Wilbur Little

Wilbur Little
Birth name Wilbur Little
Born Mar 5, 1928
Origin United States Parmele, North Carolina, USA
Died May 4, 1987
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Double bassist
Instruments Double bass, Piano
Associated acts Tommy Flanagan, "Sir" Charles Thompson, J. J. Johnson, Archie Shepp

Wilbur Little (1928 in Parmele, North Carolina – 1987 in Amsterdam) was an African-American jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop.

Little 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 others. After that he was in J. J. Johnson's quintet from 1955 to 1958 and was also the bassist for the Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.

Discography

As sideman

With Tommy Flanagan

With Freddie Hubbard

With Elvin Jones

With Duke Jordan

With Junior Mance

With Archie Shepp

With Randy Weston

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