Yervant Harry Babasin, Jr. (19 March 1921 Dallas, Texas - 21 May 1988 Los Angeles) was an American jazz bassist. His nickname was "The Bear". Babasin was born in Texas to an American mother and an Armenian father. He attended North Texas State University, one of many noted jazz alumni from the school. Among them were Jimmy Giuffre, with whom Babasin played in Bill Ware's orchestra around 1940, and Herb Ellis, who played with Babasin in the Charlie Fisk Orchestra starting in 1942.

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