Gene Ramey. Recording in Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, 1960

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Gene Ramey recording at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, 1960

Gene Ramey was an American jazz double bassist. He played trumpet in college, but switched to contrabass when playing with George Corley´s Royal Aces. He became a fixture on the Kansas City swing jazz scene in the 1930s, and played with Jay McShann´s orchestra from 1938 to 1943.

b. April 4, 1913 in Austin, Texas.
d. December 8, 1984 in Texas.

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