Roger Glover – Bass I was never particularly a Glover fan, even in m y Heavy Rock days, but I have long since realised that I was doing him a disservice in not listening him more closely. It’s Rock bass playing but it has it’s own sophistication and Glover’s parts are very song orientated and…

Ray Drummond – Bass Ray Drummond (November 23, 1946 – November 1, 2025) was an American jazz bassist and teacher. He also had an MBA from Stanford University, hence his linkage to the Stanford Jazz Workshop. He can be heard on hundreds of albums and co-led The Drummonds with Renee Rosnes and (not related) Billy Drummond. Drummond died on November 1, 2025, at the age of 78.…

Pete Morgan – Bass This is a transcription of a TV performance by the Dudley Moore Trio. A lot of people aren’t aware that Dudley Moore was a celebrated Jazz pianist before he became know for his comedy performances but there is plenty of evidence across YouTube as his comedy profile afforded him plenty of…

Richard Bona – Bass I don’t really like these Bona transcriptions; as much as I love his playing, the plethora of ghost notes makes the chart impossible to read whereas leaving the ghost notes out makes the whole thing equally unsatisfactory. Either way, here we are. Not entirely happy with it (it is so confusing…

Brian Bromberg – Bass Bromberg was born on December 5, 1960, in Tucson, Arizona. His father and brother both played drums, which influenced him to take up the instrument, and at the age of 13 he began seriously pursuing a career as a drummer. Around this time, the leader of his school orchestra steered him…

Linda May Han Oh – Bass Born in Malaysia, Oh was raised in Western Australia. When she was 11, she started to play the clarinet and at the age of 13 bassoon. She went to Churchlands Senior High School. As a bass guitarist, she started in a high school band; and in 2002, she attended…

Steve Rodby – Bass Another perfect example of Steve Rodby’s profound musicality, this chart is simple and there are only a couple of minimal fills that might derail a beginner reader. It is certainly not hard to play once you start to get to know where the notes are on the neck. The tune is…

Rev. Andrew Brown – Bass Yes, Andrew really is a Reverend. It’s not just a nickname. More to the point, he was, for many years, the first call bass player with Suffolk’s Chris Ingham and the band he led with saxophonist Kevin Flanagan. Chris used Andy on bass for his Quartet’s 2016 tribute to pianist…

Marc Johnson – Bass Another track from what was, for me, a really important album. It introduced me to pianist Kenny Werner and drummer Bill Stewart as well as reminding me what Marc Johnson and John Abercrombie were capable of (Abercrombie is great on this record, edgier than he often was in his own bands).…

Charles Mingus – Bass These older tunes sometimes present a problem for me in so far as they are often recorded in mono and, consequently, Moises has trouble isolating this bass. This is not a problem generally but there are sometimes passages where the bass in hard to pick out in the mix and you…