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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1934
- Active to
- 1962
Discography
- Watkins at Large1956
- Soulnik1960
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Douglas Watkins (1934 – 1962) was an American hard bop bassist from Detroit. An original member of the Jazz Messengers, he later played in Horace Silver's and freelanced with Gene Ammons, Kenny Burrell, Donald Byrd, Art Farmer, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, and Phil Woods among countless others in jazz. He was a cousin by marriage to bassist Paul Chambers, who was similiarly prolific on record during this era. Watkins was known for his superb tone and distinct phrasing
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Douglas
- Family name
- Watkins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Place of death
- Holbrook
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Blue Note
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- date of birth
- 1934-03-02
- date of death
- 1962-02-05
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- start of work period
- 1950-00-00
- birth name
- Douglas Watkins
- name in native language
- Doug Watkins
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