Jerry Jemmott

Jerry Jemmott was one of the preeminent session bassists of the late '60s and early '70s, working with an impressive cross-section of the era's finest soul, jazz, and blues artists. Gerald Joseph Stenhouse Jemmott grew up in New York City and began playing the bass when he discovered Paul Chambers at age ten; by age 12, he was already skilled enough to perform in public, and studied Charles Mingus intensely. He got his big break when he was discovered by R&B/jazz saxophonist King Curtis, and played on his first recording sessions in 1966, including Nina Simone's The Blues albu...