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Wilbur Little | |
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| Born | March 5, 1928 Parmele, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 1987 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Double bass, piano |
| Formerly of | Tommy Flanagan, "Sir" Charles Thompson, J. J. Johnson, Archie Shepp |
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.