Jazz history

Samuel Aaron Bell

The Independent obituary and AllMusic identify Aaron Bell as a Muskogee-born bassist and pianist who worked with Andy Kirk and Duke Ellington and later taught and performed in New York.

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Oklahoma connection

Independent obituary and music reference both identify Muskogee as his birthplace.

Musical work and relationships

Double bassist and pianist; associated with Andy Kirk and Duke Ellington; educator and band musician.

Hall of Fame account

The Hall catalog lists Samuel Aaron Bell as a bassist inducted in 1992.

Sources

  1. www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/aaron-bell-36856.html
  2. www.allmusic.com/artist/aaron-bell-mn0000449439
  3. www.jazztimes.com/archives/aaron-bell-dies/
  4. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

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