Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist Jimmy Blanton ( 1918 – 1942 ) whose short tenure in the Duke Ellington Swing band ( cut short by his death from tuberculosis ) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument ; bassist Ray Brown ( 1926 – 2002 ), known for backing Beboppers Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum and Charlie Parker, and forming the Modern Jazz Quartet ; hard bop bassist Ron Carter ( born 1937 ), who has appeared on 3, 500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery and many Blue Note Records artists ; and Paul Chambers ( 1935 – 1969 ), a member of the Miles Davis Quintet ( including the landmark modal jazz recording Kind of Blue ) and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic improvisations.

While bassist Keith Wilkinson was favourable to the idea and drummer Gilson Lavis expressed some interest, Jools Holland felt he was too busy with current projects to participate, and, crucially, both Tilbrook and Difford expressed reservations about working together in a band context at that point in time.

However, things had been taken out of context, as what was being referenced to was the fact that guitarist Jerry Oliviera was joining Lo-Pro as a replacement bassist, making it so now Lo-Pro had three Ultraspank members in the band.

Band of Gypsies bassist Billy Cox described " Red House " as " Jimi's way of using his musical roots, everything he knew and understood best, in a pop context ".

On the other hand " Gülpembe ", composed by Kurtalan Ekspres bassist Ahmet Güvenç, a requiem for Manço's grandmother, caught older audiences and probably is the artist's most popular song, competing perhaps only with " Dağlar Dağlar ".

A person who plays the double bass is usually referred to as a bassist.

A person who plays this instrument is called a bassist, double bassist, double bass player, contrabassist, contrabass player, or bass player.

This tuning was used by the jazz player Red Mitchell and is increasingly used by classical players, notably the Canadian bassist Joel Quarrington.

The bluegrass bassist is part of the rhythm section, and is responsible for keeping a steady beat, whether fast, slow, in 4 / 4 time, 2 / 4 or 3 / 4 time.

" My all-time favorite is Todd Phillips ," proclaimed Union Station bassist Barry Bales in April 2005.

Some players use the more nimble tips of the fingers to play fast-moving solo passages or to pluck lightly for quiet tunes. The use of amplification allows the player to have more control over the tone of the instrument, because amplifiers have equalization controls that allow the bassist to accentuate certain frequencies ( often the bass frequencies ) while de-accentuating some frequencies ( often the high frequencies, so that there is less finger noise ).

In the experimental post 1960s eras, which saw the development of free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, some of the influential bassists included Charles Mingus ( 1922 – 1979 ), who was also a composer and bandleader whose music fused hard bop with black gospel music, free jazz and classical music ; free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden ( born 1937 ) is best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman and for his role in the 1970s-era Liberation Music Orchestra, an experimental group ; Eddie Gomez and George Mraz, who played with Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, respectively, and are both acknowledged to have furthered expectations of pizzicato fluency and melodic phrasing, fusion virtuoso Stanley Clarke ( born 1951 ) is notable for his dexterity on both the upright bass and the electric bass, and Terry Plumeri, noted for his horn-like arco fluency and vocal tone.

Another young bassist of note is Esperanza Spalding ( born 1984 ) who, at 27 years of age, already won a Grammy for Best New Artist.

The harmonies are often minimal ; for instance, the root note is often omitted on the assumption that it will be supplied by the bassist.

He is best known as the lead vocalist, bassist, principal songwriter and the founding and sole constant member of the rock band Motörhead as well as a former member of Hawkwind.

The band announced a three-week residency in Las Vegas, with bassist Nikki Sixx stating, " This is the beginning of what will be the biggest probably four to five years of the band's career.

This is the first tour with original bassist Cris in eleven years.

However, the first mambo that was actually recorded was called " Rarezas " by his brother, bassist and composer Cachao López, who is often described as " the inventor of mambo.

Sid Vicious, before he became the Sex Pistols ' bassist, is credited with initiating the pogo in Britain as an attendee at one of their concerts.

The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist and backing vocalist Alex Lifeson, and drummer, percussionist and lyricist Neil Peart.

Another explanation is that at a recording session in 1959 produced by Coxsone Dodd, double bassist Cluett Johnson instructed guitarist Ranglin to " play like ska, ska, ska ", although Ranglin has denied this, stating " Clue couldn't tell me what to play!

