Jymie Merritt

American bassist (1926–2020)

Born: 3 May 1926
Philadelphia
Died: 11 April 2020
Philadelphia
Country: United States

Biography

Jymie Merritt was a jazz musician who played double bass. Jymie Merritt was born on 3 May 1926 in Philadelphia and died on 11 April 2020 in Philadelphia. The music is usually filed under jazz. Honours include Pew Fellowship in the Arts (2016).

Jymie Merritt (; May 3, 1926 – April 10, 2020) was an American jazz bassist, bandleader, and composer. Merritt was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers group from 1957 until 1962. The same year he left Blakey's band, Merritt formed his own group, the Forerunners, which he led sporadically until his death in 2020. Merritt also worked as a sideman for blues and jazz musicians such as Bull Moose Jackson, B.B. King, Chet Baker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lee Morgan.

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Albums where Jymie Merritt is credited as a sideman

1959	The Other Side of Benny Golson — Benny Golson	bass
1961	Paris Jam Session — Art Blakey	double bass
1961	South American Cookin’ — Curtis Fuller	double bass
1962	Wayning Moments — Wayne Shorter	double bass
1962	Soul Trombone — Curtis Fuller	double bass
1964	The Most Important Jazz Album of 1964/65 — Chet Baker	double bass
1966	Drums Unlimited — Max Roach	bass
1968	Members, Don’t Git Weary — Max Roach	bass
1971	Live at the Lighthouse — Lee Morgan	double bass
1972	The Last Session — Lee Morgan	electric upright bass, bass
1972	Lee Morgan — Lee Morgan	electric upright bass, bass
1978	Live Messengers — Art Blakey	double bass
1993	En concert avec Europe 1: Olympia, 13 Mai 1961 — Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers feat. Wayne Shorter	bass
1999	Drums Around the Corner — Art Blakey	bass
2011	I Remember Clifford — Lee Morgan	double bass