Milt Hinton

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Milt Hinton was a renowned American jazz double bassist and photographer, celebrated for his long career, distinctive slap bass style, and extensive documentation of jazz history.

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instanceOf American jazz double bassist
double bassist
human
jazz musician
jazz photographer
photographer
awardReceived National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship NERFINISHED
birthName Milton John Hinton NERFINISHED
burialPlace Pinelawn Memorial Park, Farmingdale, New York NERFINISHED
coAuthor David G. Berger NERFINISHED
Holly Maxson NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1910-06-23
dateOfDeath 2000-12-19
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
familyName Hinton NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork music
photography
genre jazz
givenName Milton NERFINISHED
hasPhotographicArchive Milt Hinton Collection NERFINISHED
influenced jazz bassists
instrument double bass
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Cab Calloway Orchestra NERFINISHED
name Milt Hinton NERFINISHED
nickname The Judge NERFINISHED
notableFor documenting jazz history
jazz photography
slap bass style
notableWork Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton NERFINISHED
occupation double bassist
musician
photographer
photographed jazz musicians
placeOfBirth Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Queens, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED
residence New York City
spouse Monita Hinton NERFINISHED
style slap bass
workedWith Benny Goodman NERFINISHED
Billie Holiday NERFINISHED
Cab Calloway NERFINISHED
Count Basie NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
yearsActive 1930s–1990s

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Brownsville, Tennessee, United States hasNotablePerson Milt Hinton
subject surface form: Brownsville, Tennessee
Cab Calloway associatedAct Milt Hinton