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Walter Booker
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Bassists · 1933–2006

Walter Booker

American jazz double-bassist

Born
17 December 1933
Prairie View
Died
24 November 2006
Manhattan
Country
United States

Biography

Walter Booker was a jazz musician who played double bass and bass instrument. Walter Booker was born on 17 December 1933 in Prairie View and died on 24 November 2006 in Manhattan. The music is usually filed under jazz.

Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 – November 24, 2006) was an American jazz musician. A native of Prairie View, Texas, his playing was marked by voice-like inflections, glissandos and tremolo techniques.

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Also plays on

Albums where Walter Booker is credited as a sideman

1965 Sonny Rollins on impulse! — Sonny Rollins double bass
1966 Alfie — Sonny Rollins double bass, bass guitar
1966 Mustang! — Donald Byrd bass
1967 Slow Drag — Donald Byrd double bass
1967 Blackjack — Donald Byrd bass
1967 Turkish Women at the Bath — Pete La Roca bass
1968 Born Free — Milt Jackson bass
1969 Country Preacher: "Live" At Operation Breadbasket — Cannonball Adderley double bass, bass
1969 Horizons — Charles McPherson double bass
1970 Super Nova — Wayne Shorter acoustic guitar
1971 Zawinul — Joe Zawinul double bass
1972 The Black Messiah — Cannonball Adderley bass
1974 Love, Sex, and the Zodiac — Cannonball Adderley double bass
1974 Kwanza — Archie Shepp double bass
1974 Brasswind — Gene Ammons bass
1975 Phenix — Cannonball Adderley bass
1976 Now It's My Turn — Betty Carter bass
1978 The Procrastinator — Lee Morgan double bass
1980 Third Season — Hank Mobley bass
1980 Side by Side — Richie Cole With Phil Woods bass
1981 Some Other Time — John Hicks bass
1982 Pharoah Sanders Live… — Pharoah Sanders double bass
1982 Still Hard Times — David “Fathead” Newman double bass
1983 So Nobody Else Can Hear — Jimmy Cobb with Freddie Hubbard & Gregory Hines bass
1983 "Lieb": Close-Up — David Liebman bass
1989 Rhythm-A-King — Kenny Barron - John Hicks double bass
1992 It's Not About the Melody — Betty Carter bass
1995 The Session — Jimmy Cobb bass
1995 Family — Roy Hargrove bass
1998 What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Bacharach and David — Stan Getz bass

Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Walter Booker play?

Walter Booker is known for playing double bass and bass instrument.

When and where was Walter Booker born?

Walter Booker was born 17 December 1933 in Prairie View.

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