Real name: James Emory Garrison

Effective period / Period of releases: 1968 - 1984

Jazz bassist, born 3 March 1933 in Miami, Florida, USA; died 7 April 1976 in New York City, New York, USA (aged 43).

Floridian born, yet growing up in Philadelphia. Garrison is one of the key musicians of his generation, playing with the John Coltrane Quartet, along with McCoy Tyner and others.

After Coltrane died in 1967, he played with Alice Coltrane, Archie Shepp, Elvin Jones, and Hampton Hawes. He also taught at Bennington and Wesleyan colleges.