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Wilbur Ware

Chicago, United States

Wilbur Ware is credited on 825 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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825

Pressings credited

148

Albums

8

Decades active

329

In collections

Biography

Wilbur Bernard Ware (September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist. He was a regular bassist for the Riverside record label in the 1950s, and he recorded regularly in that decade with Johnny Griffin, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, and Thelonious Monk. He also appeared on records released by J.R. Monterose, Toots Thielemans, Sonny Clark, Tina Brooks, Zoot Sims, Archie Shepp, and Grant Green, among others.

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Credited work

825 releases · 148 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 1,161
  • Other credits · 6

Studios: Reeves Sound Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey · Village Vanguard · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

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