John Ore (December 17, 1933[1] – August 22, 2014) was an American jazz bassist.
[1] In the 1950s he worked with Tiny Grimes, George Wallington, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Elmo Hope, Bud Powell and Freddie Redd.
[2] From 1960 to 1963 he played in Thelonious Monk's quartet, and then with the Les Double Six of Paris in 1964.
In a blindfold test with DownBeat in 1963, fellow bassist Ray Brown praised Ore's playing on an album with Monk's quartet, giving the bassist "four stars...for clean playing.
"[3] With Elmo Hope With Hank Mobley With Thelonious Monk With Cecil Payne With Bud Powell With Sun Ra With Freddie Redd With Charles Tyler With Lester Young With others