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Henry Grimes
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Bassists · 1935–2020

Henry Grimes

American musician (1935–2020)

Born
3 November 1935
Philadelphia
Died
15 April 2020
East Harlem
Country
United States
Active
1958–
Discography
8 albums

Biography

Henry Grimes was a jazz musician who played double bass and violin. Henry Grimes was born on 3 November 1935 in Philadelphia and died on 15 April 2020 in East Harlem. The music is usually filed under jazz. The discography here lists 8 albums, from “Nile River Suite” (2004) to “Same Egg” (2013).

Henry Grimes (November 3, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz double bassist and violinist. After more than a decade of activity and performance, notably as a leading bassist in free jazz, Grimes completely disappeared from the music scene by 1970. Grimes was often presumed to have died, but he was discovered in 2002 and returned to performing.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Nile River Suite 2004
The Power of Light 2007 · Live
Going to the Ritual 2008
Solo 2009
Spirits Aloft 2010
My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains 2012
Purity 2012
Same Egg 2013

Also plays on

Albums where Henry Grimes is credited as a sideman

1957 My Kind of Jazz — Tony Scott double bass
1958 Sonny Rollins and the Big Brass — Sonny Rollins double bass
1958 Reunion With Chet Baker and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet — Gerry Mulligan bass
1959 Sings a Song With Mulligan — Annie Ross & The Gerry Mulligan Quartet bass
1959 Free Blown Jazz — Tony Scott, Jimmy Knepper double bass
1960 Rolf Kuhn and His Sound of Jazz — Rolf Kuhn bass
1961 Shirley Scott Plays Horace Silver — Shirley Scott double bass
1963 Sonny Meets Hawk! — Sonny Rollins & Coleman Hawkins double bass
1964 Witches & Devils — Albert Ayler double bass
1965 Spirits Rejoice — Albert Ayler double bass
1965 Sonny's Time Now — Sunny Murray double bass
1966 Unit Structures — Cecil Taylor double bass
1966 On This Night — Archie Shepp bass
1966 Complete Communion — Don Cherry double bass
1966 Symphony for Improvisers — Don Cherry bass
1967 Conquistador! — Cecil Taylor bass
1967 Tauhid — Pharoah Sanders bass
1967 The Dedication Series, Volume VII: The Village Concerts — Albert Ayler double bass
1967 In Greenwich Village — Albert Ayler bass
1969 Where Is Brooklyn? — Don Cherry double bass
1971 Swing Low Sweet Spiritual — Albert Ayler double bass
1975 School Days - A 1963 Live Session Released for the First Time — Steve Lacy, Roswell Rudd, Henry Grimes, Dennis Charles double bass
1992 From Newport to Nice — Lee Konitz double bass
1995 The Gerry Mulligan Songbook — Gerry Mulligan double bass
1998 Live in Greenwich Village: The Complete Impulse Recordings — Albert Ayler bass, double bass
2003 A Day in New York — Tony Scott & Bill Evans double bass
2005 Spiritual Unity — Marc Ribot bass
2009 Piano Solo at Town Hall 1971 — Cecil Taylor bass
2024 Freedom Weaver: The 1959 European Tour Recordings — Sonny Rollins bass
2024 Forces of Nature: Live at Slugs' — McCoy Tyner & Joe Henderson double bass

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Henry Grimes play?

Henry Grimes is known for playing double bass and violin.

When and where was Henry Grimes born?

Henry Grimes was born 3 November 1935 in Philadelphia.

What are Henry Grimes's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Nile River Suite (2004), The Power of Light (2007), Going to the Ritual (2008), Solo (2009) and Spirits Aloft (2010).

External links

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