John Lamb (born November 29, 1933) is an American jazz double bassist who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
[1] Born in Vero Beach, Florida, Lamb as a child loved playing music, specializing in the tuba.
He left high school to join the United States Air Force as a musician for their military band.
[3] Lamb was more of a fan of Miles Davis and Red Garland when he was with Ellington, later saying, “I was very young and very cocky.
So one has to be careful what one does in his young years, because if they’re fortunate to live long, it all comes back.”[4] In 1966 Lamb performed with Ellington and Sam Woodyard for artist Joan Miró at the Fondation Maeght in Saint-Paul-de-Vence.