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…

Neil Murray – Bass I love these Gary Moore penned ballads they did with Colosseum II and on his ‘Back On The Streets’ album. Such beautiful melodies. I always wondered why he didn’t follow this route and stayed in the Rock and Blues idioms. I guess he has to make a living and these ballads,…

Janek Gwizdala – Bass Janek Gwizdala is an internationally acclaimed electric bassist, composer, and educator, widely recognized for his innovative voice on the instrument and his work at the forefront of modern jazz and fusion. Over the past two decades, Janek has performed and recorded with an astonishing roster of world-class artists, including Mike Stern,…

John Giblin – Bass Another fundamentally simple line but there is a lovely little solo that Giblin double tracked over the top of his own bass part. I transcribed the solo rather than the ‘bass’ part because the bass part is the same as the previous two choruses so it felt like the more productive…