Curley Russell

Curley Russell
Russell at Club 18, New York City, c. November 1947; by William P. Gottlieb
Russell at Club 18, New York City, c. November 1947; by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Born
Dillon Russell

(1917-03-19)March 19, 1917
Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago
DiedJuly 3, 1986(1986-07-03) (aged 69)
Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDouble bass
Years active1940s–1950s

Dillon "Curley" Russell (March 19, 1917 – July 3, 1986) was an American jazz musician, who played bass on many bebop recordings.