The Very Best Blues and Jazz Bass Players

[winston]

Let's look at who we believe are amongst the best blues and jazz bass players in the world. You can choose from any era and any style.

I'll start off with a bass player who plays blues, jazz and rock equally well..........Jack Bruce. Hands down is is one of my all time favourite bass players. His timing and phrasing is unique and long ago he created (in my mind at least) a whole new and exciting way of playing bass. He can play 4 string, 6 string, 8 string, upright you name it and he has done it all. One of the best IMO.

[kenposurf]

For me..no contest...

[sloop_john_b]

You said it all for me, George!

I'm also a fan of Ray Brown & Ron Carter, and Willie Dixon sure can't be ignored at least for his contributions to modern blues.

[rickenbrother]

10 note worthy jazz players:
Milt Hinton - double bass
Charles Mingus - double bass
Stanley Clarke - double bass and bass guitar
John Patitucci - double bass and bass guitar
Jaco Pastorius - fretless bass guitar
Jimmy Haslip - bass guitar
Marcus Miller - bass guitar
Victor Bailey - bass guitar
Alphonso Johnson - bass guitar
Victor Wooten - bass guitar

[winston]

One of my faves that flys under radar screen a lot................Gerry McAvoy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerry_McAvoy

[ben_brown]

Speaking of Jimmy Haslip....did anyone know that he plays lefty on a lefty bass but it's strung right handed
Simply amazing to watch him.

[ben_brown]

Jimmy Johnson
Michael Manring
Percy Jones
Dave Larue
Stu Hamm
Gary Willis
Jonas Hellborg
Marcus Miller
Mark Egan
Richard Bona
Alain Caron
Abraham Laboriel
Wolfgang Schmid
Kai Eckhardt

[jps]

Jimmy Johnson
Michael Manring
Percy Jones
Dave Larue
Stu Hamm
Gary Willis
Jonas Hellborg
Marcus Miller
Mark Egan
Richard Bona
Alain Caron
Abraham Laboriel
Wolfgang Schmid
Kai Eckhardt

Of this list I have seen perform:

Michael Manring (twice)
Percy Jones (many times, also shared the stage with )
Dave Larue
Gary Willis (twice)
Marcus Miller
Mark Egan

[firstbassman]

The Very Best Blues ... Bass Player

Aw, c'mon. Do I really have to say his name ... ?

[thx1955]

Some wonderful bassists already mentioned here, add to those the following great Blues bassists !

Donald "Duck" Dunn
Leo Lyons (Ten Years After)
Tommy Shannon
Larry "Fuzzy" Knight
Billy Blough

All superb players !!!

[peewee]

Blues bassists:

Willie Dixon
Keith Ferguson
Bill Stuve
Larry Taylor
Ransom Knowling
Willie Weeks


Jazz bassists:

Charlie Mingus
Ron Carter
Ray Brown
Keter Betts
Paul Chambers
Alphonso Johnson

[rictified]

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen and Jor Pass play Donna Lee, both were unbelievable.


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