| LC control no. | no 88003468 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Wright, Eugene J. (Eugene Joseph), 1923-2020 |
| Variant(s) | Wright, Gene, 1923-2020 Wright, Senator (Eugene), 1923-2020 |
| See also | Corporate body: Count Basie Orchestra Corporate body: Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Birth date | 1923-05-29 |
| Death date | 2020-12-30 |
| Place of birth | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Double bassists Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Dave Brubeck Quartet. Angel eyes [SR] 1965?, surrogate: container (Eugene Wright; bass) OCLC 5717625: Dave Brubeck Quartet. Gone with the wind [SR] 1959 (hdg.: Wright, Gene, 1923-; usage: Gene Wright) Feather, L.G. The ency. of jazz in the seventies, c1976 p. 349 (Wright, Eugene Joseph (Gene or Senator); bass; b. Chicago, Ill., May 29, 1923) Bryant, B. We're swinging! [SR] 198-?: label ("Senator" Eugene J. Wright, bass) Wikipedia, Nov. 30, 2012 (Eugene Joseph Wright; nicknamed The Senator; American jazz bassist) New York times WWW site, January 8, 2021 (obituary dated January 8, 2021: Eugene Wright; jazz bassist; best known for his work with the Count Basie Orchestra in the late 1940s; member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, 1958-1967; born Eugene Joseph Wright, May 29, 1923, Chicago; died Dec. 30, Los Angeles, at age 97) |
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