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Eugene Wright, bassist with classic Dave Brubeck Quartet, dies aged 97 – The Guardian
Last surviving member of group who cut Take Five and Blue Rondo à la Turk was described as an ‘honorary uncle to the Brubeck family’
Jazz bassist Eugene Wright, who was the last surviving member of the Dave Brubeck Quartets classic lineup, has died aged 97.
The Brubeck estate announced the news on Twitter, saying they were deeply saddened and added that he remained a good friend and honorary uncle to the Brubeck family to the end.
Wright, nicknamed The Senator in jazz circles, was born in Chicago in 1923, and first became proficient on cornet, leading the group Dukes of Swing as a young man. He then taught himself the bass and…
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