Lawrence Bernard Gales (March 25, 1936 – September 12, 1995)[1] was an American jazz double-bassist.
[2][3] Gales began playing bass at age 11, and attended the Manhattan School of Music in the late 1950s.
[4] In that decade and the beginning of the next he worked with J.C. Heard, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Griffin, Herbie Mann, Junior Mance, and Joe Williams.
[5] After 1969, Gales relocated to Los Angeles, where he worked frequently on the local scene with Erroll Garner, Willie Bobo, Red Rodney, Sweets Edison, Benny Carter, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry, and Kenny Burrell.
[6] With Kenny Burrell With Sonny Criss With Bennie Green With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis With Johnny Griffin With Johnny Lytle With Junior Mance With Thelonious Monk With Charlie Rouse With Sonny Stitt With Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson