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Buell Neidlinger

From: New York, United States
Active: 1936–2018
Releases: 10

avant-garde jazz
free jazz
jazz

About

Buell Neidlinger (March 2, 1936 – March 16, 2018) was an American cellist and double bassist. He worked with a variety of pop and jazz performers, prominently with iconoclastic pianist Cecil Taylor in the 1950s and '60s.

From Buell Neidlinger on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

Buellgrass now
Cecil Taylor Quartet now bass
Cecil Taylor Quintet now bass

Discography

Albums 6

New York City R&B 1972
SwinGrass '83 1982
Locomotive 1988
Rear View Mirror 1991
Gayle Force 2015 Apple Music
Thelonious 2019

Live 1

Big Drum 1992

Compilations 3

New York City R&B / Jumpin’ Punkins 2020
Marty’s Garage 1983
Rear View Mirror Year unknown

Also known as

Buell Niedlinger

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: daf7a550-17c5-465b-9b3e-d946955cd548
ISNI: 0000000055134015

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 8 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.