Geddy Lee – Bass I bought this album the day it came out. On vinyl. I have to say, I was starting to lose interest in Rush at the time. Since the previous album, Signals, I was increasingly suspicious of their move towards a more commercial ‘Police/White Reggae (it was a thing)’ sound and shorter…

Will Lee – Bass The most astonishing CV in bass history. Ask yourself this question: can he read music? I rest my case. Amongst the gazillion albums he has recorded was a delightful session led by vibraphonist Gary Burton called ‘Reunion’. The reunion he was referring to was in light of the fact that guitarist…

Jeff Berlin – Bass I have a list of Jeff Berlin tunes I hope to get to and this was one of them. There are some that I will not be attempting as they are too dense in terms of chordal stuff etc but this one ‘felt’ ok so I had a crack at it.…

Anthony Jackson – Bass Another request from Talkbass – stonking line. I am guessing it was a written part as there are other aspects of the arrangement that mirror the bass part (keybarods, opening vocal etc). There is, however, a monster bass fill in there that would challenge even today’s super-musicians (Feraud, Linder etc). Remember,…

Anthony Jackson – Bass I know nothing about the artist this time. The suggestion came from a member on Talkbass. Whilst I obviously know about AJ and Steve Gadd, my only knowledge of violinist Michael Urbaniak was through his involvement with the Miles Davis ‘Tutu’ sessions and a couple of other ‘one-offs’ I have come…

John Giblin – Bass One of those ubiquitous guys from the 1980s who appeared on every album, tour and tv show; Chris De Burgh, Jon Anderson, Kate Bush, John Martyn, Brand X, |Simple Minds, Fish, his fretless sound was one of his defining characteristics and is probably what he is known for most. John passed…

John Lodge – Bass A special request, this is one of those songs that we have all heard a million times, probably like on some level or other, even if we are not fans of The Moody Blues etc. I enjoyed going through this with a fine tooth comb as there are some interesting elements…

Ron Carter – Bass Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) has appeared on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. He has won three Grammy Awards  and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on the instrument. In addition to a solo career of more than 60 years, Carter is well-known for…

Bona Penda Nya Yuma Elolo (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…

Unknown Bass Another piece of Piazolla – I love these melodies. The bass parts tend to be quite simple and really amount to note recognition exercises – watch (listen for) the tempo changes in this one. The chart is in Eb so you need to watch for those accidentals and there are a couple of…