Eugene Wright (other)
Eugene Wright (1923–2020) was an American jazz bassist. Eugene Wright may also refer to: * Eugene Allen Wright (1913–2002), United States federal judge * Gene Wright (baseball) (1878–1930), American baseball player See also *Frederick Eugene Wright Frederick Eugene Wright (October 16, 1877 – August 25, 1953) was an American optical scientist and geophysicist. He was the second president of the Optical Society of America from 1918-1919. Biography He was born in Marquette, Michigan, and hi ...

Eugene Wright
Eugene Joseph Wright (May 29, 1923 – December 30, 2020) was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Career Wright was a cornetist at high school and led the 16-piece band Dukes of Swing in his 20s. He was largely self-taught on bass until his early 30s, when he studied privately with Paul Gregory and others. Walter Page was Wright's idol. He became more successful at the peak of the swing era, with bandleaders including Count Basie and Erroll Garner. Playing with Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker, after the swing era ended, he demonstrated his versatility in bebop with such musicians as Sonny Stitt as well as in Latin jazz with Cal Tjader. He also played with Lonnie Simmons, Gene Ammons, and Arnett Cobb in the late '40s and early '50s, then worked with Buddy DeFranco from 1952 to 1955, touring Europe with him. He played in the Red Norvo trio in 1955 and toured Australia with them. He was featured in a film short with Charlie Barnet. Wright's ...
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Eugene Allen Wright
Eugene Allen Wright (February 23, 1913 – September 3, 2002) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Education and career Born in Seattle, Washington, Wright received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Washington in 1934 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Washington School of Law in 1937. He was in the United States Army Reserve as a colonel from 1934 to 1965. He was in active service from 1941 to 1946. He was in private practice in Seattle from 1937 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1954. He was a judge pro tem of the Municipal Court in Seattle from 1948 to 1952. He was a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law from 1952 to 1974. He was a judge of the King County Superior Court in King County from 1954 to 1966. He was a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Communications from 1965 to 1966. He was a vice president and senior trust officer for the Pacific National Bank of Seattle fr ...
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Gene Wright (baseball)
Clarence Eugene Wright (December 11, 1878 – October 29, 1930) was a professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), ... from 1901 to 1904. References Major League Baseball pitchers Brooklyn Superbas players Cleveland Bronchos players Cleveland Naps players St. Louis Browns players Great Falls Indians players Dayton Old Soldiers players Boise Fruit Pickers players Atlanta Crackers players St. Paul Saints (AA) players Los Angeles Angels (minor league) players San Jose (minor league baseball) players Spokane Indians players Baseball players from Cleveland 1878 births 1930 deaths {{US-baseball-pitcher-1870s-stub ...
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