Pierre Michelot (3 March 1928 – 3 July 2005) was a French jazz double bass player and arranger.
Early life
Michelot was born in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris on 3 March 1928. He studied piano from 1936 to 1938, and switched to playing bass at age 16.
In a 1957 collaboration with Miles Davis, Michelot took part in creating the soundtrack of Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. He was a member of the Jacques Loussier Trio, known for the Play Bach album series from 1959. He died of Alzheimer's in Paris on 3 July 2005.