The 50 Best Jazz Bassists Of All Time

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[Kid Shelleen]

I know she is not a jazz bassist but how about an honorable mention for Carol Kaye (Wrecking Crew).

[Yardstick]

Charles Mingus trained his cat to use the toilet and published his training method. Apparently it really works. Takes a few weeks but no more litter box:

https://www.charlesmingus.com/mingus/cat-traning-program

[nickcarraway]

Actually, Carol Kaye was a (bebop) jazz guitarists. Started when she was teenager. She was asked to do a (guitar) session for Sam Cooke, and realized she could make more money on that. She played sessions as a guitarist for seven years, then in 1963, she had to fill in for a bassist that didn't show up, and decided she could be more creative at that. (Popular music is very boring for a jazz guitarist.)

A lot of session musicians started in jazz. Look at the Motown session players. And it's a cakewalk, if you are from playing jazz.

[real saxophonist]

Percy Heath was a Tuskegee Airman, training on the B-24 when the war ended:

[real saxophonist]

Of those on this list I've seen:

John Patitucci
Walter Booker
Bob Cranshaw
Buster Williams
Charlie Haden

[nickcarraway]

Who did you see Bob Cranshaw with. He did a lot of Sonny Rollins, and some great Wes Montgomery.

[real saxophonist]

Saw him with Sonny in Atlanta.

[lefty-lie-spy]

These lists are stupid.

Coincidentally, I just went to see Adrian Belew, Steve Via, Tony Levin, Danny Carey last night, and it was a great show.

[OriginalChristian]

Victor Wooten is missing. List is incomplete.