RIDLEY, LAURENCE HOWARD, JR.

RIDLEY, LAURENCE HOWARD, JR. (LARRY). Jazz bassist (3 September 1937 in Indianapolis, Indiana). He obtained his musical education at Indiana University in Bloomington and at the Lenox School of Jazz in Massachusetts. His first professional experiences were with local groups in Indianapolis, among them, Frederick (Freddie) Hubbard, James Spaulding , and the Montgomery brothers. During the 1960s-70s he was active primarily in New York, where he played with various groups, including ...