Great Jazz Bass Players - Their "Must Have" Recordings

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To throw in electric bass, also an art in itself

I agree with the idea. Not only because I'm the owner of his signature series bass guitar

 

His very good and not so popular live double album (beware SQ isn't on par with his studio albums)

 

 

 

Also a very good DVD concert.

 

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what are the best CDs, etc. of Mingus's Ah Um?

You'll find something here. (crown and core collection mean even more essential than 4 stars albums)

 

Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, Ninth Edition 2008, Four Star CD's [Page 8] - Rate Your Music

 

I recommend buying the book anyway (the 2008 edition doesn't include many fusion albums that were included in the earlier ones).

It's been my personal jazz bible for years.

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I've always loved the work of Art Davis and Reggie Workman on Coltrane's Ole

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A good reason to use two subwoofers not one..

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31 minutes ago, watercourse said:

Meshell Ndegeocello

 

31 minutes ago, watercourse said:

Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell

Not bass virtuosos sensu stricto but it's good to see their names mentioned here  +1!

 

As for

32 minutes ago, watercourse said:

(Matt Garrison

I recommend checking out this album (IMO one of the most interesting ones in 2016)

 

BTW has this one been mentioned? All three of them know quite well how to play electric bass..