Dave Holland – Bass One of my all time favourite albums. I originally had this on a commercial cassette. I recall it being weird because the second side of the cassette was about 15 minutes shorter than the first which mean that, when you finished listening to the album, you had to fast forward for…

Renaud Garcia-Fons – Bass Another from the French virtuoso, the one from a duo album her recorded with Derya Türkan, a classical kemençe player, composer and teacher. The kemençe is a bowed lute that originates around the Eastern Mediterranean, particularly in Greece, Armenia, Iran, Turkey and Azerbijan and regions adjacent to the Black Sea. These instruments…

Renaud Garcia-Fons – Bass I am getting into arco playing at the moment so am looking for interesting stuff to work with (why does everyone thing that ‘Campdown Races’ is going to capture anyone’s imagination) so I have been having a look at this chap’s albums. His arco playing is exceptional as is his range…

Renaud Garcia-Fons – Bass Double bass player and composer, Renaud Garcia-Fons embodies a unique figure, a true musical traveller between jazz, classical music and world music. A true virtuoso soloist, he has established himself as one of the essential leaders of contemporary double bass. His exceptional mastery of the bow, his innovation in the spiccato and…

John Lamb – Bass John Lamb (born November 29, 1933) is an American jazz double bassist who was a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Born in Vero Beach, Florida, Lamb as a child loved playing music, specializing in the tuba. He left high school to join the United States Air Force as a musician for their military band. He was stationed in Texas and then…

Jimmy Woode – Bass The slowest bass playing in Jazz – Jimmy Woode was perfectly capable of swinging a Big Band in the strongest of fashions but his playing on this is absolutely minimalist. Strictly root notes on one, I have included it here for people who are just getting used to playing with the…

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…