Bass Player: John Wetton John Wetton rose to fame initially fronting the bands King Crimson, U.K. and Asia but other gigs included stints with Family, Roxy Music, Uriah Heep and Wishbone Ash. U.K. were a British Progressive Rock ‘supergroup’ formed by Wetton and former Yes/KingCrimson drummer, Bill Bruford and were originally active from 1977 to 1980.…

Bass Player: Anthony Jackson Al Di Meola’s 1982 album, ‘Electric Rendezvous’ was voted No. 3 in the Billboard Jazz album chart of the same year but is not one of the guitarists more successful albums and is only really ever mentioned as the album that introduced Di Meola and Paco De Lucia’s ‘hit single’ ‘Passion,…

Bass Player: Alphonso Johnson Another track requested by Staylow from Talkbass, this is Alphonso Johnson’s bass part to the tune ‘Elegant People’ from the 1976 Weather Report album ‘Black Market’. Some strange double stops it is hard to find but, otherwise, a nice funky tune to invest in.

Bass Player: Geddy Lee The 1996 ‘Test For Echo’ album was Rush’s last recording before a personal tragedy forced a 5 year hiatus on the band. The album was not one of the band’s most successful and a lot of the tracks have disappeared into obscurity. ‘Driven’ was the tune that was featured the most…

Bass Player: Alphonso Johnson A massively underrated player due to his proximity to the legendary Jaco Pastorius, Alphonso Johnson’s playing on the 1976 Weather Report album, ‘Black Market’ is entirely comparable to Jaco’s and this transcription shows a lot of lines that suggest that he was every bit as creative and inspirational as his successor.…

Bass Player: Geddy Lee Bilbo remembers the 1982 Rush album ‘Signals’ because he was in the front row of the Wembley Arena on that tour, stood right at the feet of the maestro himself. The transcription here is a request that came in today and is a complete transcription of ‘The Analog Kid’ (shame they…

Bass Player: Dave LaRue Dave LaRue is the bass player with the virtuoso rock group Flying Colors. He is also a long-time member of the instrumental groups the Steve Morse Band and the Dixie Dregs. LaRue’s technical prowess is formidable among other jazz-fusionists, but his unique talent is to project his virtuosity with remarkable soul…

Bass Player: Gerrit-Jan Bloemink Silhouette are a Dutch Prog rock band that came into existence in 2005, started by a couple of friends with passion for progressive rock music. At that time, the band consisted of Brian de Graeve (vocals and guitars), Jos Uffing (vocals and drums), Gerrit Jan Bloemink (bass guitar), and Erik Laan…

Bass Player: Israel ‘Cachao’ Lopez a Cuban double bassist and composer. Cachao is widely known as the co-creator of the manbo and a master of the descarga (improvised jam sessions). Throughout his career he also performed and recorded in a variety of music styles ranging from classical music to salsa. An exile in the United States…

Bass Player: Dick Nolan Dick Nolan is primarily known for his work with UK neo-Prog band It Bites who had a massive impact on the scene in the late 1980s with their three albums, ‘The Big Lad In The Windmill’ (1986), ‘Once Around The World’ (1988) and ‘Eat Me In St Louis’ (1989). The band…