Don Moore (musician)

Donald Graham Moore (August 14, 1938 – June 10, 2025) was an American jazz double-bassist.[1]

Life and career

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Moore was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 14, 1938.[1] He became interested in the bass around the age of 18.[1] He played and recorded with Archie Shepp, Don Cherry and others in the New York Contemporary Five in Europe in 1963.[1] Later in the 1960s Moore worked with Jackie McLean.[1] He recorded with Elvin Jones in 1966 and Clifford Thornton in 1967.[1]

Moore died on June 10, 2025, at the age of 86.[2]

Discography

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With Elvin Jones
With Jackie McLean
With The New York Art Quartet
With Archie Shepp
With Clifford Thornton
With Rahsaan Roland Kirk

References

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Footnotes
  1. ^ a b c d e f Holmes, Terrell Kent (May 28, 2006). "Don Moore". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Obituary of Donald Graham Moore". boulevardfuneralhome.com. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
General references
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