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Whitey Mitchell
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American jazz bassist and TV writer/producer (1932–2009)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Hackensack to Hollywood
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Film & TV
Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
From New York's Birdland, Basin Street East, and the Village Vanguard, Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell toured with big band greats Benny Goodman and Pete Rugolo. He played Carnegie Hall with Gene Krupa and appeared with Buddy Rich, Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie on Jazz at the Philharmonic. He worked with Andre Precin, Charlie Ventura, Peggy Lee, Mel Torme, Jack Jones and recorded with Barbra…
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5
- Total plays
- 32
Tags
cool jazzjazz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gordon
- Family name
- Mitchell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Hackensack
- Place of death
- Palm Springs
- Sibling
- Red Mitchell
- Occupation
- double-bassist
- Field of work
- jazz
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- double bass
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- date of birth
- 1932-02-22
- date of death
- 2009-01-17
- nickname
- Whitey
- start of work period
- 1966-00-00
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