Jimmy Woode

American bassist (1929–2005)

Born: 23 September 1929
Pennsauken
Died: 23 April 2005
Lindenwold
Country: United States

Biography

Jimmy Woode was a jazz musician who played double bass and bass instrument. Jimmy Woode was born on 23 September 1929 in Pennsauken and died on 23 April 2005 in Lindenwold. The music is usually filed under jazz.

James Bryant Woode (September 23, 1926 – April 23, 2005) was an American jazz bassist. He played and/or recorded in bands with Flip Phillips, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Nat Pierce, Sidney Bechet, Billie Holiday, Jaki Byard, Earl Hines, Jimmy Witherspoon, Mal Waldron, Clark Terry and Miles Davis. His granddaughter is singer and composer Amana Melome.

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Also plays on

Albums where Jimmy Woode is credited as a sideman

1957	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book — Ella Fitzgerald	double bass
1957	Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, Volume 2 — Ella Fitzgerald	double bass
1960	Blues in Orbit — Duke Ellington	bass
2014	The Duke: Historically Speaking — Duke Ellington	double bass
2017	Blues In Orbit + The Cosmic Scene — Duke Ellington–	bass
2023	Ella Sings the Blues — Ella Fitzgerald	double bass