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Art Davis

Art Davis studied piano as a child, then tuba. He won first prize for tuba in a national competition, switched from tuba to double bass in 1951, and continued his musical studies at the Juilliard School, which led him to play in symphonic circles. In 1958, Max Roach called on him for a one-year collaboration, before he joined Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra (1959-1961); at the time, Lalo Schifrin was playing piano in the band, which toured Europe. During his contract with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Davis was called upon by many musicians: Gigy Grice, Ahmad Jamal, Clark Terry, Roland Kirk, ...