Fritz Richmond, professional washtub bassist and Jug_ ( musical_instrument ) | jug player Electric " inbindi " bass which is amplified by a public address systemThe washtub bass, or " gutbucket ", is a stringed instrument used in American folk music that uses a metal washtub as a resonator.

Glenn Hughes ( born 21 August 1951 ) is an English rock bassist and vocalist, best known for playing bass and performing vocals for funk rock pioneers Trapeze and the Mk.

Krist Anthony Novoselic II (; ; born May 16, 1965 ) is an American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana.

Singer / bassist / songwriter Wetton is quoted as saying " It did really well in Sweden ... but Swedish sales aren't that large.

While the types of basslines performed by the bassist vary widely from one style of music to another, the bassist fulfills a similar role in most types of music: anchoring the harmonic framework and laying down the beat.

This lineup assembled for this tour contained East Bay Ray, Peligro, Greer, and bassist Greg Reeves replacing Flouride, who was taking " personal time off " from the band.

Brubeck performs " It's a Raggy Waltz " from the Time Further Out album and duets briefly with bassist Charles Mingus in " Non-Sectarian Blues ".

Jazz bassist Charles Mingus was also an influential bandleader and composer whose musical interests spanned from bebop to free jazz.

After the release of Eldorado, bassist and vocalist Kelly Groucutt and cellist Melvyn Gale joined, replacing de Albuquerque ( who, like Walker before him, quit since the ELO tours were keeping him away from his family too long ) and Edwards respectively.

By 1968 Parsons had come to the attention of The Byrds ' bassist, Chris Hillman, via Larry Spector ( The Byrds ' business manager ), as a possible replacement band member following the departures of David Crosby and Michael Clarke from the group in late 1967.

Now reunited with former bassist Phoenix, the band began work on a remix album, dubbed Reanimation, which would include works from Hybrid Theory and non-album tracks also.

After that band broke up, MacKaye decided to switch from bass guitar to vocals, and organized Minor Threat with drummer Nelson, bassist Brian Baker, and guitarist Lyle Preslar.

The new lineup also featured guitarist Simon Hosford from Hay's solo band, along with bassist Stephen Hadley and drummer John Watson.

", received 4½ stars from Down Beat and featured guitarist John Moulder and bassist Eric Hochberg.

The core of Lacy's activities from the 1970s to the 1990s was his sextet: his wife, singer / violinist Irene Aebi, soprano / alto saxophonist Steve Potts, pianist Bobby Few, bassist

Following Apollo 18, Flansburgh and Linnell decided to move away from the guitar & accordion ( or sax ) plus backing tracks on tape nature of their live show, and recruited a supporting band that consisted of live musicians ( Kurt Hoffman of the Ordinaires on reeds and keyboards, longtime Pere Ubu bassist Tony Maimone and drummer Jonathan Feinberg ).

Other notable artists from Whitehorse are the actors Tahmoh Penikett of Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse ; Amy Sloan who has done many television shows ,( Molly Lang ) Dancer, Singer, Northern Icon, the storyteller Ivan Coyote, punk rock bassist Jonas Smith of JJS3, and the creator of Scrooge McDuck occasional resident Carl Barks.

Ian Brown ( at the time the bassist ) and guitarist John Squire, who knew each other from Altrincham Grammar School for Boys, formed a short-lived Clash-inspired band called The Patrol in 1980 along with singer / guitarist Andy Couzens and drummer Simon Wolstencroft.

Jazz has played an important role in Eastwood's life from a young age and, although he never made it as a professional musician, he passed on the influence to his son Kyle Eastwood, a successful jazz bassist and composer.

His famous album Libertango was recorded in Milan in May 1974 and later that year he separated from Amelita Baltar and in September recorded the album Summit-Reunion Cumbre with the saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and an Italian orchestra, including jazz musicians such as bassist Pino Presti and drummer Tullio De Piscopo, in Milan.

This year also saw the death of Paul Gardiner, who was Numan's bassist and friend since his Tubeway Army days, from a fatal heroin overdose on 4 February 1984.

The popular alternative band My Chemical Romance stated in their DVD Life On The Murder Scene that bassist Mikey Way got the name for their band from the book's subtitle.