Milt Hinton

Milt Hinton (born Milton John Hilton in Vicksburg, Mississippi, June 23, 1910; d. Queens, New York, December 19, 2000), "the dean of jazz bass players," was an American jazz double bassist.

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Vicksburg - Mississippi - June 23 - 1910 - Queens - New York - December 19 - 2000 - American - Double bass

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Hinton possessed a formidable technique and was equally adept and bowing, pizzicato, and "slapping," a technique for which he became famous while playing with the big band of Cab Calloway in the 1930s. Unusually for a double bass player, Hinton was frequently given the spotlight by Calloway, taking virtuosic bass solos in tunes like "Pluckin' the Bass."

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Also a fine photographer, Hinton documented many of the great jazz musicians via photographs he took over the course of his career.

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