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Paul Jackson

jazz bassist

United States • 1947-03-28 – 2021-03-18

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Biography

Paul Jerome Jackson Jr. (March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021) was an American jazz electric bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the Headhunters and played on several of Herbie Hancock's albums, including Head Hunters and Thrust. Jackson subsequently moved to Japan and started a voluntary concert called Jazz for Kids, with the intent of familiarizing students there with African-American history.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

183 releases · 65 albums · active 1957–2015

  • Engineering · 155
  • Production · 78
  • Performance · 52
  • Other credits · 15

Studios: Electric Bath Studios · Hello! Studios · Headquarters Productions · The Bunker, Wrexham

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