Wilber Morris

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.^[1]

Wilber Morris recorded widely, and performed with such musicians as Pharoah Sanders, 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, Alfred 23 Harth and Rashied Ali.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 As leader 1.2 As sideman 2 References 3 External links

Discography

As leader

• 1981: Collective Improvisations (Bleu Regard)
• 1983: Wilber Force (DIW Records)
• 2001: Drum String Thing (CIMP)

As sideman

With Billy Bang

• Rainbow Gladiator (Soul Note, 1981)

With Charles Gayle

• Daily Bread (Black Saint, 1995)

With David Murray

• Body and Soul
• Remembrances
• Picasso
• New Life
• Lucky Four
• Murray's Steps
• Ballads for Bass Clarinet

References

External links

• Wilber Morris obituary
• Wilber Morris page

Persondata
Name	Morris, Wilber
Alternative names
Short description	Jazz musician, bassist
Date of birth	November 27, 1937
Place of birth	Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Date of death	August 8, 2002
Place of death	New York City, New York, United States of America