Wayne Dockery
Illustration — Wayne Dockery Wayne Dockery (June 27, 1941 – June 11, 2018) was an American jazz double bassist who worked with George Benson, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Hal Galper, Archie Shepp, Michael Brecker, Billy Harper, and others. He appears on albums from at least 1971, although never as a bandleader. His brother was pianist Sam Dockery.
Wayne Dockery
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- Full name
- Wayne Bertram Dockery.
- Born
- Wayne Dockery was born on 27 June 1941. · Camden.
- Died
- Wayne Dockery died on 11 June 2018. · Montrouge.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- musician.
- Fields
- jazz.
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Illustration — Wayne Dockery Wayne Dockery (June 27, 1941 – June 11, 2018) was an American jazz double bassist who worked with George Benson, Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Hal Galper, Archie Shepp, Michael Brecker, Billy Harper, and others. He appears on albums from at least 1971, although never as a bandleader. His brother was pianist Sam Dockery.
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1941
Wayne Dockery was born on 27 June 1941.
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Wayne Dockery died on 11 June 2018.
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Wayne Dockery was born at Camden.
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Wayne Dockery died at Montrouge.
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He moved to Paris in the early 90's and died there after a long illness.
With George Benson • In Concert-Carnegie Hall (CTI, 1975) With Junior Cook • The Place to Be (SteepleChase, 1988) With Sonny Fortune • Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East, 1974) • Awakening (Horizon, 1975) • A Better Understanding (Blue Note, 1995) With Hal Galper • Reach Out! (SteepleChase, 1976) • Ivory Forest (Enja, 1979) With Billy Harper • Trying to Make Heaven My Home (MPS, 1979)
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