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Herman Wright

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Herman Wright was a jazz bassist. He was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1932, and, in 1960, moved to New York City, where he resided until his death in 1997.[1]

He began on drums as a teen before ultimately settling on upright bass. He worked with Dorothy Ashby, Terry Gibbs,[2] beat poet Allen Ginsberg,[3] Yusef Lateef, George Shearing, Doug Watkins and on one occasion substituted Charles Mingus when the latter wanted to play piano.[4] He can also be heard on Allen Ginsberg's Ginsberg Sings Blake.[5]

He had three sons, Herman Wright Jr. (brass and woodwinds), Paris Wright (drums), and Dewayne Wright (piano).

Discography

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As sideman

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With Dorothy Ashby

With Chet Baker

With Allen Ginsberg

With Al Grey

With Yusef Lateef

With Billy Mitchell

With Archie Shepp

With Sonny Stitt

  • Pow! (Prestige, 1965 [1967])

With Doug Watkins

References

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  1. ^ Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (1999). "Wright, Herman Austin". The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 709.
  2. ^ Chell, Samuel (2007-10-23). "CD/LP Review: Terry Gibbs Quartet Featuring Terry Pollard". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom (2017). "The Complete Songs of Innocence and Experience - Allen Ginsberg". AllMusic. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. ^ Jenkins, Todd S. I know what I know: the music of Charles Mingus Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006 ISBN 0-275-98102-9 ISBN 978-0-275-98102-0 at Google Books
  5. ^ U of Pennsylvania