Milt Hinton

MILT HINTON d2000. American double bassist and photographer. Regarded as the Dean of American jazz bass players, his nicknames included ; "Sporty" from his years in Chicago / "Fump" from his time on the road with Cab Calloway and "The Judge" from the 1950s and beyond. His recording career lasted over 60 years, mostly in jazz but also with a variety of other genres as a prolific session musician