Wilbur Little


Wilbur Little was an American jazz bassist known for Hard bop and Post-bop.
Little originally played piano, but switched to bass after serving in the military. In 1949 he moved to Washington, DC, where he worked with "Sir" Charles Thompson among others. After that he was in J. J. Johnson's quintet from 1955 to 1958 and was also the bassist for the Tommy Flanagan Trio. He moved to the Netherlands in 1977 and lived there for the rest of his life.

Discography

As sideman

With Tommy Flanagan
With Buck Hill
With Freddie Hubbard
With Elvin Jones
With J. J. Johnson
  • J Is for Jazz
  • Dial J. J. 5
  • J. J. in Person!
With Duke Jordan
  • Live in Japan
  • Flight to Japan
  • Tivoli One
  • Tivoli Two
  • Wait and See
With Lee Konitz
  • Oleo
With Junior Mance
  • Live at the Top
With Horace Parlan
  • Blue Parlan
  • Hi-Fly
With Archie Shepp
With Randy Weston'