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Slam Stewart

Englewood, United States

Slam Stewart is credited on 1,264 releases across 339 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,264

Pressings credited

339

Albums

8

Decades active

55

In collections

Biography

Leroy Eliot "Slam" Stewart (September 21, 1914 – December 10, 1987) was an American jazz double-bass player whose trademark style was his ability to bow the bass (arco) and simultaneously hum or sing an octave higher. He was a violinist before switching to bass at the age of 20.

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1,264 releases · 339 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 1,815
  • Other credits · 18

Studios: Pasadena Civic Auditorium · WOR Studios · Le Château D'Hérouville · C.P. MacGregor Studios

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