Bass Player: Chris Squire Another request from Basschat, this is the Chris Squire bass part from the tune ‘Tempus Fugit’ from the 1980 Yes album, ‘Drama’. Squire plays this with a pick and it would be hard to get the phrasing right without it. There are quite a few passage where there are nuanced differences…

Bass Player: Zev Katz One of the unsung heroes of the bass guitar, KAtz has a ridiculous career that includes performances and recordings with Patti Austin, Jeff Beck, Bon Jovi, Garth Brooks, James Brown, Jackson Browne, Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow – and we have only got to the Cs…

Bass Player: Darryl Jones Darryl Jones has a CV to die for and has played with a host of artists such as The Rolling Stones, Steps Ahead, John Scofield and Sting. Heading the list, however, is the Prince of Darkness himself, Miles Dewey Davis III. It was whilst he was with Miles that Jones took…

Bass Player: Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Ørsted Pedersen was born in Osted Nr. Roskilde, on the Danish island of Zealand, the son of a church organist. As a child, Ørsted Pedersen played piano, but from the age of 13, he started learning to play the double bass and, at the age of 14, while studying, he…

Bass Player: Anthony Jackson Jackson is a massive legend on the bass scene and has played with pretty much everyone from Steely Dan to Paul Simon, Michel Camilo to Hiromi, Steve Kahn to Dave Valentin, Luther Vandross – the discography is incredible. Jackson was also a massive advocate for the six string Contrabass Guitar and…

Bass Player: Steve Rodby Rodby was born in Joliet, Illinois, into a musical family. His father was a music teacher who bought him an acoustic bass, electric bass, and amp when he was 12. He heard classical from a young age and was educated in classical until high school when he learned jazz. During high school…

Bass Player: Reginald Veal Citi Movement (Griot New York) was a 1992 recording by the Wynton Marsalis Septet. CITI MOVEMENT (GRIOT NEW YORK) embraces the aural and visual cacophony of the cityscape, its throbbing heartbeats, and the harmonies that emerge from the conflicts and compromises of urban life. Wynton’s first dance score, and one of…

Bass Player: Benny Reitveld Bassist Benny Rietveld brings an impressive resume with him. After moving to Hawaii from his native Utrecht, the Netherlands, he attended the University of Hawaii College of Music for two years. Island dates with artists such as The Crusaders, Richie Cole, Barney Kessell, Howard Roberts, Bill Mays, and Makoto Ozone followed,…

Bass Player: Jimmy Bain Jimmy Bain had a perfectly decent career as one to Heavy Rock’s first call guys, performing with Ronnie James Dio, his own Wild Horses and a handful of other Rock legends but it is for his contribution to the 1976 Rainbow album, ‘Rising’ that he is most widely known. Bain unexpectedly…

Bass Player: Andy Gonzalez Originally released in 1989, Astor Piazzolla’s The Rough Dancer and the Cyclical Night was recorded in New York in September 1987, with an ensemble that included Fernando Suárez Paz (violin), Pablo Zinger (piano), Paquito D’Rivera (alto sax, clarinet), Andy González (bass), and Rodolfo Alchourrón (electric guitar). The recording was produced by Kip Hanrahan…