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Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his later involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins.
Nov 10, 2016 · Bob Cranshaw, a versatile bassist heard in Broadway pit bands, on television and on thousands of jazz recordings — but probably best known as a longtime anchor in bands led by the eminent ...
Nov 5, 2016 · Bob Cranshaw, a versatile jazz bassist best known for his association with saxophonist Sonny Rollins, whom he accompanied on virtually every concert and album since 1962, died Nov. 2 at his...
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Nov 22, 2021 · Bob Cranshaw (1932-2016), a Chicago-born jazz bassist who began recording in 1957 and became a significant force in the 1960s starting with Sonny Rollins' seminal album, The Bridge, in 1962, died on Nov. 2.
One of the preeminent electric jazz bassists who developed facility on that instrument early on, he also appeared on Broadway and on television – for 25 years with “Sesame Street” and long tenures with “The Electric Company,” the “David Frost Show” and “Saturday Night Live.”.
Nov 3, 2016 · Veteran jazz bassist Bob Cranshaw, known for his hundreds of sessions with everyone from Tony Bennett to Milt Jackson and Oscar Peterson, died Wednesday at age 83 after a battle with stage 4...
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Nov 5, 2016 · Cranshaw, who died of cancer on Wednesday at age 83, spent more than five decades in the great tenor saxophonist’s band, providing the grounding presence in Rollins’s band from The Bridge in ...
