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The correct answer is Milt Hinton!
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photo by Brian McMillen
Milt Hinton at Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society, Half Moon Bay CA 7/26/87
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Known as “Sporty,” “Fump” and “The Judge,” Milt Hinton was a prolific and important bassist whose career lasted over 60 years. Among those he toured and/or recorded with includes Freddie Keppard, Jabbo Smith, Eddie South, Fate Marable, Zutty Singleton, Cab Calloway, Joe Bushkin, Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Buck Clayton, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Billie Holiday, Ethel Waters and Teddy Wilson.
He was also recognized as an important photographer, much of which can be found in the book Overtime: The Jazz Photographs of Milt Hinton.
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Click here to read his biography on All Music
Click here to visit his Wikipedia page
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Watch a video of Milt Hinton giving a jazz bass lesson
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Listen to the 1955 recording of Milt Hinton playing “Mean to Me,” with A.J. Sciacca (clarinet); Dick Katz (piano); Osie Johnson (drums)
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