Robert Hurst

Robert Hurst (born October 4, 1964) is an American jazz bassist.

Hurst played guitar early in his career before concentrating on bass. He worked with Out of the Blue in 1985 and also did work with musicians such as Tony Williams, Mulgrew Miller, Harry Connick Jr., Geri Allen, Russell Malone, and Steve Coleman. From 1986 to 1991 Hurst played in Wynton Marsalis's ensemble, and played with Branford Marsalis in the early 1990s. He was also a member of The Tonight Show Band. His debut as a leader, 1993's Robert Hurst Presents, reached No. 13 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. He currently teaches jazz bass at the University of Michigan.

As leader

• Robert Hurst Presents: Robert Hurst (Columbia, 1992)
• One for Namesake (Sony, 1993)
• Unrehurst, Vol. 1 (Bebob, 2002)
• Unrehurst, Vol. 2 (Bebob, 2010)
• Bob Ya Head (Bebob, 2010)
• Bob: A Palindrome (Bebob, 2013)
• Black Current Jam (Dot Time, 2017)

As sideman

With Chris Botti

• 2005 To Love Again: The Duets
• 2009 Live in Boston
• 2012 Impressions

With Donald Brown

• 1988 Early Bird
• 1991 People Music (Muse)

With Diana Krall

• 2004 Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival
• 2005 Christmas Songs
• 2006 From This Moment On
• 2008 Christmas Hits & Duos
• 2009 Quiet Nights
• 2010 Doing All Right: In Concert

With Ellis Marsalis Jr.

• 1990 Ellis Marsalis Trio
• 1993 Whistle Stop

WithBranford Marsalis

• 1987 Renaissance
• 1990 Crazy People Music
• 1990 Music from Mo' Better Blues
• 1991 Bloomington
• 1991 The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born
• 1992 I Heard You Twice the First Time
• 2004 The Steep Anthology

With Wynton Marsalis

• 1986 J Mood
• 1987 Live at Blues Alley (Wynton Marsalis album)
• 1987 Standard Time Vol. 1
• 1988 Thick in the South: Soul Gestures in Southern Blues Vol.1
• 1990 Standard Time Vol. 2: Intimacy Calling
• 2004 Trios
• 2007 Standards & Ballads

With Greg Osby

• 2003 St. Louis Shoes
• 2004 Public

With Out of the Blue

• 1985 Out of the Blue
• 1986 Inside Track

With others

• 1986 Bemsha Swing, Woody Shaw
• 1988 20 Harry Connick Jr.
• 1988 Cipher Syntax, Strata Institute
• 1989 Bluestruck, Terumasa Hino
• 1989 Face to Face, Renee Rosnes
• 1989 Hard Groovin', Ricky Ford
• 1989 Scene One, Vincent Herring
• 1989 The Road Less Traveled, Marvin Smitty Smith
• 1990 From Day to Day, Mulgrew Miller
• 1991 Kenny Kirkland, Kenny Kirkland
• 1991 The Nurturer, Geri Allen
• 1992 Guitar on Top, Dave Stryker
• 1992 Russell Malone, Russell Malone
• 1993 In Focus, Bruce Barth
• 1994 Live at Bradley's, Kevin Eubanks
• 1995 Vanessa Rubin Sings, Vanessa Rubin
• 1995 West Coast Jazz Summit, Eric Reed
• 1996 King Shaman, Medwyn Goodall
• 1997 That Day..., Dianne Reeves
• 1998 In the Long Run, Dave Ellis
• 1998 Seasons 4 U, Lou Rawls
• 2000 Treasure Chest, Joe Gilman
• 2001 Big Wide Grin, Keb' Mo'
• 2001 Surfacing, John Beasley
• 2001 The Power of the String, Paul Jackson
• 2001 Vertigo, René Marie
• 2002 A Love Affair in Paris, Buddy Montgomery
• 2002 Blue Black, Jean Toussaint
• 2002 Jazz Is a Spirit, Terri Lyne Carrington
• 2002 New Light, Bill Mobley
• 2002 Pasa Tiempo, Joe Louis Walker
• 2003 Mapenzi, Ronald Muldrow
• 2003 Summertime, Mike Clark
• 2004 The Art of Five, Billy Cobham
• 2005 It's Time, Michael Bublé
• 2005 Jumping the Creek, Charles Lloyd
• 2005 SF Jazz Collective, SFJAZZ Collective
• 2005 Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook, Bette Midler
• 2006 Beyond the Wall, Kenny Garrett
• 2006 Kinesthetics, Scott Kinsey
• 2007 Collaborations, Jill Scott
• 2007 Mosaic Select: Tony Williams, Tony Williams
• 2008 Yo-Yo Ma & Friends: Songs of Joy & Peace, Yo-Yo Ma
• 2009 American Classic, Willie Nelson
• 2009 Love Is the Answer, Barbra Streisand
• 2010 ...Featuring Norah Jones, Norah Jones
• 2012 Kisses on the Bottom, Paul McCartney

• Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Thirteen, 2007
• Steven Soderburgh – The Good German, 2006
• George Clooney – Good Night and Good Luck, 2005
• Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Twelve, 2004
• Steven Soderburgh – Ocean's Eleven, 2000
• MTV Films on VH–1 – Tamara Davis, Single Ladies, 2011
• PBS Great Performances – Happy Birthday Ella: A Tribute to the First Lady of Song, 2007
• HBO Green House Productions – Mackie Austin Hard Road Home, 2007
• Sony Music Entertainment – Chris Botti in Boston, 2009
• The Verve Music Group – Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Diana Krall, Verve, 2005
• ABC – Their Eyes Were Watching God, 2005
• Horn of the Moon Productions – Paco Farias Short Film, Broken, 2003
• Brown Sugar – 2002
• Men of Honor – 2000
• Dinner with Friends – HBO Films. RL. Hurst musician, original score by Dave Grusin
• The Blue Lobster – Dogma 2000 Presentation
• The Wood – Paramount Pictures presents an MTV Films Production
• Beverly Hillbillies, Been There Done That, Theme & Soundtrack
• Spike Lee Clockers, Mo' Better Blues, Do the Right Thing – Soundtrack
• USC–Independent Productions – The Expendables, Featuring: Brother Try 'n Catch a Cab on the East Side Blues & Simi Valley Blues by Robert Hurst
• 20th Century Fox Film Co., Keenan Wayans – In Living Color Featuring: Detroit Red by Robert Hurst (A dance bumper for the Fly Girls)
• Acorn Productions, Bernie Casey – The Dinner
• CBS Music Video Enterprises: Wynton Marsalis–Blues & Swing
• Columbia Records & Pennebaker Associates, Inc., Branford Marsalis–The Music Tells You: Title track, Roust About Composed by Robert Hurst (Jazz Hall of Fame Inductee)
• Sony Music International Branford Marsalis – BB's Blues
• Chanticleer Films – Marco Williams – Without a Pass Featuring compositions by Robert Hurst (Cable Ace Award Nominee)