Campbell, Ehran Elisha, and Rashied Ali.

External links

* [http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=1029161931 Wilber Morris obituary]
* [http://www.insideoutintheopen.net/WMorris.html Wilber Morris page]

Persondata
NAME=Morris, Wilber
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Jazz musician, bassist
DATE OF BIRTH=November 27 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH=Los Angeles, California, United States of America
DATE OF DEATH=August 8 2002
PLACE OF DEATH=New York City, New York, United States of America