Wilbur Ware
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Wilbur Ware (September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979) was an American jazz double-bassist known for his hard bop percussive style.
Born in Chicago, Ware taught himself to play banjo and bass. In the 1940s, he worked with Stuff Smith, Sonny Stitt and Roy Eldridge. In the 1950s, Ware played with Eddie Vinson, Art Blakey, and Buddy DeFranco. He is best known for his work with the Thelonious Monk quartet in 1957-58. Ware and fellow bassist Israel Crosby were leading examples of the more laid-back "Chicago Sound" approach to the bass during the 1950s. In 1969, Ware played with Clifford Jordan, Elvin Jones and Sonny Rollins. He later moved to Philadelphia, where he died from emphysema in 1979.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] As leader
- The Chicago Sound (Riverside, 1957; reissued on Jazzland) - with John Jenkins, Johnny Griffin, Junior Mance, Wilbur Campbell, Frankie Dunlop[1]
[edit] As sideman
With Thelonious Monk
- Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane (Jazzland/Riverside 1957)
- Monk's Music (Riverside/OJC, 1957)
- Mulligan Meets Monk (OJC, 1957)
With Sonny Rollins
- Night at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note, 1957)
With others
- Tina Brooks: The Waiting Game (Blue Note, 1961)
- Sonny Clark: Dial "S" for Sonny (Blue Note, 1957)
- Kenny Dorham: 2 Horns / 2 Rhythm (Riverside, 1957)
- Kenny Drew: Pal Joey (Riverside, 1956)
- Matthew Gee: Jazz By gee (OJC, 1956)
- Grant Green: Remembering (Blue Note, 1961)
- Johnny Griffin: Way Out (OJC, 1958)
- Johnny Griffin: Sextet (OJC, 1958)
- Ernie Henry: Presenting.. (OJC, 1956)
- Clifford Jordan: Mosaik (Milestone, 1961)
- Blue Mitchell: Big 6 (Riverside, 1958)
- J. R. Monterose: J. R. Monterose (Blue Note, 1956)
- Zoot Sims: Zoot! (OJC, 1956)
- Toots Thielemans: Man Bites Harmonica (OJC, 1957)
