Jack Bruce.
Went through all the posts...maybe 2 or 3 votes for Jack Bruce. Add mine to that sadly paltry number.
Amazing interplay with Ginger on live cuts as on Cream's "Goodbye" and "Wheels of Fire". Melodic, rhythmic, imaginative. Not to take anything away from Eric but to my mind they elevated him to another level. Without them, nothing he has done (with maybe the exception of his work on Derek and the Domino's comes close). After Jack remember Felix Pappalardi. Oh, and by the way how 'bout other bass players that can really sing...add Greg Lake. Independent of vocals, add Chris Squire and John Entwistle. Not to say the many others mentioned aren't superb musicians. Just talking personal favorites.
Went through all the posts...maybe 2 or 3 votes for Jack Bruce. