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Jymie Merritt (May 3, 1926 – April 10, 2020) was an American jazz double-bassist, electric-bass and bass guitar pioneer, band leader and composer. Merritt was a member of Art Blakey 's Jazz Messengers group from 1957 until 1962.
Jymie Merritt (* 3. Mai 1926; † 11. April 2020 [1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz - Bassist des Hardbop. Er spielte mit Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben und Wirken. 2 Lexikalischer Eintrag. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben und Wirken.
We are pleased to present this site to introduce you to the original music of a Philadelphia–bred Jazz communicator: bassist and composer Jymie (pronounced “Jimmy”) Merritt. “Forerunner” is a creative Jazz concept that uses numbers as a tool for gaining access to and exploring the energies of the historical forces of Jazz music—the ...
A classically trained player with a surging style characterized by the frequent use of triplet figures and putting notes ahead of the beat, Jymie Merritt made a successful switch from jazz to R&B and blues and back to jazz again in the ’50s. Merritt played with John Coltrane, Benny Golson, and Philly Joe Jones in 1949, but worked with Bull ...
29. Okt. 2021 · Jymie Merritt was an American jazz double-bassist, electric-bass pioneer, band leader 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.
21. Mai 2023 · Jymie Merritt (1926–2020) was a pioneering bassist and composer who played with some of the most acclaimed American jazz and blues artists in history, including Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, B. B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, and Chet Baker.
Pew Fellow Jymie Merritt passed away on April 10, 2020, at the age of 93. The West Philadelphia native was an early adopter of the electric bass and an anchor for countless ensembles. In his seven-decade career, the pioneering bassist played with some of the most acclaimed jazz and blues musicians in American history, including Art Blakey and ...
