Eugene Wright
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American jazz musician (1923–2020)
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- Environmental Management
- The great horn spoon
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The Senator" Eugene Wright (born June 5 1923) is an American jazz bassist, best known for his work as a member of The Dave Brubeck Quartet, in particular on the group's most famous album Time Out (1959), with pianist Brubeck, drummer Joe Morello and saxophonist Paul Desmond. Wright, nicknamed "The Senator", had played with the Lonnie Simmons group, and led his own band, the Dukes of Swing, but his big break came when he was recruited by Dave Brubeck. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Eugene+Wr
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Joseph
- Family name
- Wright
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Image
- Davebrubeckquartet1967a.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1923-05-29
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-12-30
- end of work period
- 2020-00-00
- name in native language
- Eugene Wright
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- Eugene Wright
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