Person · Male
Wilber Morris
double bassist, bandleader
- From
- Los Angeles, United States
- Active
- 1937–2002
- Releases
- 7
- free jazz
- jazz
About
Wilber Morris (November 27, 1937 – August 8, 2002) was an American jazz double bass player and bandleader. He was the brother of the cornetist, composer, and conductor Butch Morris.
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Wilber Morris recorded widely, and performed with such musicians as Pharoah Sanders, Steve Habib, Sonny Simmons, Alan Silva, Joe McPhee, Horace Tapscott, Butch Morris, Arthur Blythe, Charles Gayle, William Parker, and Billy Bang, Charles Tyler, Dennis Charles, Roy Campbell, Avram Fefer, Alfred 23 Harth, Borah Bergman and Rashied Ali.
Member of
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Billy Bang Sextet bass
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One World Ensemble double bass
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Last of the Hipmen bass
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Marco Eneidi Quintet bass
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Rob Brown Trio double bass
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Billy Bang Quintet bass
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Frank Lowe Quintet bass
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Frode Gjerstad Trio double bass
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Steve Swell’s Unified Theory of Sound double bass
Discography
Albums
Links
Sibling
Also known as
Wilbur Morris
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- c6f9002d-d061-4dee-9a35-a3a72a77ae22
- ISNI
- 0000000055154411
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.