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Eugene Wright, Longtime Brubeck Quartet Bassist, Dies at 97


Eugene Wright, Longtime Brubeck Quartet Bassist, Dies at 97
As a member of one of the most popular groups in jazz, he was a star. But as a Black musician in an otherwise all-white ensemble, he sometimes confronted racism.
The bassist Eugene Wright in about 1960. He joined the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1958 and stayed until it was disbanded in 1967.Credit.Bill Wagg/Redferns, via Getty Images
Jan. 8, 2021
Eugene Wright, a distinguished bass player who toured the world and recorded some 30 albums, including the landmark “Time Out,” in his decade with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, died on Dec. 30 in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 97. ....

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