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Rick Laird

real name Richard Quentin Laird

Dublin, Ireland · 1941-02-05 – 2021-07-04

Rick Laird is credited on 565 releases across 146 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1966–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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565

Credits

146

Albums

7

Decades active

138

In collections

Biography

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Rick Laird (born 5 February 1941, Dublin, Ireland - died 4 July 2021, New York). Laird was the original bassist for the Mahavishnu Orchestra and also worked with jazz musicians such as Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, and Chick Corea. In 1982, Laird retired from music to pursue a career in photography. He found success shooting stock photos for agencies and also provided cover photos for dozens of record albums.

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Credited work

565 releases · 146 albums · active 1966–2024

  • Performance · 475
  • Other credits · 175
  • Production · 1

Studios: Trident Studios · CBS Studios, New York · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Clinton Recording Studio

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