EntertainmentAmerican1910 – 2000
Milt Hinton
Jazz bassist, photographer, session musician extraordinaire
Biography
An American jazz double bass player and photographer with a career spanning over seven decades. He played with many of the greatest jazz artists of the 20th century.
Quick Facts
Category
Entertainment
Nationality
American
Born
1910
Died
2000
Thinking about the name
Milt
English origin
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