Mike Rutherford – Bass Mike Rutherford is a very underrated musician and his bass playing is like the second dog star, you cannot see it because the other star shining in front of it masks the light coming from behind it. As the engine room of Genesis, Rutherford has been the bass behind some legendary…

Dave Holland – Bass No Holland pyrotechnics this time, just a light Latin tinged blues from Holland’s Octet album ‘Pathways’. The album was recorded live at New York City’s Birdland jazz club. and released on March 23, 2010 via Dare2 label. An easy read with only one phrase that might catch you out. If in doubt,…

Robin Phillips – Bass I love Solstice and I love Robin’s playing. This is an incomplete transcription of the opening track of the recent Solstice album, ‘Light Up’. Some really strong playing but the problem (this isn’t a problem) is that Robin’s bass sound so HUGE it is difficult to determine the exact notes that…

John Paul Jones – Bass I can’t believe it has taken me this long to get to this. I used to play in a band called No Quarter which did a couple of Zeppelin covers (Dazed and Confused and Whole Lotta Love, as I recall) but we never did this one. It is not a…

Lincoln Goines – Bass I think most of us heard of Lincoln Goines first through that book he did with drummer Robbie Ameen ‘Funkifying The Clave’. Useful little book for rhythm section players trying to get a handle on Latin bass grooves that were becoming increasingly prevalent in Jazz-Fusion circles. Goines is one of those…

Andy West – Bass You can’t get enough of Andy West. A genuine pioneer of extended range basses who was thinking outside of that particular bass before most of us even knew that there was such a thing. What is less well known is that West was also capable of composing tunes himself. This transcription…

Will Lee – Bass Will Lee was the first call electric bass player for most of the music business in the 1990s and his CV is arguably one of the most comprehensive in modern bass history. Alongside the jingles and tv work, Lee has found his way onto a plethora of recording be everyone from…

Paul Del Harwood – Bass Paul Del Harwood is one of those unsung heroes of our instrument. His work with Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush is absolute first class Rock bass and it is obvious that he has spent a lot of time listening to players outside of that idiom. There is a freshness about…

Bass Player: Wil Dog Abers Another one from the 1998 debut album for Latin Funk band Ozomatli, this is the complete Abers bass part to the tune ‘Donde Se Fueron’ – all on the off-beat so great for practising that Latin groove thang!

Bass Player: Wil Dog Abers Wil-Dog, also sometimes called “Breakdance Willy” as he is an accomplished break-dancer. His father was in the Revolutionary Communist Party, and he was raised mostly by his grandparents. From an early age, he saw, first-hand, police violence, racism, and anti-Semitis. He dropped out of high-school in the 11th grade and spent all…