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Wayne Dockery (June 27, 1941 – June 11, 2018) was an American jazz
double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...
ist who worked with
George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the ...
,
Sonny Fortune Cornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. He played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute. Biography He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Af ...
, Eddie Henderson, Hal Galper,
Archie Shepp Archie Shepp (born May 24, 1937) is an American jazz saxophonist, educator and playwright who since the 1960s has played a central part in the development of avant-garde jazz. Biography Early life Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, but ...
, Michael Brecker, and others. He appears on albums from at least 1971, although never as a bandleader. His brother was pianist Sam Dockery. He moved to Paris in the early 90's and died there after a long illness.


Partial Discography

With
George Benson George Washington Benson (born March 22, 1943) is an American jazz fusion guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He began his professional career at the age of 19 as a jazz guitarist. A former child prodigy, Benson first came to prominence in the ...
*'' In Concert-Carnegie Hall'' (CTI, 1975) With Junior Cook *'' The Place to Be'' (SteepleChase, 1988) With
Sonny Fortune Cornelius "Sonny" Fortune (May 19, 1939 – October 25, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist. He played soprano, alto, tenor, and baritone saxophones, clarinet, and flute. Biography He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Af ...
*'' Long Before Our Mothers Cried'' (Strata-East, 1974) *'' Awakening'' (Horizon, 1975) *'' A Better Understanding'' (Blue Note, 1995) With Hal Galper *'' Reach Out!'' (SteepleChase, 1976) *'' Ivory Forest'' (Enja, 1979) With Billy Harper *'' Trying to Make Heaven My Home'' (MPS, 1979)


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1941 births 2018 deaths 20th-century African-American musicians American jazz double-bassists American male double-bassists Musicians from Camden, New Jersey African-American jazz musicians American male jazz musicians {{US-jazz-musician-stub