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Jazz fusion bassist Jaco Pastorius was known for his expressive fretless electric bass playing. 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) and free jazz and post-bop bassist Charlie Haden (1937–2014).
Donald "Duck" Dunn (November 24, 1941 – May 13, 2012) [1] [2] was an American bass guitarist, session musician, record producer, and songwriter.Dunn was notable for his 1960s recordings with Booker T. & the M.G.'s and as a session bassist for Stax Records.
Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) [1] is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. [2] He has won three Grammy Awards, [3] and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on the instrument. [4]
James Lee Jamerson (January 29, 1936 – August 2, 1983) [1] [a] was an American bassist.He was the uncredited bassist on most of the Motown Records hits in the 1960s and early 1970s (Motown did not list session musician credits on their releases until 1971), and is now regarded as one of the greatest and most influential bass players in modern music history.
His bass style was influenced by funk and employed the use of fretless bass, lyrical solos, bass chords and innovative use of harmonics. As of 2017, he was the only one of seven bassists inducted into the DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame to have been known for their work on the electric bass, [5] and he has been lauded as among the best bassists of ...
John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", [2] he was the band's only member with formal musical training and also provided backing and occasional lead vocals.
Entirely self-taught, [6] his first bass was a copy of a Fender Precision model which cost him £40 in 1971. [4] Just ten months after he bought his first bass, Harris joined a band, initially known as Influence and later Gypsy's Kiss, featuring Bob Verscoyle (lead vocals), Dave Smith (guitar) and drummer Paul Sears. [7]
Jason Curtis Newsted (born March 4, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the bassist of heavy metal band Metallica from 1986 to 2001. He performed with thrash metal band Flotsam and Jetsam for the first five years of his career before joining Metallica in October 1986 to succeed Cliff Burton, who died the month prior.