Lynn Seaton (born July 18, 1957 in

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) is a jazz

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), keyboard bass (synth bass) or a low br ...

associated with

bebop Bebop or bop is a style of jazz developed in the early to mid-1940s in the United States. The style features compositions characterized by a fast tempo (usually exceeding 200 bpm), complex chord progressions with rapid chord changes and numerou ...

and swing. He has appeared on over 125 albums, including ''

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'' by

Bucky Pizzarelli John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He worked for NBC as a staffman from 1964, including for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). Musicians he collaborate ...

, and the

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winning '' Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra''. He has also recorded as a leader on releases such as ''Bassman's Basement'' and ''Zoom Blewz''. He began with classical guitar, but switched to bass at age 9. He began his professional career after moving to Ohio with the Steve Schmidt Trio, and later he did a two-year world tour with the

Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 19 ...

. He has performed and recorded with other notable musicians such as

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roo ...

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, and

George Shearing Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 191914 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 so ...

. He currently teaches at the

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Discography

As leader * ''Bassman's Basement'' (

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, 1991) * ''Solo Flights'' (OmniTone, 1996) * ''Puttin' On The Ritz'' (

Nagel-Heyer Records Nagel-Heyer Records is a German jazz record label based in Hamburg. Nagel-Heyer was founded in 1992 by Hans and Sabine Nagel-Heyer to issue primarily live recordings of both North American and European jazz performers. In 1998, Nagel-Heyer was na ...

, 2002) * ''Live!!!'' (

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, 2003) * ''Lower Convergence Bass Trio'' with Jeffry Eckels and Brian Mulholland (Lower Convergence, 2005) * ''Zoom Blewz'' (Lynn Seaton, 2012) As sideman (partial) *

, ''50th Anniversary Tour'' (

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, 1986) *

The Count Basie Orchestra The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16- to 18-piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in 1935 and recording regularly from 1936. Despite a brief disbandment at the beginning of the 19 ...

, ''Long Live the Chief'' (

Denon Records Denon Records was a Japanese audiophile record label owned by Denon and distributed by A&M Records from 1990 through 1992. This was a reissue program that included 390 jazz and classical music titles that were issued on compact disc. Artists *Aer ...

, 1986) *

Diane Schuur Diane Joan Schuur (born December 10, 1953), nicknamed "Deedles", is an American jazz singer and pianist. As of 2015, Schuur had released 23 albums, and had extended her jazz repertoire to include essences of Latin, gospel, pop and country musi ...

, Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (

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, 1987) *

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie, Count Basie's band duri ...

, ''Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green'' (Concord Jazz, 1994) * Kenny Drew Jr., ''Portraits Of Charles Mingus & Thelonious Monk'' (Claves Jazz, 1995) *

Trio, ''Live!'' (

Mons Records Mons Records is a German independent record label for jazz and classical music founded in 1991 by Thilo Berg in Trippstadt. The label has released music by among others Clark Terry, Jeff Hamilton, Bobby Shew, Tom Harrell, Ray Brown, Benny ...

, 1996) *

John Fedchock John William Fedchock (born September 18, 1957) is an American jazz trombonist, bandleader, and arranger. Early life and education Fedchock was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He studied at Ohio State University and the Eastman School of Music at th ...

, ''On the Edge'' (

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, 1997) *

Butch Miles Charles J. Thornton, Jr. (July 4, 1944 – February 2, 2023), known professionally as Butch Miles, was an American jazz drummer. He played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, ...

, ''Straight On Till Morning'' (

, 2003) *

Steve Wiest Steve Wiest ''(né'' John Stephen Wiest; born 1957) is an American trombonist, composer, arranger, big band director, music educator at the collegiate level, jazz clinician, author, and illustrator/cartoonist. From 1981 to 1985, he was a feature ...

, ''Out of the New'' (Arabesque Recordings, 2008) * Michael Waldrop, ''

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'' (

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, 2018)

External links

Lynn Seaton's website
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1957 births Living people American jazz double-bassists American male double-bassists University of North Texas College of Music faculty Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma Jazz musicians from Oklahoma 21st-century American double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians {{Oklahoma-stub