About
Jazz double-bassist who has recorded more than 2,500 times and was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame.
Before Fame
He attended the Eastman School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music, going on to work with Jaki Byard and Chico Hamilton.
Trivia
He became a known name through his work with the Miles Davis Quintet in the 1960s.
Family Life
He was, at one point, married to a model.
Associated With
He appeared in Kansas City, a 1996 film by Robert Altman.
