Walter Booker

Walter Booker
Background information
Birth nameWalter Booker
Born(1933-12-17)December 17, 1933
Prairie View, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 24, 2006(2006-11-24) (aged 72)
Manhattan, New York
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
Formerly ofCannonball Adderley

Walter Booker (December 17, 1933 – November 24, 2006) was an American jazz musician. A native of Prairie View, Texas, Booker was a reliable bass player and an underrated stylist. His playing was marked by voice-like inflections, glissandos and tremolo techniques.

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