Richard Davis

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American jazz bassist [double/string bass] and composer, born 15 April 1930, Chicago, USA.
Died 6 September 2023.

Credited with some some 900 performances on Discogs. Guy was one-of-a-kind. Huge talent. 

Out To Lunch! (Eric Dolphy) 
Dialogue (Bobby Hutcherson) 
Judgment! (Andrew Hill) 
The Freedom Book
(Booker Ervin) 
Karma (Pharoah Sanders) 
Baiyina (The Clear Evidence) (Pat Martino) 
Astral Weeks (Van Morrison) 
The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream (Joe Zawinul) 

And it goes on and on... 

 

Here's a favorite of mine: 

"Dealin'"
 

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Tough year for jazz. 

Astral Weeks would not be what it is without Davis on bass.

I gave Baiyina a listen in his honor.