Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?

Add Richard Bona to the list, right up near the top. Saw him last night with the Mike Stern band (+ Dennis Chambers & Bob Franceschini), and Bona made everyone sound better. First all-star jazz show I've ever attended that sounded like songs, not solos. If Richard Bona is in the band, don't miss it!

*Best line: Slave's Slide; Pleasure's Glide; Azymuth's Dear Limmertz
*Old school but still rule: Louis Johnson
*Was good, but have nothing else to give: Larry Graham, Stanley Clark, Mark King
*Song writers pretend to be bass players: Sting, Paul McCartney
*Worst, should take lesson: Benny Rietveld
*Boring: Dave Holland, Anthony Jackson
*Should change to playing guitar instead of bass: Wayman Tisdale
*Funkiest Tone: Marcus Miller, Jonas Hellborg
*Impressive speed and/or technique but that's all: Brian Bromberg, Victor Wooten
*Extraordinare technique, incredible live: Michael Manring
*Musicality: Richard Bona, Doky Minh, Renaud Garcia Fons
***MY FAVORITE BASS GUITARIST: Alex Malheiros of Azymuth (Brazillian group); CDs that are 20+ years still so sound so emotional today. Never play the same line twice.
***MY FOVORITE GUITARIST: no list, just one guy = Nguyen Le.

Fernando Saunders

How about the women? (Past) Carole Kaye - did most of the Beach Boys recordings in the 60's and quite a bit of Motown, some that James Jamerson got credit for. (Current) Lynn Keller - Diana Ross, Rita Coolidge and many more.

Jeff Berlin