Person · Male
Wilbur Ware
- From
- Chicago, United States
- Active
- 1923–1979
- Releases
- 3
- hard bop
- jazz
About
Wilbur Bernard Ware (September 8, 1923 – September 9, 1979) was an American jazz double bassist. He was a regular bassist for the Riverside record label in the 1950s, and he recorded regularly in that decade with Johnny Griffin, Kenny Dorham, Kenny Drew, and Thelonious Monk. He also appeared on records released by J.R. Monterose, Toots Thielemans, Sonny Clark, Tina Brooks, Zoot Sims, Archie Shepp, and Grant Green, among others.
Member of
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Thelonious Monk Quartet double bass
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Thelonious Monk Septet double bass
Discography
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Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d8718343-cdc1-49bb-b8cb-d241e5d16b79
- ISNI
- 0000000118217097
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.