Robert Hurst (born October 4, 1964) is an American

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bassist.

Biography

Hurst played guitar early in his career before concentrating on bass. He worked with Out of the Blue in 1985 and also did work with musicians such as Tony Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Harry Connick Jr.,

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

Russell Malone Russell Malone (born November 8, 1963) is an American jazz guitarist. He began working with Jimmy Smith in 1988 and went on to work with Harry Connick, Jr. and Diana Krall throughout the 1990s.Neuroth, Matt. (2008). ''Bio: Russell Malone.'' Re ...

, and

Steve Coleman Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Early life Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago. He started playing ...

. From 1986 to 1991 Hurst played in

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Award ...

's ensemble, and played with

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in the early 1990s. He was also a member of

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. His debut as a leader, 1993's ''Robert Hurst Presents'', reached No. 13 on the

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chart.

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Allmusic He currently teaches jazz bass at the

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Discography

As leader

* ''Robert Hurst Presents: Robert Hurst'' (

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, 1992) * ''One for Namesake'' (

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, 1993) * ''Unrehurst, Vol. 1'' (Bebob, 2002) * ''Unrehurst, Vol. 2'' (Bebob, 2010) * ''Bob Ya Head'' (Bebob, 2010) * ''Bob: A Palindrome'' (Bebob, 2013) * ''Black Current Jam'' (Dot Time, 2017)

As sideman

With

Chris Botti Christopher Stephen Botti ( ; born October 12, 1962) is an award-winning American trumpeter and composer. In 2013, Botti won the Grammy Award in the Best Pop Instrumental Album category, for the album ''Impressions''. He was also nominated in ...

* 2005 '' To Love Again: The Duets'' * 2009 ''

Chris Botti in Boston ''Chris Botti in Boston'' is a live album by American jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. It was released on CD and DVD on March 31, 2009 through Decca Records. The album was certified platinum in the US and diamond in Poland. It was nominated at the ...

'' * 2012 '' Impressions'' With Donald Brown * 1988 ''Early Bird'' * 1991 ''

People Music ''People Music'' is a studio album by American jazz bassist Christian McBride together with his band Inside Straight. The record was released on via the Mack Avenue label. Background ''People Music'' is the second album for McBride's band Ins ...

'' (Muse) With

Diana Krall Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard'' maga ...

* 2004 '' Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival'' * 2005 ''

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'' * 2006 '' From This Moment On'' * 2008 ''Christmas Hits & Duos'' * 2009 '' Quiet Nights'' * 2010 ''Doing All Right: In Concert'' With Ellis Marsalis Jr. * 1990 ''Ellis Marsalis Trio'' * 1993 ''Whistle Stop'' With

* 1987 ''Renaissance'' * 1990 '' Crazy People Music'' * 1990 '' Music from Mo' Better Blues'' * 1991 '' Bloomington'' * 1991 '' The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born'' * 1992 ''

I Heard You Twice the First Time ''I Heard You Twice the First Time'' is a jazz album by Branford Marsalis that explores different aspects of the blues, featuring guest appearances from B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Russell Malone, Wynton Marsalis and Linda Hopkins. It peaked at ...

'' * 2004 ''The Steep Anthology'' With

* 1986 '' J Mood'' * 1987 '' Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)'' * 1987 ''

Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I ''Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. 1'' is an album by jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that was released in 1987. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group in 1988. Reception The album reached peak positions of number 153 ...

'' * 1988 '' Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blue, Vol. 1'' * 1990 '' Standard Time, Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling'' * 2004 ''Trios'' * 2007 ''Standards & Ballads'' With

Greg Osby Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with J ...

* 2003 ''St. Louis Shoes'' * 2004 ''Public'' With Out of the Blue * 1985 ''Out of the Blue'' * 1986 ''Inside Track'' With others * 1986 ''

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Woody Shaw Woody Herman Shaw Jr. (December 24, 1944 – May 10, 1989) was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator. Shaw is widely known as one of the most important and influential jazz trumpet ...

* 1988 '' 20'', Harry Connick Jr. * 1988 ''Cipher Syntax'', Strata Institute * 1989 ''Bluestruck'', Terumasa Hino * 1989 ''Face to Face'', Renee Rosnes * 1989 ''

Hard Groovin' ''Hard Groovin is an album by saxophonist Ricky Ford which was recorded in 1989 and released on the Muse label.Ricky Ford Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) and studied at the New England Conservatory. Ricky Ford AllMusic In 1974, he recorded with Gunther Schulle ...

* 1989 ''Scene One'',

Vincent Herring Vincent Dwayne Herring (born November 19, 1964) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, composer, and educator. Known for his fiery and soulful playing in the bands of Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard, and Nat Adderley in the earlier stages of h ...

* 1989 ''The Road Less Traveled'', Marvin Smitty Smith * 1990 ''

From Day to Day ''From Day to Day'' is a 1990 studio album by American jazz pianist Mulgrew Miller recorded together with drummer Kenny Washington and bassist Robert Hurst. This is his seventh album as a leader. Reception Jack Fuller of ''Chicago Tribune'' n ...

'', Mulgrew Miller * 1991 '' Kenny Kirkland'', Kenny Kirkland * 1991 ''

The Nurturer ''The Nurturer'' is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1990 and released on the Blue Note label.Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh ...

* 1992 ''Guitar on Top'',

Dave Stryker Dave Stryker (born March 30, 1957) is an American jazz guitarist. He has recorded over twenty-five albums as a leader and has been a featured sideman with Stanley Turrentine, Jack McDuff, and Kevin Mahogany. Career Stryker grew up in Omaha, Nebr ...

