Henry Franklin

Henry “The Skipper” Franklin (born 1940) is an American jazz bassist. He played in Hugh Masekela’s band, led the Black Jazz albums The Skipper and The Skipper at Home, and later founded Skipper Productions. His recordings range from work with Hampton Hawes and the Three Sounds to Perseverance with Phil Ranelin and Big Black and the Jazz Is Dead collaboration with Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad.