Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Bernard Ware was an American jazz double bassist born on September 8,
1923, in Chicago, Illinois. He taught himself drums, banjo, and bass while
playing at church before performing during the 1940s alongside Stuff Smith,
Sonny Stitt, and Roy Eldridge. After recording with Sun Ra in the early 1950s,
he relocated to New York City, working with Eddie Vinson, Buddy DeFranco, and
Art Blakey. In 1957, while recording for Riverside Records, he issued his sole
lifetime leader album The Chicago Sound (1957) and performed with the Thelonious
Monk quartet as well as the Sonny Rollins...
That Old Black MagicWynton Kelly, Philly Joe Jones, Wilbur Ware and Paul Chambers
StardustWynton Kelly, Philly Joe Jones, Wilbur Ware and Paul Chambers
Like Someone in LoveWynton Kelly, Philly Joe Jones, Wilbur Ware and Paul Chambers
Body and SoulJohnny Griffin and Wilbur Ware
In Copenhagen
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Body and SoulWilbur Ware
The Chicago Cookers
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