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French jazz double bassist (1928–2005)

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Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France

Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928 – 3 July 2005) was a French jazz double bass player and arranger. Michelot was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris on 3 March 1928. He studied piano from 1936 until 1938. He switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen. He played and recorded with visiting American musicians in Paris. He "played with Rex Stewart (1948), performed at Frisco's in Paris…

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  • The Housekeeper — Musician2002
  • The Miles Davis Story — Self2001
  • Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
  • Discorama — Self1959

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1928-03-03
Active to
2005-07-03
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Pierre Michelot (March 3, 1928–July 3, 2005) was a French bebop and hard bop double bass player. Born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Michelot studied piano from 1936 until 1938, but switched to playing bass at the age of sixteen. Through his career he played with Rex Stewart (1948), Coleman Hawkins, Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Don Byas, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Bud Powell (in a trio with Kenny Clarke), Zoot Sims, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis,

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Instance of
human
Given name
Pierre
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Saint-Denis
Languages spoken
French
Genre
swing
Instrument
piano
Record label
Blue Note
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date of birth
1928-03-03
date of death
2005-07-03
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Pierre Michelot
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
birth name
Pierre Marcel Michelot
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