The bass players

[clifford_thornton]

He may have been mentioned upthread, but Chuck Domanico is astounding on the Anthony Ortega Revelation material.

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Yep! Agreed! He gets a lot of space to himself.

[colinmce]

I wish WXU hadn't lopped off the bass solos. I had a line on the 2nd Revelation LP that had these but missed out on it. Still kicking myself for that one.

[Д.Д.]

He may have been mentioned upthread, but Chuck Domanico is astounding on the Anthony Ortega Revelation material.

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Yes, this one was a revelation.

[Steve Reynolds]

Listening to Jimmy Lyons with John Lindberg and Sunny Murray earlier tonight - Jump up

Lindberg as a very young man hangs with two legends and more than hold his own.

[soulpope]

"Japan Suite" features some remarkable (and for his standards ferocious) playing by Gary Peacock

[soulpope]

Jean-Jacques Avenel really shines here...this recording from 1983 features some outerwordly bassplaying.....

[danasgoodstuff]

...and all those organists who took care of bass-ics with their left hand and feets, esp'lly John Patton and Larry Young. I'll have to check to list some particularly grooving tunes.

[.:.impossible]

Electric bass? These days, Gene Perez. Not that long ago, Sal Cuevas.

What about this thing?

The funkiest smelling instrument I have ever been around. Something about the plastic that Ampeg used. The man who designed this instrument also invented an amplifying pickup rail for vibraphone. I believe his name was Oliver. I corresponded by email with him a while back. I'll have to dig through archives. He has since passed away. I want to say Jess Oliver.

[soulpope]

although me not being a fan of electric bass in jazz overall, here certainly is some incredible playing by Gerald Veasley, best augmented via (this album`s track) "Almost Like Me".......like one blogger once remarked "This ist the album Jamaaledeen Tacuma should always have recorded".....

Edited November 2, 2014 by soulpope

[soulpope]

Sirone`s performance on "Boody" (Dewey Redman "The Ear Of The Behearer" Impulse AS-9250)

[uli]

...and all those organists who took care of bass-ics with their left hand and feets, esp'lly John Patton and Larry Young. I'll have to check to list some particularly grooving tunes.

Here an example by Lou Bennett. thks to Mark Stryker on twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjS39J5QHA4

[soulpope]

Otherwise not on my radar, Bob Bowman plays here a hell of a bass (try "Central Park North" as taster) to keep this wild bunch going (together)....still not been released as CD, me believe.....

[JSngry]

Bob Bowman, fine player, Kansas City cat who passed through NTSU relatively quickly when I was there, started strong, got stronger, and then got out and on with it. Been back in KC for a while now, here's a recent article http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/back-to-rockville/article4001005.html

Here are some discography: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-bowman-mn0000060804/credits

[soulpope]

Bob Bowman, fine player, Kansas City cat who passed through NTSU relatively quickly when I was there, started strong, got stronger, and then got out and on with it. Been back in KC for a while now, here's a recent article http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/ent-columns-blogs/back-to-rockville/article4001005.html

Here are some discography: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/bob-bowman-mn0000060804/credits

Thnx for the infos !!

[soulpope]

"El Mayor" (CD Dragon Records DRCD-207)

[soulpope]

Ron Mathewson

"Mexican Green" (Savage Solveig SS001)

[soulpope]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIAIbVkMlfE

N H O Pedersen "Dancing on the tables" (Steeplechase)

Edited January 2, 2015 by soulpope

[clifford_thornton]

Not sure about specific recorded performances but live, Tom Blancarte is a motherfucker - from Texas, now splits his time between Denmark and NYC.

He also plays one of those electric Ampeg baby uprights.

[colinmce]

He can move. I like his record with Peter Evans, Charity Chan, & Weasel Walter.

[Late]

[soulpope]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7aAg7w-t3E

Jerry Jemmott on Dorothy Morrison`s extended version of "Rain" (Elektra)

Edited February 14, 2015 by soulpope

[soulpope]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVffNZFc1U

King Curtis feat. Jerry Jemmott "Memphis Stew"....

[soulpope]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aGb53dNa6k

Johnny M. Dyani "African Bass" (Red Records VPA 149) 1979

[clifford_thornton]

That African Bass record is excellent.

[LouisvillePrez]

I have been revisiting this thread as I try to put together an 80 minute CD of jazz bass for a friend, working with what I own.

This is what I have so far:

Syeeda's Song Flute (Chambers) from Giant Steps

Conference of the Birds (Holland) from Conference of the Birds

GvE (Hopkins) from Air Time

M.B. (Grenadier), from Ode by Brad Mehldau

Ramblin (Haden) from Change of the Century

Footprints (Carter) from Miles Smiles

Nature Boy (Garrison/Davis) from The JCQ Plays

Haitian Fight Song (Mingus) from The Clown

64 minutes

Favorite bassists that could end up in final 16 minutes include: Pettiford (Brilliant Corners), Doug Watkins (Sax Col), Wilber Ware (Night at VV), Scott LaFaro (Waltz for Deb/Sunday at VV), bassists who played with Verve-era Bill Evans, Michael Henderson (Miles' Cellar Door Sessions).

Any suggestions?