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Jymie Merritt (May 3, 1926 – April 10, 2020) was an American jazz double-bassist, electric-bass pioneer, band leader and composer. Merritt was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers group from 1957 until 1962. The same year he left Blakey's band, Merritt formed his own group, The Forerunners, which he led sporadically until his death in 2020. Merritt also worked as a sideman for blues and jazz musicians such as Bull Moose Jackson, B.B. King, Chet Baker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lee Morgan.

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  • Jymie Merritt (3. května 1926 Filadelfie – 10. dubna 2020 tamtéž) byl americký jazzový kontrabasista. Začínal jako hráč na tenorsaxofon, ale v roce 1943 odešel do armády a byl tak donucen vzdát se hraní hudby. Když se z armády vrátil, nemohl kvůli nemoci pokračovat ve hraní na saxofon a přešel tedy ke kontrabasu. Svou profesionální kariéru zahájil v roce 1949 a brzy poté se stal členem kapely . V roce 1958 se stal členem skupiny bubeníka Arta Blakeyho. Během své kariéry spolupracoval s mnoha dalšími hudebníky, mezi které patří Sonny Clark, Dizzy Reece, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter nebo B. B. King. Je otcem kontrabasisty . Zemřel na rakovinu jater ve věku 93 let. (cs)
  • Jymie Merritt (* 3. Mai 1926; † 11. April 2020) war ein US-amerikanischer Jazz-Bassist des Hardbop. Er spielte mitArt Blakeys Jazz Messengers. (de)
  • Jymie Merritt (May 3, 1926 – April 10, 2020) was an American jazz double-bassist, electric-bass pioneer, band leader and composer. Merritt was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers group from 1957 until 1962. The same year he left Blakey's band, Merritt formed his own group, The Forerunners, which he led sporadically until his death in 2020. Merritt also worked as a sideman for blues and jazz musicians such as Bull Moose Jackson, B.B. King, Chet Baker, Max Roach, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lee Morgan. (en)
  • Jymie Merritt (né le 3 mai 1926 à Philadelphie (Pennsylvanie) et mort le 10 avril 2020) est un contrebassiste américain de jazz, pionnier de la basse électrique, chef d'orchestre et compositeur. (fr)
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