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Died On This Date (June 23, 2008) Dave Carpenter / Jazz Bass Journeyman

Posted by themusicsover on June 23, 2010

Dave Carpenter
November 4, 1959 – June 23, 2008

Dave Carpenter was a much respected jazz bassist who,  most recently was playing in a trio alongside Peter Erskine and Alan Pasqua.  Born in Dayton, Ohio, Carpenter first took up the trumpet but switched to bass by his early teens.  After graduating from college, he played with three of jazz’s then living greatest talents, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman.  By the late ’80s, Carpenter was living in Los Angeles working in the studio with the likes of Ringo Starr, Celine Dion, Herbie Hancock and Barry Manilow.  Dave Carpenter suffered a fatal heart attack in his home on June 21, 2008.  He was 48.

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