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Jymie Merritt

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American bassist (1926-2020)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1926 to 2020 · aged 93
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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. B.

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Jymie Merritt with Lee Morgan (left) and Wayne Shorter (right) in The Jazz MessengersJymie Merritt with Lee Morgan (left) and Wayne Shorter (right) in The Jazz Messengers

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2016Pew Fellowship in the Arts

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1926 to 2020 · aged 93
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8 languages

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