Murray James Wall is an Australian jazz double bass

Double bass

The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...

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Wall was an autodidact on double bass, having learned by playing along with records by Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford

Oscar Pettiford was an American jazz double bassist, cellist and composer known particularly for his pioneering work in bebop.-Biography:...

. He began playing professionally in 1962 and played with visiting musicians such as Clark Terry

Clark Terry

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, Mel Torme

Mel Tormé

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, and Billy Eckstine

Billy Eckstine

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. He moved to the United States in 1979 and played with Jon Hendricks

Jon Hendricks

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 in 1981–1985, including tours of Europe and Israel

Israel

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. He played with Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

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 in 1985–1986, and following this played as a sideman with Ken Peplowski

Ken Peplowski

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, Marty Grosz

Marty Grosz

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, Keith Ingham

Keith Ingham

Keith Ingham is an English jazz pianist, mainly active in swing and Dixieland revival.Ingham's first professional gigs occurred in 1964. He played with Sandy Brown, Bruce Turner, and Wally Fawkes that decade. He played with Bob Wilber and Bud Freeman in 1974, and moved to New York City in 1978...

, Frank Vignola

Frank Vignola

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, Chuck Wilson, and Spanky Davis

Spanky Davis

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. He has also played with Buck Clayton

Buck Clayton

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, Grover Mitchell

Grover Mitchell

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, Annie Ross

Annie Ross

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, Richard Wyands

Richard Wyands

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, Kenny Davern

Kenny Davern

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, and Claude Williams

Claude Williams

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