Vernon Alley
This bassist is one of the few jazz musicians to emerge from Winnemuca, Nevada--and this is a dusty place that a person truly does emerge from. He is also one of the only players whose last name answers the question of where the sidemen should meet for a smoke break. Neither fact is of that much interest to bassists, who would react much more strongly, positively or negatively, to Alley's status ...more

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