Wilbur Little

 ( American Jazz Double-bassists ) 

Wilbur " Doc" Little (March 5, 1928 – May 4, 1987) was an American jazz bassist known for playing hard bop and post-bop.

Little originally played piano, but switched to double bass after serving in the military. In 1949 he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked with "Sir" Charles Thompson, among others. After that, he was in J. J. Johnson's quintet from 1955 to 1958. He was the bassist on pianist Tommy Flanagan's first studio album, recorded when he and Flanagan were touring in Europe as members of Johnson's band.

Little moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.

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Discography

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As sideman With Tommy Flanagan

• Overseas (Prestige, 1957)

With Buck Hill

• Easy to Love (SteepleChase, 1981 1982)
• Impressions (SteepleChase, 1981 1983)

With Freddie Hubbard

• (Label M, 1965)

With Elvin Jones

• Live at the Village Vanguard (Enja, 1968)
• Poly-Currents (Blue Note, 1969)
• The Prime Element (Blue Note, 1969)
• Coalition (Blue Note, 1970)

With J. J. Johnson

• J Is for Jazz (Columbia, 1956)
• Dial J. J. 5 (Columbia, 1957)
• J. J. in Person! (Columbia, 1958)

With Duke Jordan

• Live in Japan (SteepleChase, 1976 1977)
• Flight to Japan (SteepleChase, 1976 1978)
• Tivoli One (SteepleChase, 1978, 1984)
• Tivoli Two (SteepleChase, 1978, 1984)
• Wait and See (SteepleChase, 1978 1994)

With Lee Konitz

• Oleo (Sonet, 1975)

With Junior Mance

• Live at the Top (Atlantic, 1968)

With Horace Parlan

• Blue Parlan (Steeplechase, 1978)
• Hi-Fly (Steeplechase, 1978)

With Roswell Rudd

• Blown Bone (Philips, 1979)

With Archie Shepp

• Little Red Moon (Soul Note, 1985)

With Randy Weston

• Live at the Five Spot (United Artists, 1959)

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External links

• Biography at Allmusic

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