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MiltHinton.com
The filmmakers’ Web site includes a biography for Hinton, a gallery of his photographs, information on the Milton J. Hinton Scholarship Fund and news about KEEPING TIME.

Milt Hinton

The New York Times: Milt Hinton, Dean of Jazz Bassists is Dead at 90
Read Hinton’s obituary in The New York Times, which also discusses his photography work, his breaking of ‘the color line” in the studio recording industry and his contributions to slap bass techniques. (Registration required.)

Jazz Odyssey: A Retrospective of Photographs By Milt Hinton
Learn more about this exhibit of Hinton’s photographs, which occurred at New York City’s Baruch College in 1998. Links include an overview of Hinton’s career.

Southeast Queens Press: A Lifetime of Love and Jazz
Read an interview with Milt Hinton’s wife Mona, conducted shortly after his death, in which she talks about the love of her life and reveals the origin of his “Judge” nickname.

Milt Hinton
Read a biography of Hinton from Sony Music on this site from Baruch College, where he often taught jazz workshops.

Bass Line: The Stories and Photographs of Milt Hinton
By Milt Hinton and David G. Berger
(Temple University Press, 1988)
A collaboration between Hinton and KEEPING TIME filmmaker David Berger, this book is a documentary of Hinton’s life, featuring a comprehensive autobiography and a collection of his best photographs over the decades.

OverTime: The Jazz Photographs of Milt Hinton
By Milt Hinton, David G. Berger and Holly Maxson
(Pomegranate Artbooks, 1996)
A collection of Hinton’s photographs, compiled with the help of KEEPING TIME filmmakers Berger and Holly Maxson.

Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 to the Present
By Deborah Willis
(W.W. Norton, 2000)
Willis, a curator at the Smithsonian’s Center for African American History and Culture, alternates essays on photographers with sections of pictures, including some by Milt Hinton.

Old Man Time
Milt Hinton
(Chiaroscuro Jazz, 1989)
This two-CD set features classics recorded with jazz greats such as Doc Cheatham, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and Cab Calloway.

The Judge at His Best
Milt Hinton
(Chiaroscuro Jazz, 2001)
This album includes songs that Hinton recorded between 1973 and 1995.

For a discography of Hinton’s music go to The Music section of this site >>

Jazz

PBS: Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns
The companion Web site for this PBS documentary is akin to Jazz 101: packed with audio clips, maps, a timeline that places jazz in the context of American history, artist discographies and profiles on jazz greats, including Milt Hinton.

Jazz Institute of Chicago
Find out the latest jazz happenings in Milt Hinton’s adopted hometown. Browse The Journal for articles and interviews on Chicago jazz culture and history, CD reviews, audio panel discussions on jazz trends, and more.

NPR Jazz
Listen to interviews, read articles and album reviews, browse the record library for “must have” jazz albums and get the latest scoop on NPR’s jazz programming, including a special program on Milt Hinton.

NPR: Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton
Listen to Fresh Air’s piece on Hinton, his music and his photography on the occasion of his 90th birthday in June 2000.

NPR: We Remember Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton
Listen to this homage to Hinton and his work following his death in December 2000.

All About Jazz
Read profiles, interviews and reviews; download audio clips and get the latest jazz news and festival information both nationally and abroad.

The William Ransom Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz
Tulane University’s Center for Jazz Research focuses on New Orleans jazz, offering an introduction to the city’s jazz history, oral histories and more.

The Golden Age of Jazz
Jazz writer and photographer William Gottlieb took thousands of photographs of jazz musicians in 1930s and ’40s, including Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. View these photos and more online at the William P. Gottlieb Collection, a Library of Congress exhibit which provides a close look at jazz history.

Jazz Giants: A Visual
Edited by K. Abé
(Billboard Publications, 1988)
This collection contains more than 350 photographs, including several by Milt Hinton, of jazz musicians, singers and composers from 1940 through 1960.

Jazz: The First Century
Edited by John Edward Hasse
(William Morrow, 2000)
Read essays by prominent jazz writers, complimented by vintage photographs, album jackets, sheet music covers and more.

The People

Amiri Baraka
Read articles, view photos and get the latest news on poet, critic and educator Amiri Baraka, the former poet laureate of New Jersey.

Village Voice: Liberty Beat
Read cultural critic Nat Hentoff’s weekly column in the Village Voice.

PBS: American Masters: Quincy Jones
The companion site for this PBS feature on legendary composer, arranger, and producer Quincy Jones features an article and interactive timeline.

Branford Marsalis
Learn more about the famous saxophonist, bandleader, composer and former leader of the Jay Leno Show band.

The Cab Calloway Orchestra
View photos, read lyrics and get a history of the famed orchestra, which continues to perform today under the direction of Calloway’s grandson.

Johnny Carson
Learn more about the late Tonight Show host, who featured Hinton on his show several times.

John Clayton
Get a discography, bio and more from this West Coast jazz bassist, composer and bandleader who first met Hinton in the mid-1980s.

Doc Cheatham
Read a biography of Cheatham, the renowned jazz trumpeter who played with Milt Hinton in Cab Calloway’s Orchestra.

Ron Carter
Find out more about Carter, one of the world’s most recorded and most innovative jazz bassists, and a longtime friend of Milt Hinton.

Richard Davis
Now a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Davis is also the founder of the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists, which helps provide music lessons and mentorship for aspiring bass players.

Jon Faddis
Read a biography of Faddis, a noted jazz trumpeter, bandleader and educator.

Dick Hyman
The pianist, bandleader and composer’s official site includes a biography, a discography and a list of upcoming events.

Jay Leonhart
Find the latest music news from this jazz bassist, lyricist and longtime friend of Hinton’s.

Christian McBride
Get the latest news and download videos and more at the Web home for this jazz bassist and composer.

Dan Morgenstern
Find out more about the Institute, which is directed by Dan Morgenstern, who appears on KEEPING TIME.

Rufus Reid
Learn more about Reid, a jazz bassist, composer and former director of the Jazz Program at William Paterson University in New Jersey.

Brian Q. Torff
Get video and audio clips of this jazz bassist, composer and author’s past and present work.

George Wein
Read an autobiography of Wein, the producer of the Newport, JVC and Playboy Jazz Festivals.

Jeffrey Wright
Learn more about Wright, an award-winning actor and the narrator of KEEPING TIME.