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Post by Duke on Oct 8, 2020 16:56:54 GMT -5
Currently it's Nathan East, but love for these too:
Macca Jamerson Dunn Kaye Don Was and Will Lee is the baddasst of 'em all.
Who you diggin'?
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Post by morrow on Oct 8, 2020 18:01:00 GMT -5
Lee Sklar , Tim Drummond , Tony Levin for popular stuff . Keith Ferguson and Larry Taylor for blues . But I must have another twenty favourite bass players ...
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Post by MJB on Oct 8, 2020 18:34:32 GMT -5
JJ, Jack Bruce, Entwistle, Dixon, Jaco, Wooten, off the top of my head.
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Post by LTB on Oct 8, 2020 20:10:29 GMT -5
Bruce, Entwhistle, Jamerson, Kaye, McCartney, Tal Wilkenfeld, John Paul Jones
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Post by Taildragger on Oct 8, 2020 20:36:49 GMT -5
•Jack Casady
•Bryan Bellar
•Bobby Vega
•Wojtek Pilichowski
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Post by jazzguy on Oct 8, 2020 21:03:29 GMT -5
Paul Chambers
Ray Brown
Mingus
Oscar Pettiford
Milt Hinton
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Post by themaestro on Oct 8, 2020 22:34:51 GMT -5
There are too many to have a list of favorites. However, I gravitate to the earlier studio guys. Jamerson, Babbitt, Kaye, Osborne, Dunn, Sklar. I admired their versatility to make any song or style sound good. That is what I wanted to emulate. Maybe not be the most incredible, but be able to hold my own with almost any situation.
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Post by LTB on Oct 9, 2020 6:53:31 GMT -5
Yes, Babbitt. He was one I was trying to remember along with Kaye. Wasn't aware of Osborne, Dunn and Sklar being studio Musicians. That is cool to know. Thanks!  |
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Post by woody on Oct 9, 2020 8:48:37 GMT -5
John Entwhistle, Chris Squire, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, James Jamerson
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Post by Bopper on Oct 9, 2020 9:03:11 GMT -5
Paul Chambers Ray Brown Mingus Oscar Pettiford Milt Hinton and Charlie Haden, Richard Davis |
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Post by windmill on Oct 9, 2020 19:47:18 GMT -5
Duck Dunn
Victor Wooten, he is so enthusiatic and just so full of musicality that you just can't help liking him
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Post by Laker on Oct 10, 2020 12:22:07 GMT -5
Rocco Prestia
James Jamerson
Richard Evans
Carol Kaye
A host of regional players I grew up watching, most notably, Jerry Schils
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Post by huck on Oct 22, 2020 22:13:35 GMT -5
wm mysterious
john taylor
leigh gorman
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Post by MoJoe on Oct 23, 2020 7:20:55 GMT -5
Gordon Edwards
Abe Laboriel
Anthony Jackson
Danny Thompson, Alan Thomson, John Giblin, of John Martyn fame
Robert Boucher (Bruce Chickenburn,After The Rain)
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Post by MoJoe on Oct 23, 2020 7:23:36 GMT -5
😁 ...had to do it, once.
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Post by hushnel on Oct 23, 2020 13:52:42 GMT -5
I gotta add Chuck Rainey. The week I spent with Victor Wooten and friends, had an indescribable effect on me, much of the stuff is still sinking in, and that was two years ago.
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Post by MoJoe on Oct 23, 2020 15:44:00 GMT -5
+1👍
And Larry Williams
Willie Weeks
David Hungate, because Lowdown
Bernard Edwards
Nathan Watts/Stevie Wonder
Ron Carter
Stuart Zender/Jamiroquai
Prakash John/Lou Reed
Phil Chen/Jeff Beck
Fernando Saunders
George Porter jr./Meters
David Hood/Muscle Shoals
Just a shot from the hip of a few I followed over the decades. More so since I started to play myself..
I've seen Jaco in ˋ76 with Weather Report. That was frightening..
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Post by woody on Oct 23, 2020 16:10:25 GMT -5
Have to add Graham Maby Of Joe Jackson's band.
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Post by MoJoe on Oct 24, 2020 1:15:24 GMT -5
Absolutely. Saw him play in 1980.
So many great bass players, so little time (to steal from them all..) 😁
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Post by mikem on Oct 24, 2020 4:27:08 GMT -5
As an old jazzer I like Ray Brown...
As far as new guys go I'm pretty clueless
however
I took my family to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers (at the TD garden in Boston)two years ago
and Flea(?) the bassist was all-over-the-bass...
Man...he smoked...!
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Post by MoJoe on Oct 24, 2020 9:34:17 GMT -5
I like the old school. In my world less is more when being the bassman.
That said, there are lots of awesome bass players around, Kai Eckhardt and Jonas Hellborg among the many already mentioned.
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Post by BluzLvr on Oct 24, 2020 9:36:57 GMT -5
Alot of great names here. I'll just add that I tend to listen to and try to emulate the great groove type players. Although the slappers and poppers are very impressive, they just don't do it for me like the more traditional players. I guess my screen name kinda gives that away.
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Post by langford on Oct 24, 2020 10:32:48 GMT -5
I'd like to put in a word for Bill Wyman. He's not fancy, but he's wonderfully subtle and effective. When he plays with Charlie, the result is inscrutable and beautiful.
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Post by LTB on Oct 26, 2020 1:10:23 GMT -5
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Post by chicagodude on Nov 2, 2020 21:41:11 GMT -5
Steve Harris............ + all of the aforementioned!
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Post by daddy on Nov 3, 2020 18:26:14 GMT -5
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Post by modbus on Nov 6, 2020 18:59:02 GMT -5
Cliff Burton, Geddy Lee, Les Claypool
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Post by HenryJ on Nov 8, 2020 16:56:02 GMT -5
I am reminded of when I was more into jazz than I am now, and was amazed by the 3 Rs:
Richard Davis
Ray Brown
Ron Carter
They were all great.
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Post by Larry Madsen on Nov 8, 2020 19:37:26 GMT -5
I have never really had a "favorite", but I have for years been aware of one particular player.
I have recently been watching some YouTube videos he has put out, even as recently as yesterday.
He is the guy that has probably played on more top songs than anyone imaginable.
A great many of the videos are just him talking life and about songs he contributed to and then playing his part right there live.
Jump to 5:20 to skip the dialog
Jump to about 2:40 on this one if you like.
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