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Who's Your Favorite Bass Players; Why?

I like Paul Chambers for his groove and arco. Sam Jones for his Time. Rufus Reid becaues he taught me. Jaco because of the absolute passion. Christian McBride because he's the MAN righ now--and he's the director of the Brubeck Institute at the University of the Pacific, which is my Alma Mater; Ron Carter because of everything he's recorded; George Maraz because of his soul; Richard Davis because of his intensiity; Reggie Workman due to his authenticity; Lonnie Plaxico because of his work with he Jazz Messengers; Scott LaFaro--BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST! (Eddie Gomez and Chuck Isreal are cool, too!). Who're you 'un?
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ed_sawyer
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How about: Victor Wooten. Or, Michael Arnopol.

-Ed
linkster
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Dave Pegg- Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull.
mes
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Dave Holland.
espinac
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Flea. :)
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marakanetz
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I try to go with alphabetic order without classifying for jazz or rock.

Jeff Berlin
Charlie Haden
Percy Jones(Brand X)
Mick Karn
Bill Laswel
Tony Levin
John Pattitucci
Pekka Pohjola

Pekka's my favourite as composer and I sink in every of his album when play them.

Jeff Berlin and Percy Jones often play bass solos as no one else can.

Tony Levin plays any-bass jazz, rock, and as far as I'm consearned played with Carly Simon and lots of jazz projects. Crimson and Pete Gabriel are only a fraction of his bass career.

Bill Laswell is certainly an underground bass and electronic king.

OOPS! forgot about Holger Czukay, but basically he's not only bassist and can actually play any instrument he ever takes. He chose bass in CAN due to his leadership bug and he admitted that he couldn't play keyboards as good as Irmin Schmidt.
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