Milt Hinton Place (Queens)
Present name:113th Avenue
Location:Between Marne Place and 175th Street
Honoree: Milton “Milt” Hinton (1910-2000) was a jazz bassist. During his 60 year career, he performed and recorded with Cab Calloway Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Art Tatum, Eubie Blake, Quincy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Paul McCartney, Andre Kostelanetz, Guy Lombardo, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Billy Holiday, and Barbara Streisand. Estimates of his records and albums range from 600 to well over 1,000, making him one of the most recorded artists in history.
LL:2001/ 68