Bob Cranshaw

Melbourne Robert Cranshaw (December 3, 1932 – November 2, 2016) was an American jazz bassist. His career spanned the heyday of Blue Note Records to his recent involvement with the Musicians Union. He is perhaps best known for his long association with Sonny Rollins. Cranshaw performed in Rollins's working band on and off for over five decades, starting with a live appearance at the 1959 Playboy jazz festival in Chicago and on record with the 1962 album "The Bridge".
Cranshaw died at the age of 83 on November 2, 2016 in Manhattan, New York from Stage IV cancer.
Discography.
As sideman.
With Pepper Adams
With Nat Adderley
With Eric Alexander
With Mose Allison
With Gene Ammons
With Kenny Barron
With Eddie Kendricks
With George Benson
With Walter Bishop Jr.
With Paul Bley
With Jaki Byard
With Debbie Gibson
With Donald Byrd
With Johnny Coles
With Hank Crawford
With Carole Bayer Sager
With Sonny Criss
With Frank Foster
With George Freeman
With Dexter Gordon
With Bunky Green
With Rod Stewart
With Grant Green
With Friedrich Gulda
With Slide Hampton
With Barry Harris
With Eddie Harris
With Hampton Hawes
With Coleman Hawkins
With Jimmy Heath
With Joe Henderson
With Maurice Hines
With Johnny Hodges
With Bobby Hutcherson
With Milt Jackson
With Willis Jackson
With Antônio Carlos Jobim
With J. J. Johnson
With Quincy Jones
With Clifford Jordan
With Eric Kloss
With Irene Kral
With Yusef Lateef
With Mike Longo
With Johnny Lytle
With Junior Mance
With Jack McDuff
With Jimmy McGriff
With Jackie McLean
With Carmen McRae
With MJT + 3
With Hank Mobley
With Grachan Moncur III
With Wes Montgomery
With James Moody
With Lee Morgan
With Oliver Nelson
With Duke Pearson
With Houston Person
With Dave Pike
With Sonny Red
With Max Roach
With Sonny Rollins
With Lalo Schifrin
With Shirley Scott
With Wayne Shorter
With Horace Silver
With Paul Simon
With Billy Taylor
With Jimmy Smith
With Clark Terry and Bob Brookmeyer
With Bobby Timmons
With Stanley Turrentine
With McCoy Tyner
With Harold Vick
With Cedar Walton
With Joe Williams
With Mary Lou Williams
With Larry Willis
With Gerald Wilson
With Jack Wilson
With Reuben Wilson
With Kai Winding
With The Young Lions
With Joe Zawinul