Upright Bill Posted September 30, 2005 Report Posted September 30, 2005 I will post the actual answers this weekend because I'm working FAR too many hours right now. Sorry for the delay. However, for now, here is the list of Bassists I originally selected: Bill Johnson Wellman Braud John Kirby Walter Page Bob Haggart Slam Stewart Milt Hinton Jimmy Blanton Isreal Crosby Oscar Pettiford Curly Russell Gene Ramey Tommy Potter Eddie Safranski Chubby Jackson Ray Brown Harry Babasin Paul Chambers Doug Watkins Sam Jones Percy Heath Charles Mingus Red Callender Wilbur Ware Ahmed Abdul-Malik John Ore Larry Gales Jymie Merritt George Morrow George Duvivier Red Mitchell Leroy Vinnegar Monty Buwig Monk Montgomery Joe Mondragon Curtis Counce Albert Stinson Joe Comfort Scott Lafaro Jimmy Garrison Bob Cranshaw Butch Warren Larry Ridley Charlie Haden Ron Carter Richard Davis Eugene Wright Chuck Isreals Gary Peacock Eddie Gomez Marc Johnson Dave Holland Peter Ind Wilbur Little Rufus Reid Lynn Seaton To avoid moving into a third disc (actually 3rd and 4th) I eliminated many of them. I will try to explain why each was selected as well. Oh yeah, and I'll identify all the cuts. Quote
Upright Bill Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Posted October 2, 2005 After a lot of mental torture I ended up with this list of bassists for disc 1: Bill Johnson: Father of Slap Bass Wellman Braud: Showed that the Bass could replace the tuba on a recording John Kirby: Doubled on tuba and The Bass Walter Page: One of the first Bassists to also be a successful Band Leader Bob Haggart: Wrote the first Jazz-Bass method book Slam Stewart: His ability to play arco and scat an octave above Milt Hinton: The most recorded bassist in jazz history Jimmy Blanton: First Bassist to take a melodic approach to soloing on the bass Isreal Crosby: An underrated but brilliant bassist Oscar Pettiford: First Bassist to truly explore bebop. Incredible 8th note walking lines as well as solos that would sound good on any instrument. Curly Russell: Played with all the major Bebop greats. Gene Ramey: A student of Walter Page and played equally well in Bebop and Swing bands. Tommy Potter: Made his mark backing up Charlie Parker. Eddie Safranski: A very popular Bassist during the transition from Swing to Bebop. Chubby Jackson: Played a 5 string Bass with a high C string. Ray Brown: RAY BROWN! Nothing more needs to be said. Harry Babasin: The Bear. One of the first fusion Bassists, bringing together Jazz and Brazilian music. Paul Chambers: The most influential Bassist. Soloist, solid rhythm section member. Amazing! Doug Watkins: Solid walker and soloist. Worked with many of the greats. Quote
Upright Bill Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Posted October 2, 2005 The Cuts: Album: Song Blue Clarinet Stomp: Bully Fiddle Blues Duke Ellington 1929: Freeze And Melt John Kirby: Zooming At The Zombie Count Basie: 1936-1938 : Roseland Shuffle Bob Haggart: Portrait Of Bix Featuring Tom Pletcher: Peg O' My Heart Bowin', Singin' Sam: Deuces Wild The Judge At His Best: What Am I Here For Duke Ellington: Solos, Duets & Trios : Sophisticated Lady (Take 1) Albert Ammons : 1946-1948: Hiroshima The New Oscar Pettiford Sextet: Chasin' the Bass Art Blakey: A Night At Birdland, Volume 1: A Night in Tunisia Thelonious Monk: Genius of Modern Music Vol. 1: Nice Work If You Can Get It Miles Davis: Jazz Showcase: Blue Haze Don Elliott: Double Trumpet Doings: Dominick Seventh Bebop Revisited Volume 1: Boomsie Live at Scullers Jazz Club: Whirlybird Jazz In Hollywood: Snootie Little Cutie Mosaic Select 5_ Paul Chambers (Disc 2): Four Strings Olio: Dakar Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 2, 2005 Report Posted October 2, 2005 what??!!! no william parker or barre phillips??!!! Quote
Upright Bill Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Posted October 2, 2005 what??!!! no william parker or barre phillips??!!! ← The number of great Bassists I left out far exceeds the number included. When I started this project (long before I first heard of Organissimo or its BFT) I thought it would be easy to select the 25 greatest Jazz Bassists. How extremely naive of me. Quote
MartyJazz Posted October 3, 2005 Report Posted October 3, 2005 After a lot of mental torture I ended up with this list of bassists for disc 1: (snip) Gene Ramey: A student of Walter Page and played equally well in Bebop and Swing bands. Tommy Potter: Made his mark backing up Charlie Parker. Eddie Safranski: A very popular Bassist during the transition from Swing to Bebop. Chubby Jackson: Played a 5 string Bass with a high C string. (snip) You cite Tommy Potter above as the bassist on the track sandwiched by Monk and Elliott. That track, Miles' "Blue Haze" has Percy Heath on bass, not Potter. Quote
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