Wayne Dockery
American musician (1941–2018)
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Wayne Dockery (June 27, 1941 – June 11, 2018)[1] was an American jazz double bassist who worked with George Benson,[2] Sonny Fortune, Eddie Henderson, Hal Galper, Archie Shepp, Michael Brecker, Billy Harper, and others. He appears on albums from at least 1971, although never as a bandleader.[3] His brother was pianist Sam Dockery. He moved to Paris in the early 90's and died there after a long illness.
Partial Discography
With George Benson
- In Concert-Carnegie Hall (CTI, 1975)
With Junior Cook
- The Place to Be (SteepleChase, 1988)
With Sonny Fortune
- Long Before Our Mothers Cried (Strata-East, 1974)
- Awakening (Horizon, 1975)
- A Better Understanding (Blue Note, 1995)
With Hal Galper
- Reach Out! (SteepleChase, 1976)
- Ivory Forest (Enja, 1979)
With Billy Harper
- Trying to Make Heaven My Home (MPS, 1979)
