Milt Hinton(1910-2000)

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Milt Hinton is an accomplished jazz bassist. He is most well known for being the bass player for late Cab Calloway. He is also a world-renowned jazz photographer, and has published several books of his photography. He currently suffers from Parkinson's disease and no longer plays music.

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Known for

Arrête-moi si tu peux

8.1

Soundtrack("I've Got the World on a String")

2002

Jungle Fever

6.6

Music Department(bass)

1991

Mo' Better Blues

6.7

Music Department(bass)

1990

Independent Lens

8.1

TV Series

Soundtrack("Wade in the Water", "The Walls Fall", "Travelin' All Alone", "This Time It's Us", "Slap Happy", "Old Man Time", "Tin Top Alley Blues", "The Walls Fall", "This Time It's Us", "Slap Happy", "Tin Top Alley Blues")

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Clockers
6.9
- musician: bass (uncredited)
- 1995
Jungle Fever
6.6
- musician: bass
- 1991
Mo' Better Blues
6.7
- musician: bass
- 1990
The Wiz
5.6
- musician: bass (uncredited)
- 1978
People, People, People
6.8
Short
- musician: bass (as Thad Jones Mel Lewis Band)
- 1976
Woman Alive!
TV Series
- musician: bass
- 1975
L'Arnaqueur
7.9
- musician: bass (uncredited)
- 1961

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Alternative name
- Thad Jones Mel Lewis Band
Born
- June 23, 1910
- Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA
Died
- December 19, 2000
- New York City, New York, USA(following a long illness)
Spouse
- Mona Hinton1936 - December 19, 2000 (his death, 1 child)
Children
- Charlotte Morgan
Parents
- Hilda Gertrude Robinson
Other works
1965: Worked as a session musician for Bill Haley.
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie
- 2 Print Biographies