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Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

All great bassists on the list but I will pick Sean Malone,one of the most underrated bassists in music.I wouldn't necessarily call him a fusion bassist.His only true solo album Cortlandt is predominantly fusion though.

You should have put Victor Wooten on your list though.
    
 
Totally agree! Victor Wooten is missing!

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Also his own group Tunnels is very good, and his genius MIDI + bass solo album "Cape Catastrophe". What he did was take a fretless, like Jaco, and give it a completely different, ballsy, unmistakeable sound. Just listen to the bass line on the first cut on Brand X's first album, "Nuclear Burn", that says it all. And yeah, his playing on Eno's "Another Green World" and "Before and After Science" is amazing. Rick Laird was always solid and adequate, but didn't have a very distinctive voice. Jeff Belin is also one who deserves mention here.
    
    
    

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Percy Jones plays on a lot of albums of Brian Eno. then he of course appears on the "Marsscape" album of Jack Lancaster (which has all of Brand X on them) and on the "Peter and the Wolf" album by various artists. he plays a fretless bass and uses the possibilities of it fully


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Originally posted by Dick Heath Dick Heath wrote:

Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

Where's Percy Jones (Brand X)? By far the most original bassist, next to Jaco, nobody sounds like that.


Totally agree - Percy Jones used to beat Pastorius in jazz bassist polls in the US in the late 70's because of his originality

My gripe the omission of Jonas Hellborg who at is responsible for at least two seminal jazz rock album in the 90's .

Then where is Matthew Garrison, Alphonso Johnson, Jamaladene Tacuma, Miroslav Vitous, Victor Bailey, Alan Caron, Ralph Armstrong,  Al Garcia, Stu Hamm (equal to  Billy Sheehan), Jimmy Johnson.

BTW anybody heard more than the albums Rick Laird did with Mahavishnu Orchestra - surely a bit lost in the mix? Check Horace Arnold's Tales Of The Exonerated Flea, with Jan Hammer also in support.
 
Well I only put the guys that I was familiar with... I haven't listened to very much Brand X so I didn't have and opinion with which to add him. What kind of stuff did Percy Jones do with his playing??? Techniques and whatnot... and Who has he played with???... I'm not doubting him heck to be be in Fusion you must be good so I'm just curious.
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All great bassists on the list but I will pick Sean Malone,one of the most underrated bassists in music.I wouldn't necessarily call him a fusion bassist.His only true solo album Cortlandt is predominantly fusion though.

You should have put Victor Wooten on your list though.
    

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Jaco Pastorius is a legend!
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Originally posted by RoyalJelly RoyalJelly wrote:

Where's Percy Jones (Brand X)? By far the most original bassist, next to Jaco, nobody sounds like that.


Totally agree - Percy Jones used to beat Pastorius in jazz bassist polls in the US in the late 70's because of his originality

My gripe the omission of Jonas Hellborg who at is responsible for at least two seminal jazz rock album in the 90's .

Then where is Matthew Garrison, Alphonso Johnson, Jamaladene Tacuma, Miroslav Vitous, Victor Bailey, Alan Caron, Ralph Armstrong,  Al Garcia, Stu Hamm (equal to  Billy Sheehan), Jimmy Johnson.

BTW anybody heard more than the albums Rick Laird did with Mahavishnu Orchestra - surely a bit lost in the mix? Check Horace Arnold's Tales Of The Exonerated Flea, with Jan Hammer also in support.
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Percy Jones and Stanley Clarke!
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Rick Liard is the most prominent in my mind.
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Percy Jones is definitely missing on the list. and as usual nobody named the two outstanding bass players from Germany, Helmut Hattler and Gerald Luciano Hartwig. I also like Patrice Congas a lot, who appears on the two solo albums of Christian Boulé. does anybody have an idea where he has played else?


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^Yup, Jaco for me too!
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JACK BRUCE?  Hug
 
PEKKA POHJOLA?
 
JOHN GIBLIN (Brand X)?
 
BILL LASWELL?
 
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Rick Liard
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I voted for the style of Jaco Pastorius
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Where's Percy Jones (Brand X)? By far the most original bassist, next to Jaco, nobody sounds like that.
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Dave LaRue - easily the best bassist I have yet to see
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My vote goes for Michael Manring. I was present in a show here in Costa Rica and boys, believe me this guy is a genius. I love his style and inspiration.
Billy Sheehan and Sean Malone are also vey good too...!
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I love RTF
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My vote goes to Rick Liard.  I also love Stanley Clarke from Return to Forever.
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