Michael Moore (born May 16, 1945 in Glen Este, Ohio) is an American

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bassist. Moore started on bass at age fifteen, at

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in Cincinnati, where he performed in ensembles and the Presentation Orchestra in George G. "Smittie" Smith's

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. He played with his father in nightclubs in Cincinnati. He attended the Cincinnati College Conservatory, playing with Cal Collins and

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locally. He toured Africa and Europe with

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

in 1966, and recorded with Dusko Goykovich while in Belgrade. In the 1970s, he worked with

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, Freddie Hubbard, Jim Hall,

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, Bill Evans, Benny Goodman,

Jake Hanna Jake Hanna (April 4, 1931 – February 12, 2010) was an American jazz drummer. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States. Hanna first performed in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the house drummer at Storyville nightclub in Boston, ...

, Warren Vache, Herb Ellis,

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

Ruby Braff Reuben "Ruby" Braff (March 16, 1927 – February 9, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter and cornetist. Jack Teagarden was once asked about him on the Garry Moore television show and described Ruby as "the Ivy League Louis Armstrong". Braff ...

, George Barnes, Chet Baker, and Lee Konitz. In 1978, he auditioned and was hired by Bill Evans after longtime bassist

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had left the group and Evans was in transition with drummer

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. Moore left after five months due to dissatisfaction with the group. Late in the decade he began working with

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, with whom he would play into the 1990s. In the 1980s he worked with Sims again and with Kenny Barron and Michael Urbaniak. Moore was a member of the

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from 2001 until Brubeck's death in 2012.

Discography

As leader

* ''Live at Carnegie Hall – 40th Anniversary Concert, Benny Goodman'' (1978) * ''Two in Time'' (

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, 1989) * ''

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meets

and Michael Moore'' (Chiaroscuro, 1992) * ''Plays Gershwin'' (1995) * ''Michael Moore / Bill Charlap'' (

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, 1995) * ''The Intimacy of the Bass'' (with Rufus Reid) (

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, 1999) * ''The History of Jazz, Vol. 1'' ( Arbors, 2000) * ''The History of Jazz, Vol. 2'' (Arbors, 2002)

As sideman

With Kenny Barron *'' 1+1+1'' (Blackhawk, 1984

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With The

- George Barnes Quartet *''The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet'' (Chiaroscuro, 1974) *''Live at the New School'' (Chiaroscuro, 1974) *''Salutes

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'' (

, 1975) *''Plays Gershwin'', (Concord Jazz, 1975) *''To

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With Love'', (Concord Jazz, 1975) With

Bob Brookmeyer Robert Edward "Bob" Brookmeyer (December 19, 1929 – December 15, 2011) was an American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Brookmeyer first gained widespread public attention as a member of G ...

* ''The Bob Brookmeyer Small Band'' (Gryphon, 1978) With Dave Brubeck *'' London Flat, London Sharp'' With Bill Evans *'' Getting Sentimental'' (rec. live at the Village Vanguard, 1978) With

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*''

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'' (RCA, 1974) With Art Farmer and Jim Hall *'' Big Blues'' (CTI, 1978) With Jesse Green *''Sea Journey'' (Chiaroscuro, 1993) With Lee Konitz * '' In Concert'' (India Navigation, 1974

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with Chet Baker *'' The Lee Konitz Quintet'' (Chiaroscuro, 1977) *'' Tenorlee'' (Choice, 1978) With

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*'' Many Shades of Blue'' (Mainstream, 1974) With

and

Doug Raney Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney. Career Raney was born in New York City. He began to play the guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was ...

*'' Stolen Moments'' (Steeplechase, 1979) With

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*''

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'' (Hep, 1978) with

Jimmy Knepper James Minter Knepper (November 22, 1927 – June 14, 2003) was an American jazz trombonist. In addition to his own recordings as leader, Knepper performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Woody Herman, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Benny Goo ...

*'' Live at the Floating Jazz Festival'' (Chiaroscuro, 2000

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with

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With Warren Vaché *'' Horn of Plenty'' (Muse, 1994) *'' Talk to Me Baby'' (Muse, 1996) With

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

and

Lew Tabackin Lewis Barry Tabackin (born March 26, 1940) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and flutist. He is married to pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi with whom he has co-led large ensembles since the 1970s. Biography Tabackin started learning flute at age ...

*'' Phil Woods/Lew Tabackin'' (Omnisound, 1981)

References

* Michael Mooreat

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