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One of the top bassists of 1955-1965, Paul Chambers was among the first in jazz to take creative bowed solos (other than Slam Stewart, who hummed along with his bowing). He grew up in Detroit, where he was part of the fertile local jazz scene. After touring with Paul Quinichette, Chambers went to New York, where he played with the J.J. Johnson-Kai Winding quintet and George Wallington. He spent the bulk of his prime years (1955-1963) as a member of the Miles Davis Quintet, participating in…

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Previously we have published a list of people who died young, but it was not focused on musicians. Furthermore, when writing music lists it is all too easy to overlook jazz in favor of pop. This list corrects both omissions. In this list we look at ten great Jazz musicians who died before their time.

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