Walter Page

double bass, tuba, saxophone baritone · 1900–1957 · Gallatin

Bassist born in Missouri, he led the Blue Devils of Oklahoma City from 1925 to about 1931. A member of Count Basie's orchestra from 1935 to 1942, he is one of the architects of the four-beat "walking bass".

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Styles

• Kansas City
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Blue Devil Blues (1930)

Sources

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