Don Moore

Don Moore (born 1937) is an American jazz double-bassist.[1]

Moore was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He became interested in the bass around the age of 18.[1] He played and recorded with Archie Shepp, Don Cherry and others in the New York Contemporary Five in Europe in 1963.[1] Later in the 1960s Moore worked with Jackie McLean.[1] He recorded with Elvin Jones in 1966 and Clifford Thornton in 1967.[1]

Discography

With Elvin Jones

• Midnight Walk (Atlantic, 1966)

With Jackie McLean

• Jacknife (Blue Note, 1966)

With Archie Shepp

• Archie Shepp & the New York Contemporary Five (Storyville, 1963)

With Clifford Thornton

• Freedom & Unity (Third World Records, 1967)

With Rahsaan Roland Kirk

• Kirk in Copenhagen (Mercury, 1964)

References

Footnotes

1. Holmes, Terrell Kent (May 28, 2006). "Don Moore". AllAboutJazz. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

General references

• "Don Moore". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, 2002.