Allen Woody – Bass Douglas Allen Woody (October 3, 1955 – August 25, 2000)[1] was best known for his eight-year tenure in The Allman Brothers Band and as a co-founder of Gov’t Mule. After having studied at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School Of Music, Woody joined the Allman Brothers Band along with guitarist Warren Haynes upon the group’s reunion…

Kuma Harada – Bass Tokiyoshi Harada (クマ原田) was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Japan) on 10 June 1951. As a member of Sing Out as a teenager, he appeared on NHK General Television ‘s music variety show Stage 101 from the first episode on 10 January 1970 to 3 April 1971. He moved to Germany, where…

Alegre Correa – composer I have been a fan of this guy since I came across his 1997 CD ‘Terra Magica’ in a secondhand record store in Guildford, Surrey (Ben’s Collector’s Records). His writing and arranging is exceptional and Correa is one of those guys who doesn’t just play music, he is music (Hermeto Pascoal…

Neil Murray – Bass Originally a drummer who started playing bass in 1967, Murray formed his first band with school friends in 1967 (Slap Happy and the Dum-Dums). His musical tastes were heavily influenced by the mid-1960s ‘blues boom’ bands and musicians, especially Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jack Bruce and later by Motown legend James…

Ronaldo Saggiorato – Bass If there is one thing that my search for great music has taught me it’s that there are a ridiculous number of great musicians who most of us will struggle to ever get to hear. Whist we are all being spoon fed Taylor Swift and Harry Styles which, because it sells…

Eddie Gomez – Bass More from one of Puerto Rico’s finest. Eddie Gomez is another one of the greats and has featured in bands led by two of the world’s greatest Jazz piano players; Chick Corea and Bill Evans. This is a complete performance of ‘The One Step, another tune from the 1978 Chick Corea…

Eddie Gomez – Bass Gómez moved with his family from Puerto Rico at a young age to New York, where he was raised. He started on double bass in the New York City school system at the age of eleven and at age thirteen went to the New York City High School of Music & Art.…

Kermit Driscoll – Bass Every time I listen to the Bill Frisell bands from this era, I am enthralled by Driscoll’s bass playing. I find his sound so distinctive and the way it fits into the ensemble sound is just perfect. His note choices are exquisite and the musicality of his playing offers a lesson…

Anthony Jackson – Bass I am sorry. I just can’t help myself. More Jackson magic – this one is a lot less frantic and less intense than other Camilo performances which is why I chose it – so ordinary mortals can have a crack at the slow Latin grooves on display here. There is a…

Richard Bona – Bass Bona Penda Nya Yuma Elolo was born in Minta, Cameroon into a family of musicians, which enabled him to start learning music from a young age. His grandfather was a griot – a West African singer of praise and storyteller – and percussionist, as his mother was a singer. When he was four…