Harry Miller (jazz bassist)

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Harold Simon 'Harry' Miller (born 25 April 1941 in Cape Town, South Africa - died 16 May 1983, in Holland) was a South African jazz bass player.

Miller began his career as a bassist with Manfred Mann, and came to settle in London. Was a central figure in the mixture of South-African township music and free-jazz which dynamised the scene in London at the end of the sixties and into the seventies. The record label, Ogun Records which he founded with his wife Hazel Miller was vital for documenting that period, and is still active today. Miller recorded frequently with musicians such as Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo, Keith Tippett and Elton Dean.