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Artist
Eugene Wright
12+ albums
jazz
about
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. He had a very solid, Kansas-city style, theoretically at odds with, but in practice an important component of, Brubeck's cool, mannered jazz. In addition to Brubeck, Wright has played with many jazz stars, including Count Basie, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Carmen McRae, Buddy DeFranco, Cal Tjader, Kai Winding, Karen Hernandez, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dottie Dodgion, Lee Shaw, Dorothy Donegan. and Monty Alexander. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
albums
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The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
The Wright Groove
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Easy Living
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Complete Recordings 1953-1954
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Rounder Fiddle
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Glad To Be Unhappy
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Original Jazz Sound: Take 5
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Gone With the Wind (Original Jazz Sound)
A Space Odyssey: From Birmingham to the Big Apple - The Quest Begins
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Countdown: Time in Outer Space
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Man Of Many Parts
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Art Of Old-Time Mountain Music