{"id":145546,"date":"2021-01-01T19:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/eugene-wright-jazz-bassist-dead-at-97\/"},"modified":"2021-01-01T19:44:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-01T16:44:49","slug":"eugene-wright-jazz-bassist-dead-at-97","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/eugene-wright-jazz-bassist-dead-at-97\/","title":{"rendered":"#Eugene Wright, Jazz Bassist, Dead at 97"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Eugene Wright, Jazz Bassist, Dead at 97<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid--item body body__container article__body grid-layout__content\">Eugene Wright, the jazz bassist known for his time with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, has died, Brubeck Family Legacy Records announced. A cause of death was not revealed. Eugene Wright was 97 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Eugene Wright was born in Chicago in 1923. Growing up, he played the cornet before he learned to play the upright bass. Wright, who was known as \u201cThe Senator,\u201d led the group the Dukes of Swing in the 1940s.<\/p>\n<p>Wright first performed with the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1958, comprising one-fourth of the classic lineup, along with pianist Brubeck, alto saxophonist Paul Desmond, and drummer Joe Morello. One of the lineup\u2019s first albums was 1959\u2019s iconic <em>Time Out<\/em>, which includes the standard \u201cTake Five.\u201d The four musicians recorded over 25 albums together before they disbanded in 1968.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cne-interlude-embed\"><\/div>\n<p>Beyond his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, Eugene Wright recorded and performed with Billie Holiday, Charlie Parker, Vince Guaraldi, and many others.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"iframe-embed iframe-embed--center\">\n<div class=\"iframe-embed__container\">\n<div class=\"iframe-embed__aspect-ratio-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Take Five\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ryA6eHZNnXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"instagram-embed__container\" aria-label=\"social media post\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"true\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CJeQxBcgJft\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\"><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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A cause of death was not revealed. Eugene Wright was 97 years old. Eugene Wright was born in Chicago in 1923. 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