Dave Holland – Bass Well that was a roast! Transcribing ‘complete performances’ is a challenge when you are looking at players with the levels of creativity of someone like Dave Holland. These are complete forms, complex harmony and complex phrases played on an instrument that can easily get lost in the mix and they do…

Mike Rutherford – Bass This tune came upon on my YouTube on one of those reaction videos (not sure what all THAT is about). It was the Gabriel version from ‘Selling England By The Pound’ (1973). I grew up immersed in the ‘Second’s Out’ version with Phil Collins on vocals. Great piece of writing across…

John Patitucci – Bass I love solo double bass performances much more than I do solo electric bass; the results are generally more musical and more satisfying (there are exceptions but, as a general rule….). John Patitucci has done several solo double bass pieces over the years and this one of from his 2019 (mostly)…

Barak Mori – Bass Barak Mori (Bass, Composer) has been one of the New York jazz scene’s most sought after musicians since 1998. Born in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1975, Mori began playing the organ at age seven, and by the age of 13 was playing jazz on the guitar and electric bass. At age…

Larry Klein – Bass Larry Klein began his career as a bassist, playing with jazz artists Willie Bobo, Freddie Hubbard, Carmen McRae, Joe Henderson, Bobby Hutcherson, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Bobby McFerrin, and Dianne Reeves. As a bass player he has also worked with artists such as Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, Lindsey Buckingham, Randy Newman, and Joni Mitchell. As a record producer, Klein is a four-time Grammy Award winner, for his…

Max Bennett – Bass Another one of those timeless Joni Mitchell tunes, this is the complete Max Bennett bass performance on the tune ‘Song For Sharon’ from the 1976 Joni Mitchell album ‘Hejira’. I love that little D/Eb phrase at the end of every chorus but what I find interesting is that he does it…

Max Bennett – Bass Born in 1928, Bennett’s first professional gig was with Herbie Fields in 1949, and following this he played with Georgie Auld, Terry Gibbs, and Charlie Ventura. He served in the Army during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953, and then played with Stan Kenton before moving to Los Angeles. There he played regularly at the Lighthouse Cafe with his own ensemble, and played…

Janek Gwizdala – Bass So, you can play ‘Donna Lee’ – you and every other electric player in the known universe! Playing BeBop heads is a great way to develop your ear and your phrasing chops but there are a million heads out there and knowing the first three in the Charlie Parker Omnibook is…

John Mole – Bass Another tune from the legend John Mole. Mole was the mainstay behind Jon Hiseman’s Colosseum II alongside guitarist Gary Moore, keyboard player Don Airey. Moore went on to have a fairly successful career as a bandleader in his own right and Airey has been the first call guy in most mainstream…

Dave Holland – Bass I have spent a long time listening to and transcribing Dave Holland’s bass parts and solos and he has long been one of those players who I can recognise pretty much instantly. This part and solo is so characteristic of his playing. The composition, by guitarist Kevin Eubanks, is the perfect…