Biography
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Scott LaFaro
Real name: Rocco Scott LaFaro
Effective period / Period of releases: 1958 - 2009
Born: April 3, 1936 in Newark, New JerseyDied: July 6, 1961 in Flint (U.S. 20, Canandaigua-Geneva), New York
American jazz double bassist. Played with Buddy Morrow (1955-'56), Chet Baker (1956-'57), Ira Sullivan, Barney Kessel, Cal Tjader, Benny Goodman, Bill Evans (Trio), Ornette Coleman, Stan Getz. His career was cut short when he died in an automobile accident at the age of 25.