Marcus Miller – Bass William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on June 14, 1959. He grew up in a musical family; his father, William Miller, was a church organist and choir director. Through his father, he is the cousin of jazz pianist Wynton Kelly. He became classically trained as a clarinetist…

Itibere Swarg – Bass Swarg is a bass player and composer who was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1950. After starting studying music with his father, Antonio Bruno Zwarg, he began his career with the Ray Carelli group, playing in ballrooms in the city of São Paulo. In the 70’s, he was part of…

Anthony Cox – Bass Anthony Cox (born October 24, 1954) is an American jazz bass player. He is known for his work with several leading musicians including Geri Allen, Dewey Redman, Dave Douglas, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Gary Thomas, Marty Ehrlich, Ed Blackwell, Joe Lovano, and Dave King.[1] Cox grew up in Minneapolis and attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Cox plays mainly in the post-bop, avant-garde, and traditional styles,…

Bob Daisley – Bass My little tribute to the late great Ozzy Osbourne. I saw the Rhoads/Sarzo line-up at Port Vale in 1991 (I was mainly there for Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush’ but remember the gig well. All that aside, this was, for me, THE Ozzy tune that launched his post- Sabbath career. Enough…

Ralph Towner – Composer For many many years now, I have loved interesting melodies that challenge the ear. I was feeling a bit jaded after the last Anthony Jackson transcription and was thinking about what to do next when this one came up on my mp3 player. It is a Ralph Towner composition that was…

Anthony Jackson – Bass I have been listening to Anthony Jackson since I bought my first fusion record in the late 1970s, ‘Al Di Meola’s ‘Land Of The Midnight Sun’. AJ was on several tracks (Jaco was on one of them which, if I recall correctly, was what drew me to the album in the…

Kasim Sulton – Bass We all loved this record back in the day but the trouble with a lot of it was that the bass was mixed very much so it would be felt rather than heard. Kasim Sulton was the bass player but we couldn’t do anything about it then so just had to…

Kasim Sulton – Bass Kasim Sulton (born December 8, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, keyboardist and vocalist. Best known for his work with Utopia, Sulton sang lead on 1980’s “Set Me Free”, Utopia’s only top 40 hit in the United States. As a solo artist, Sulton hit the Canadian top 40 in 1982 with “Don’t Break My Heart”. Sulton has…

Mel Schacher – Bass Another one mentioned on a Facebook forum that someone needed a chart for. If I am honest, I am not entirely convinced that I have the geography right on this so it should be approached with appropriate caution. All the riffs are there but the fills may not sync exactly with…

Kenny Gradney – Bass Another request from the website staunchest supporter, this is the bass part to the Little Feat tune, ‘Let It Roll’ from the 1988 album of the same name. Great groove from bass player Gradney and drummer, Ritchie Hayward. Can you believe it, I got to jam with Ritchie Hayward. I was…