John Giblin – Bass This guy should have had more credit than he received. He did a lot of great work with artists like Jon Anderson, Kate Bush, Chris De Burgh, John Martyn and many others but, for some reason, he seldom gets referenced. A very distinctive fretless voice from the 1980s, her played a…

Jeff Berlin – Bass The Marmite Maestro! Everybody has something to say about Jeff Berlin, especially Jeff Berlin! Whatever your thoughts on the man and his philosophies, you can’t deny his capabilities. There are some absolutely incredible moments in his catalogue but it is apparent that he has suffered from not having the backing of…

Charles Mingus – Bass I wanted to put this one up here because it is relatively easy to play but is a beautiful piece. It doesn’t have to be difficult to be musical, interesting and emotionally satisfying. Mingus doesn’t really get spoken about as a bass player in the way that some of his contemporaries…

Anthony Jackson – Contrabass Guitar You can’t have too much AJ. This one contains a very rare but welcome Anthony Jackson solo! Jackson is renowned for never soloing but there are a few incredible moments out there in which he constructs astonishingly fresh and original statements that are in no way beholden to any of…

Laurence Cottle – Bass Something of a local hero for me, I believe Laurence Cottle comes from the Swansea area which was relatively near where I grew up. I used to see him occasionally at the Fours Bars Inn where he played a couple of times although, at this point, he was already one of…

Kinga Glyk – Bass Sometimes you see or hear something and you want to know what’s going on. This short video keeps coming up on YouTube and I thought I would have a closer look at the lines. Tenths, fourths, octaves. It’s all going by so fast, it’s easy to miss the details but this…

Nathan Watts – Bass This was another request from a regular and features the bass part to the Stevie Wonder/Aretha Franklin duet of ‘Until You Come Back To Me’ from the 10th Annual Soul Awards in 2005. The bass player isn’t credited as far as we can tell but consensus is that it is probably…

Lee Alexander – Bass Lee Alexander is an American bassist, songwriter, and music producer best known for his work on Norah Jones’ albums Come Away with Me, Feels Like Home, and Not Too Late. He is also a member of The Little Willies, which also includes Norah Jones. Alexander grew up in Ayer, Massachusetts. He played the viola, guitar, and bass, eventually concentrating on…

Ken Baldock – Bass Sometimes you just have to go where your heart tells you to go. One of the things I love about Mr. Benn is that the credits include the names of the musicians who played on the music (not only the main theme but all of the incidental music throughout each episode).…

Jaco Pastorius – Bass The 1982 Weather report album that was called simply ‘Weather Report’ (the second album by the band that was called that, the other being from 1971) is probably the least talked about recording that featured Jaco. Word on the street was that Jaco and Joe Zawinul were not seeing eye to…