Eugene Wright, Longtime Brubeck Quartet Bassist, Dies at 97
Eugene Wright, Longtime Brubeck Quartet Bassist, Dies at 97 As a member of one of the most popular groups in jazz, he was a star. But as a Black musician in an otherwise all-white ensemble, he sometimes confronted racism. The bassist Eugene Wright in about 1960. He joined the Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1958 and stayed until it was disbanded in 1967.Credit...Bill Wagg/Redferns, via Getty Images Jan. 8, 2021 Eugene Wright, a distinguished bass player who toured the world and recorded some 30 albums, including the landmark “Time Out,” in his decade with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, died on Dec. 30...
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