Bob Cranshaw

Bob Cranshaw
Cranshaw in 1976
Background information
Born
Melbourne Robert Cranshaw

(1932-12-03)December 3, 1932
Chicago, Illinois, US
DiedNovember 2, 2016(2016-11-02) (aged 83)
Manhattan, New York, US
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsDouble bass, electric bass
Formerly ofSonny Rollins

Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 10, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records as a house bassist. He is known for his long association with Sonny Rollins, starting with a live appearance at the 1959 Playboy jazz festival in Chicago and Rollins's 1962 album The Bridge.

Cranshaw died at the age of 83 on November 2, 2016, in Manhattan, New York, of cancer.

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