Abe Bolar (March 26, 1909 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - February 29, 2000 in Portland, Oregon) was an American

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or #Terminology, by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched Bow (music), bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox addit ...

player. From 1932-1936 he was a member of the

Oklahoma City Blue Devils The Oklahoma City Blue Devils was the premier American Southwest territory jazz band in the 1920s. Originally called Billy King's Road Show, it disbanded in Oklahoma City in 1925 where Walter Page renamed it. The name ''Blue Devils'' came from th ...

. He then moved to New York City, where he played with

Hot Lips Page Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page (January 27, 1908 – November 5, 1954) was an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader. He was known as a scorching soloist and powerful vocalist. Page was a member of Walter Page's Blue Devils, Artie Sh ...

(1938–1940),

Lucky Millinder Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang, his showmanship and musical ...

(1940–1941), and in

Count Basie William James "Count" Basie (; August 21, 1904 – April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. In 1935, he formed the Count Basie Orchestra, and in 1936 took them to Chicago for a long engagement and th ...

’s orchestra during the early 1940s. In 1939 and 1940 he made recordings with Pete Johnson. He is the husband of pianist Juanita Bolar.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bolar, Abe 1909 births 2000 deaths American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists 20th-century American musicians 20th-century double-bassists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians Oklahoma City Blue Devils members Count Basie Orchestra members