Bass Player: Darryl Jones Darryl Jones has something of a schizophrenic career as a bass player working with some of the greatest names in Jazz (Miles Davis, John Scofield, Steps Ahead) and Pop (Sting, The Rolling Stones). ‘The Munch’ is a very centred player, a rhythm section giant rather than an exceptional soloists but, either…

Bass Player: Gary Weinrib From the 1977 Rush album, ‘A Farewell To Kings’ this is Geddy Lee’s bass part for the 11:05 epic track, ‘Xanadu’. It is included here so that there is at least one chart on the site that starts with an X. Until the chart was prepared, we didn’t realise that the…

Bass Player: John Scofield (yes, THAT John Scofield!) One of the finest guitarists to ever come out of Berklee, John Scofield attended at the same time as Mike Stern, Jeff Berlin, Vinnie Colaiuta, Steve Smith and Neil Stubenhaus. Despite his reputation as a guitar player, this is a transcription of the bass part to the…

Bass Player: Dave Holland Whilst the 2001 album, ‘Bill Frissel with Elvin Jones and Dave Holland’ is not the best recording by any of the three participants, it does have it’s highlights and their sweet little performance of the Henry Mancini/Johnny Mercer tune, ‘Moon River’ is one of the them. The transcription features Dave Holland’s…

Guitars: Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine Yes, we know. It’s not a bass chart. BIlbo does play a little guitar and has spent some time developing his treble clef reading chops. Writing guitar parts out can be a lot harder that bass as there are often notes that ring longer than others and internal voicings…

Bass Player: Rob Palmer (Bilbo) Transcribing your own performances is always an interesting experience as it gives you a perspective on your own playing that simply listening to it doesn’t quite achieve. In transcribing his bass part for this performance of the old Sinatra favourite ‘Witchcraft’, we can see that basic building blocks of a…

Bass Player: Bryan Beller Bryan Beller has maintained a multi-faceted career as a bassist, composer, solo artist and clinician for over 25 years, earning his reputation as a uniquely talented yet supremely tasteful team player for instrumentally-minded artists. In the power super-trio The Aristocrats (with uber-players Guthrie Govan on guitar and Marco Minnemann on drums)…

Bass Player: Jaco Pastorius We all love this one! The tune ‘The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines’ was written by bassist Charles Mingus and lyrics added by Joni Mitchell for the 1979 LP she did based around Mingus’s music called, imaginatively, ‘Mingus’. Jaco played his ass off on the following tour on which Mitchell featured…

Bass Player: Dill Katz UK bass legend Dill Katz is one of the most experienced players on the scene today, having pioneered the use of the fretless bass in the mid-sixties. Yes, that is before Jaco. His work includes stints with Ian Carr’s “Nucleus”, Barbara Thompson’s band “Paraphernalia” and Afro/Jazz band “District Six”.  The transcription…

Bass Player: John Giblin Jon Anderson is primarily known for his work with the Progressive Rock band Yes but his solo albums are goldmines of greaet composing and arranging. The title tune of his 1980 album ‘Song Of Seven’ features all of the trademark features of his best work; great writing, rich vocal harmonies inscrutible…