Bob Cunningham (musician)
# Bob Cunningham (musician)

Bob Cunningham (December 28, 1934 – April 1, 2017) was an American jazz bassist. Cunningham was born on December 28, 1934, in Cleveland. In the 1990s he was a member of The 3B's, with Bross Townsend and Bernard Purdie. He died in New York on April 1, 2017, at the age of 82.

## Discography

### As leader

* 1985: Walking Bass (Nilva)

With The 3B's

* 1993: After Hours with The 3B's
* 1994: Soothin' n Groovin' with The 3B's

### As sideman

With Gary Bartz

* Home! (Milestone, 1970)

With Walt Dickerson

* Impressions of a Patch of Blue (MGM, 1965)

With Frank Foster

* Fearless Frank Foster (Prestige, 1965)
* Soul Outing! (Prestige, 1966)

With Dizzy Gillespie

* An Electrifying Evening with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (Verve, 1961)

With Bill Hardman

* Saying Something (Savoy 1961)

With Freddie Hubbard

* Backlash (Atlantic, 1967)

With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

* The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (JCOA, 1968)

With Yusef Lateef

* The Gentle Giant (Atlantic, 1972)
* Part of the Search (Atlantic, 1973)
* 10 Years Hence (Atlantic, 1974)
* The Doctor Is In... and Out (Atlantic, 1976)

With Junior Mance

* Harlem Lullaby (Atlantic, 1967)
* I Believe to My Soul (Atlantic, 1968)

With The New York Art Quartet

* Call It Art (Triple Point, 2013)

With Dakota Staton

* Ms. Soul (Groove Merchant, 1974)

With Leon Thomas

* The Leon Thomas Album (Flying Dutchman, 1970)
