Eugene Wright
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Eugene Wright (b. 1923) is an American jazz bassist, best known for his work as a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Wright, nicknamed "Senator", had played with the Lonnie Simmons group, and led his own band, the Dukes of Swing, but his big break came when he was recruited by Dave Brubeck. He had a very solid, Kansas-city style, theoretically at odds with, but in practice an important component of Brubeck's cool, mannered jazz.
Wright has played with many jazz stars, including Count Basie, Carmen McRae, Buddy de Franco, Cal Tjader, Kai Winding, Karen Hernandez, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dottie Dodgion, Lee Shaw, Paul Desmond, Dorothy Donegan. and Monty Alexander.
Basically Wright is a book of his compositions for bass published by Hansen.
[edit] External links
- Eugene Wright — short introduction by Ron Wynn for All Music Guide.
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