Don Moore
Donald "Don" Moore (* 1937 in Philadelphia ) is a jazz musician (double bass).
Moore, who only switched from piano to double bass in 1959, was friends with bassist Reggie Workman , who gave him his first bass. In Philadelphia he played a. a. with Spanky DeBrest and Jimmy Heath . In New York from the early 1960s he worked with protagonists of avant-garde jazz such as Don Cherry , John Tchicai , Archie Shepp and the New York Contemporary Five , with whom he toured Europe in 1963, as well as with Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Jackie McLean , Grant Green , Clifford Thornton and Elvin Jones . Moore was a co-founder of the artist cooperative Collective Black Artists . Although he continued to perform well into the 1990s, there are no other recordings with him. The singer Indra Rios-Moore is his daughter.
The bass player is not to be confused with the trumpeter of the same name who was born in the 1930s a. a. played for Jack Teagarden .
Discographic notes
- Archie Shepp / Bill Dixon Quartet (Savoy, 1962)
- New York Contemporary Five - Consequences (Fontana, 1963)
- John Tchicai / Archie Shepp - Rufus (Fontana, 1963)
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk - Kirk in Copenhagen (Mercury, 1963)
- Elvin Jones - Midnight Walk (Atlantic, 1966)
- Clifford Thornton New Art Ensemble - Freedom and Unity (Third World, 1967)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b portrait at All About Jazz
- ↑ according to other sources but in New York City in 1932, cf. Entry at the Library of Congress
- ↑ Biography of Indra Rios Moore
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moore, Don |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Moore, Donald (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |