Red Mitchell

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Red Mitchell was an influential American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader known for his lyrical playing style and innovative tuning approach.

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Red Mitchell canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
double bassist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
activeIn 20th-century jazz scene ⓘ
artForm live jazz performance ⓘ
artisticIdentity American jazz artist ⓘ
birthName Keith Moore Mitchell ⓘ
contributedTo development of modern jazz bass techniques ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
creativeInfluenceOn subsequent generations of jazz bassists ⓘ
creativeRole composer of jazz pieces ⓘ
familyName Mitchell ⓘ
fieldOfWork jazz composition ⓘ
jazz performance ⓘ
music ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
givenName Keith ⓘ
hasNotableSkill arranging for small groups ⓘ
ensemble leadership ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
influencedGenre modern jazz bass playing ⓘ
instrument bass ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Red Mitchell ⓘ
notableFor innovative tuning approach on double bass ⓘ
lyrical playing style ⓘ
notableRole bandleader in small jazz ensembles ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
jazz double bassist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
partOf American jazz tradition ⓘ
reputation influential jazz double bassist ⓘ
innovator in bass tuning ⓘ
respected bandleader ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
styleCharacteristic lyrical improvisation ⓘ
melodic bass lines ⓘ
strong sense of harmony ⓘ
tuningInnovation tuned bass in fifths instead of fourths ⓘ
uses double bass tuned in fifths ⓘ
workLocation Europe ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Joe Pass → associatedAct → Red Mitchell ⓘ
Jim Hall → associatedAct → Red Mitchell ⓘ
Harold Land → collaboratedWith → Red Mitchell ⓘ
Bethlehem Records → notableArtist → Red Mitchell ⓘ
Tommy Gumina → workedWith → Red Mitchell ⓘ
Red Mitchell → name → Red Mitchell ⓘ