bassists. Nicknamed "Jimmie," Blanton's nickname is usually misspelled as "Jimmy," including by Duke Ellington. Blanton was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee...

Ellington collaborator and influential yet short-lived double bass player Jimmy Blanton. The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called the album "delightful and...

this era of Ellington's ensemble is referred to the Blanton–Webster band. Bassist Jimmy Blanton was only with the Ellington orchestra for two years,...

Ellington's Orchestra during the years of 1940 to 1942, involving bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster. The recordings were originally made...

politician Jimmy Blanton, American jazz double bassist Kendall Blanton, American football player Kirby Bliss Blanton, American actress. Ray Blanton, American...

of Strayhorn's involvement, Ellington's orchestra featured bassist Jimmy Blanton and tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and reached what many claim to be...

influential jazz double bassists from the 1940s and 1950s include bassist Jimmy Blanton (1918–1942) (a member of the Duke Ellington band); Oscar Pettiford (1922–1960)...

his original inspiration by Coleman Hawkins. Webster became close to Jimmy Blanton and Billy Strayhorn, the other two newcomers to Ellington's orbit. Webster's...

to the evolution of jazz. Examples include swing era players such as Jimmy Blanton, who played with Duke Ellington, and Oscar Pettiford, who pioneered...

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Dies". The Tennessean. June 12, 1980. pp. 6, 18 – via Newspapers.com. "Jimmy Blanton". Notable Names Data Base. Retrieved March 14, 2013. "Hank Crawford"...

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from Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, and has cited jazz bassists such as Jimmy Blanton and Paul Chambers as influential players. His hard-picked, fast-fretted...

largely limited to timekeeping with drums, until Duke Ellington's bassist Jimmy Blanton began a transformation in the instrument's role at the end of the 1930s...

and Hit of the Week). By the 1940s, Ellington's recordings featuring Jimmy Blanton and Ben Webster, garnered praise of his work as being "the best Ellington"...

Coltrane – tenor saxophone (all but track 3) and soprano saxophone (track 3) Jimmy Garrison – bass (tracks 2, 3, and 6) Aaron Bell – bass (tracks 1, 4, 5 and...

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readers of DownBeat magazine, to its Hall of Fame, joining bassists Jimmy Blanton, Ray Brown, Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, Charlie Haden, and Milt Hinton...

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The Ivie Anderson Collection 1932–1946 (Acrobat 3267) 2018 (2-CD) The Blanton–Webster Band [1940–1942] (RCA 5659-2-RB) 1990 Ellington and His Great Vocalists...

upright bass instead. A major early influence on Brown's bass playing was Jimmy Blanton, the bassist in the Duke Ellington band. Brown's high school music teacher...

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Billy Taylor, who had played bass for Duke Ellington. Warren has cited Jimmy Blanton, the innovative and virtuoso bassist with Ellington from 1939 to 1941...

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during the transition into the swing era by the bass innovations of Jimmy Blanton and Walter Page, both of whom are credited for developing the walking...

1949–1950 (Classics), Great Times! (OJC, 1950) (includes "Perdido", "Blues for Blanton") Tal Farlow: Jazz Masters 41 (Verve 1955–58); Finest Hour (Verve, 1955–58)...

Brubeck– Newport 1958 (1958) Duke Ellington and Ray Brown – This One's for Blanton (1972) Charles Mingus – Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife (1959) Oscar Peterson...

influencing his understanding of the bass. He says, “I listened to Jimmy Blanton, Oscar Pettiford, all those old guys, Milton Hinton. I wanted to find...

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bandleader, composer McCoy Tyner (1938–2020), pianist, composer 2018 Jimmy Blanton (1918–1942), double bassist Nat King Cole (1919–1965), singer, pianist...