# Jymie Merritt

> Jymie Merritt was an American jazz bassist, bandleader, and composer. Merritt was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers group from 1957 until 1962. The same year he left Blakey's band, Merritt formed his own group, the Forerunners, which he led sporadically until his death in 2020. Merritt also worked as a sideman for blues and jazz musicians such as Bull Moose Jackson, B.B. King, Chet Baker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lee Morgan.

*American bassist (1926-2020)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1926-05-03
- **Died:** 2020-04-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/262129)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1714736)

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