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Interview: Bill Crow, Part 2

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Marc Myers
Mar 21, 2023
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Bill Crow came to the bass accidentally in 1950. But he was ready for the challenge. Within two years, he was recording with Claude Thornhill and then Stan Getz. But Bill was no ordinary bassist. Listening to the Stan Getz recordings today. he's the second loudest instrument after Getz, his right hand driving the band and keeping firm time with those st…

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