Jazz bassists

BaldJean wrote: if we are talking about more than just jazz, Helmut Hattler of Kraan, Guru Guru and Tab Two (and many short lived projects like Highdelberg and Liliental) should definitely be on the list

markosherrera wrote: Jaco Pastorius is the best ,but he is dead,who is the best that live?

strictly jazz : Gary Peacock

Edited by gong - June 23 2007 at 00:57

gong wrote: strictly jazz : Gary Peacock jazz-rock: Colin Hodgkinson   'ecm sound' : Eberhard Weber     EDIT:  I VOTED FOR WEBER ON THAT LIST.

Hodgkinson is an innovator on the Fender bass, (my bass favourite Jonas Hellborg has cited CH as his influence) but personally I think the style is inclined towards the thinking man's blues rock. I have problems thinking Colin Hodkinson in a straight jazz or jazz rock environment, other than Back Door who was Blues/Jazz/Rock (in that order) and it might be said CH was playing delta blues on his Fender? Elsewhere Jan Hammer used him predominantly, if not oddly, as a vocalist rather than a bass-player. His individuality vanished in Whitesnake. But he did do some really good blues with Alexis Korner, as duo.

dwill123 wrote: Dick Heath wrote: dwill123 wrote: markosherrera wrote: Jaco Pastorius is the best ,but he is dead,who is the best that live? Victor Wooten Maybe, but I've yet to hear a solo album by Wooten that is balanced and hence a listening pleasure. Perhaps VW is like other virtuoso's who are best in ensemble and working/arranging other's music? There are plenty who are great musicians but can't put together great listening albums IMO.  Come on we're talking bass players here.  For example Stanley Clarke.  With the exception of his very first solo album (which I thought was not bad) I thought the rest of his solo things have been pretty much dreadful (given his level of talent).  I guess if you're looking for a balanced listening pleasure album from a great bass player you should listen to (just about anything) from Charles Mingus.

Clarke had his moments - I can listen to Schooldays without flinching and too the eponymous, second (with Williams, Connors & Hammer). I Wanna Play For You is another story. The first Children Of Forever I have to be in the mood for - being quite different from the next 6 or so albums. Mingus sure, and many Eberhard Weber and some Miroslav Vitous double bass albums work for me.

^  hahhaha..  Patitucci IS a jazz bassist..

There is a new kid on theblock and (jazz) rock bass fans better take notice.

Hey, this is too hard! It probably depends on your listening leanings at any given time. If I was forced to isolate three ,they would be Jaco, Victor and Jeff but it doesn't give credit to the rest who are also so deserving.

Also digging an old favourite, Danny Thompson [though not always jazz] and the monstrous Christian McBride as I posted on Dick Heath's wonderfully informative thread about bassists we should hear before the perch and ourselves terminally separate by the dreaded plummet in perpetuity [you know, that subject none of us really likes to talk about], or is it just me. Anyway, check it out.

Jaco by far. and then Ray Brown. John Patitucci is awesome as well. So is Paul Chambers.

Edited by fungusucantkill - June 30 2007 at 16:04

Many great bassists listed, but Jaco beats all the others put together and then some.