* 1992 ''Russell Malone'',

* 1993 ''In Focus'',

Bruce Barth Bruce David Barth (born September 7, 1958) is a jazz pianist, composer, and producer. Early life Barth was born in Pasadena, California, on September 7, 1958. He started to play the piano around the age of five. He had private jazz lessons wit ...

* 1994 ''Live at Bradley's'', Kevin Eubanks * 1995 ''Vanessa Rubin Sings'',

Vanessa Rubin Vanessa Rubin (born March 14, 1957) is an American jazz vocalist. Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents from Trinidad and Louisiana, Rubin grew up in a musical household. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Ohio ...

* 1995 ''West Coast Jazz Summit'', Eric Reed * 1996 ''King Shaman'',

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* 1997 ''That Day...'', Dianne Reeves * 1998 ''In the Long Run'', Dave Ellis * 1998 ''Seasons 4 U'',

Lou Rawls Louis Allen Rawls (December 1, 1933 – January 6, 2006) was an American record producer, singer, composer and actor. Rawls released more than 60 albums, sold more than 40 million records, and had numerous charting singles, most notably his s ...

* 2000 ''Treasure Chest'',

Joe Gilman Joseph Alan Gilman (born June 27, 1962) is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. He has taught at American River College and Sacramento State University in Sacramento and the Brubeck Institute in Stockton, California. Background G ...

* 2001 ''

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# "Everybody Be Yoself" (Chic Streetman) - 4:59 # "Love Train" (Gamble and Huff, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff) - 4 ...

'', Keb' Mo' * 2001 ''Surfacing'', John Beasley * 2001 ''The Power of the String'', Paul Jackson * 2001 ''Vertigo'',

René Marie René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career She began her professional music career at age 42. Originally she performed as René Croan; she ...

* 2002 ''A Love Affair in Paris'',

Buddy Montgomery Charles "Buddy" Montgomery (January 30, 1930 – May 14, 2009) was an American jazz vibraphonist and pianist. He was the younger brother of Wes and Monk Montgomery, a guitarist and bassist respectively. Buddy and brother Monk formed The Masters ...

* 2002 ''Blue Black'',

Jean Toussaint Jean Toussaint (born July 27, 1960) is an American jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist. Life and career Toussaint was born in Aruba, Dutch Antilles, and was raised in Saint Thomas and New York City. He learned to play calypso as a child and att ...

* 2002 ''

Jazz Is a Spirit ''Jazz Is a Spirit'' is an album by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington. It was recorded before an audience at Master Control Studio in Burbank, California during February 2001, and was released in 2002 by the German label ACT Music. On the album, Carri ...

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Terri Lyne Carrington Terri Lyne Carrington (born August 4, 1965) is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and ma ...

* 2002 ''New Light'',

Bill Mobley Joseph William Mobley (born April 7, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Early life and education Mobley was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Both of his parents were musicians. Mobley learned piano, his mother's instrument, from ...

* 2002 ''Pasa Tiempo'', Joe Louis Walker * 2003 ''Mapenzi'',

Ronald Muldrow Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949 in Chicago – January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles) was a soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist. As an emerging jazz guitarist in the early 1970s, Muldrow connected with soul-jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and contrib ...

* 2003 ''Summertime'', Mike Clark * 2004 ''The Art of Five'',

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* 2005 '' It's Time'',

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* 2005 '' Jumping the Creek'', Charles Lloyd * 2005 ''SF Jazz Collective'',

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* 2005 '' Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook'',

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* 2006 '' Beyond the Wall'', Kenny Garrett * 2006 '' Kinesthetics'',

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* 2007 '' Collaborations'', Jill Scott * 2007 ''Mosaic Select: Tony Williams'', Tony Williams * 2008 '' Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace'',

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* 2009 ''

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* 2009 '' Love Is the Answer'',

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* 2010 '' ... Featuring Norah Jones'',

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* 2012 ''

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Film and video

* Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Thirteen, 2007 * Steven Soderburgh – The Good German, 2006 * George Clooney – Good Night and Good Luck, 2005 * Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Twelve, 2004 * Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Eleven, 2000 * MTV Films on VH–1 – Tamara Davis, Single Ladies, 2011 * PBS Great Performances – Happy Birthday Ella: A Tribute to the First Lady of Song, 2007 * HBO Green House Productions – Mackie Austin Hard Road Home, 2007 * Sony Music Entertainment – Chris Botti in Boston, 2009 * The Verve Music Group – Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Diana Krall, Verve, 2005 * ABC – Their Eyes Were Watching God, 2005 * Horn of the Moon Productions – Paco Farias Short Film, Broken, 2003 * Brown Sugar – 2002 * Men of Honor – 2000 * Dinner with Friends – HBO Films. RL. Hurst musician, original score by Dave Grusin * The Blue Lobster – Dogma 2000 Presentation * The Wood – Paramount Pictures presents an MTV Films Production * Beverly Hillbillies, Been There Done That, Theme & Soundtrack * Spike Lee Clockers, Mo' Better Blues, Do the Right Thing – Soundtrack * USC–Independent Productions – The Expendables, Featuring: Brother Try 'n Catch a Cab on the East Side Blues & Simi Valley Blues by Robert Hurst * 20th Century Fox Film Co., Keenan Wayans – In Living Color Featuring: Detroit Red by Robert Hurst (A dance bumper for the Fly Girls) * Acorn Productions, Bernie Casey – The Dinner * CBS Music Video Enterprises: Wynton Marsalis–Blues & Swing * Columbia Records & Pennebaker Associates, Inc., Branford Marsalis–The Music Tells You: Title track, Roust About Composed by Robert Hurst (Jazz Hall of Fame Inductee) * Sony Music International Branford Marsalis – BB's Blues * Chanticleer Films – Marco Williams – Without a Pass Featuring compositions by Robert Hurst (Cable Ace Award Nominee)

References

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