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Postal Service carrier technician who played the tuba and string bass in U.S.

But the string bass is also the lowest of the orchestra’s stringed instruments, and bears aural associations of masculinity.

The piece begins with a low tone, mostly in the string basses.

In addition to banjo and guitar, Mr. Kuykendall played mandolin, string bass and fiddle.

On “In the Tradition,” he performed compositions by Duke Ellington, Fats Waller and John Coltrane accompanied by a standard rhythm section of piano, string bass and drums.