Richard Davis, whose soulful, pronounced upright bass was heard on a wide range of post-war sideman recordings—from chamber jazz and hard bop to free, funk, fusion and spiritual jazz—and on a variety of albums of his own, died on September 6. He was 93. [Photo above of Richard Davis]
Davis began his recording career in the Ahmad Jamal Trio in 1954. Throu…
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