What is Jymie Merritt?
[[File:Jymie Merritt performing in 2008 at the annual Don Redman Heritage Awards in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.JPG|right|200px]] '''Jymie Merritt''' (May 3, 1926 – April 10, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[jazz]] [[bassist]], bandleader and [[composer]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. In the early 1950s he toured with rock and roll musicians [[Bullmoose Jackson]] and [[Chris Powell]] moving on to work with bluesman [[BB King]] from 1955 to 1957. From 1965 to 1968, Merritt worked with the drummer, composer and activist [[Max Roach]]. In 1962, Merritt formed and fronted [[the Forerunners (band)|the Forerunners]] in Philadelphia. Merritt died on April 10, 2020 of [[liver cancer]] in Philadelphia, aged 93.<ref>[https://www.wbgo.org/post/jymie-merritt-bassist-who-brought-rooted-yet-exploratory-spirit-post-bop-dies-93 Jymie Merritt, Bassist Who Brought a Rooted Yet Exploratory Spirit to Post-Bop, Dies at 93]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merritt, Jymie}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from liver cancer]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American bandleaders]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:Musicians from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Writers from Philadelphia]] {{US-bio-stub}}