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…

J.S. Bach – Bass I go back to these every now and then for reading practice and usually stay on the the first two suites as the later ones are not very ‘electric bass friendly’. I came across this one today that I must have tried before but couldn’t remember it. It has some challenging…

Les Holroyd – Bass Les Holroyd was the bass player with UK Prog legends Barclay James Harvest. Proper Prog – double neck guitars, mellotrons, orchestras – the whole shebang. lacking the virtuosity of the likes of Genesis and Yes et al, they nevertheless made some wonderful records in their date. Some of it has dated…

Mike Rutherford – Bass In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of this iconic album, this is the complete Mike Rutherford bass part for the title track of the Genesis classic ‘The Lamb lies Down On Broadway’. These recordings are tougher than they first appear and it is pertinent to point out that this is played…

Nico Assumpção – Bass Born Antônio Álvaro Assumpção Neto in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1954, his father was a professional bass player, but Nico debuted in music by playing the acoustic guitar at the age of 10, having classes with Paulinho Nogueira. He changed to bass at 16, to fill in the void in a schoolmate’s band. At age…

Alex Blake – Bass Bassist Alex Blake, born in Panama City, Panama, has a revolutionary playing style and technique distinctly his own. He combines innovative strumming, rapid lyrical notations and percussive slaps on his bass to create a unique and compelling sound. Some have called him “an entire rhythm section”. Alex Blake’s talent is measured…