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,

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, and

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. From 1986 to 1991 Hurst played in

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'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 Billboard Top Jazz Albums 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'' ( Columbia, 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

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* 2005 '' To Love Again: The Duets'' * 2009 '' Chris Botti in Boston'' * 2012 ''

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'' With Donald Brown * 1988 ''Early Bird'' * 1991 '' People Music'' (Muse) With

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* 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

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* 1990 ''Ellis Marsalis Trio'' * 1993 ''Whistle Stop'' With

* 1987 ''Renaissance'' * 1990 '' Crazy People Music'' * 1990 '' Music from Mo' Better Blues'' * 1991 '' Bloomington'' * 1991 ''

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'' * 1992 '' I Heard You Twice the First Time'' * 2004 ''The Steep Anthology'' With

* 1986 '' J Mood'' * 1987 '' Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)'' * 1987 '' Marsalis Standard Time, Vol. I'' * 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

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* 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 20th century's most important and influentia ...

* 1988 '' 20'',

* 1988 ''Cipher Syntax'', Strata Institute * 1989 ''Bluestruck'',

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* 1989 ''Face to Face'',

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* 1989 '' Hard Groovin''',

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* 1989 ''Scene One'',

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

* 1991 ''

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* 1991 '' The Nurturer'',

* 1992 ''Guitar on Top'',

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* 1992 ''Russell Malone'',

* 1993 ''In Focus'',

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* 1994 ''Live at Bradley's'',

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* 1995 ''Vanessa Rubin Sings'',

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* 1995 ''West Coast Jazz Summit'', Eric Reed * 1996 ''King Shaman'', Medwyn Goodall * 1997 ''That Day...'',

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* 1998 ''In the Long Run'', Dave Ellis * 1998 ''Seasons 4 U'',

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* 2000 ''Treasure Chest'',

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* 2001 '' Big Wide Grin'',

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

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

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* 2002 ''Blue Black'',

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* 2002 '' Jazz Is a Spirit'',

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* 2002 ''New Light'',

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* 2002 ''Pasa Tiempo'',

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* 2003 ''Mapenzi'',

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* 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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* 2005 ''Summertime'', The New Sound Quartet * 2006 '' Beyond the Wall'',

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* 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 '' American Classic'',

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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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* 2024 ''

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Film and video

* Steven Soderbergh – Ocean's Thirteen, 2007 * Steven Soderbergh – The Good German, 2006 * George Clooney – Good Night and Good Luck, 2005 * Steven Soderbergh – Ocean's Twelve, 2004 * Steven Soderbergh – 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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