American jazz bassist
Lynn Seaton
Lynn Seaton instructing a group of student horns
Born (1957-07-18 ) July 18, 1957 (age 67) Tulsa, Oklahoma , US.Genres Jazz Instrument Bass Years active 1978-present
Musical artist
Lynn Seaton (born July 18, 1957 in Tulsa, Oklahoma ) is a jazz bassist associated with bebop and swing .
He has appeared on over 125 albums, including Nirvana Bucky Pizzarelli , and the Grammy Award winning Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra Bassman's Basement and Zoom Blewz .
He began with classical guitar, but switched to bass at age 9. He began his professional career after moving to Ohio with the Steve Schmidt Trio, and later he did a two-year world tour with the Count Basie Orchestra . He has performed and recorded with other notable musicians such as Woody Herman , Jeff Hamilton , and George Shearing . He currently teaches at the University of North Texas .
Discography
As leader
As sideman (partial)
Woody Herman , 50th Anniversary Tour (Concord Jazz , 1986)The Count Basie Orchestra , Long Live the Chief (Denon Records , 1986)Diane Schuur , Diane Schuur & the Count Basie Orchestra (GRP Records , 1987)Frank Wess , Tryin' to Make My Blues Turn Green (Concord Jazz, 1994)Kenny Drew Jr. , Portraits Of Charles Mingus & Thelonious Monk (Claves Jazz, 1995)Jeff Hamilton Trio, Live! (Mons Records , 1996)John Fedchock , On the Edge (Reservoir Records , 1997)Butch Miles , Straight On Till Morning (Nagel-Heyer Records , 2003)Steve Wiest , Out of the New (Arabesque Recordings, 2008)Michael Waldrop , Origin Suite Origin Records , 2018)
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