Jimmy Woode

Jimmy Woode
Background information
Born
James Bryant Woode

(1926-09-23)September 23, 1926
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 2005(2005-04-23) (aged 78)
Lindenwold, New Jersey, US
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
InstrumentBass
Years active1946–2005

James Bryant Woode (September 23, 1926 – April 23, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He played and/or recorded in bands with Flip Phillips, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Pierce, Sidney Bechet, Billie Holiday, Jaki Byard, Earl Hines, Jimmy Witherspoon, Mal Waldron, Clark Terry and Miles Davis. His granddaughter is singer and composer Amana Melome.

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