Wilbur Little

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	Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
	Birth Name	Wilbur Little
	Born	5 Mar 1928
	Died	4 May 1987
	Origin	Parmele, North Carolina , USA
	Instrument	Double Bass , Piano
	Genre	Jazz
	Occupation	Double Bassist
	Associated Acts	Tommy Flanagan , "Sir" Charles Thompson , JJ Johnson

Wilbur Little (b. 1928 in Parmele, North Carolina , d. 1987 in Amsterdam ) was a jazz bassist known for Hard Bop and Post-bop . He originally played piano, but switched to bass after serving in the military. In 1949 he moved to Washington, DC where he worked with "Sir" Charles Thompson among other. After that he was in J.J. Johnson 's trio from 1955 - 1958 and was also the bassist for the The Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.

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	CATEGORIES ABOUT WILBUR LITTLE

	1928 births

	little, wilbur

	jazz bassists

	1987 deaths

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