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Paul Jerome Jackson Jr. (March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021) was an American jazz electric bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the Headhunters and played on several of Herbie Hancock's albums, including Head Hunters and Thrust.
Mar 19, 2021 · He was 73. His death was confirmed on social media by his longtime musical associate, drummer Mike Clark. Jackson worked as a sideman with a wide variety of artists, from Santana and the...
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Paul Milton Jackson Jr. (born December 30, 1959) [1] is an American fusion /urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist. In addition to being a recording artist in his own right, Jackson is also a session player, with a career spanning multiple decades.
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Paul Jackson, Funk / Jazz bassist and “Musician’s Musician” passed away March 18, 2021 in Japan. His unique and innovative style, combining deep grooves and responsive improvisation with his band mates created bass lines that moved bodies and minds throughout the world.
Mar 23, 2021 · Paul Jackson, whose springy and grooving electric bass lines drove much of Herbie Hancock’s pioneering jazz-funk in the 1970s, died on Thursday at a hospital in Japan, where he had lived for...
Nov 27, 2023 · Penned by Hancock, Watermelon Man first became a hit when Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria released his Latinized take of the tune in 1962, igniting the boogaloo craze of the 1960s.
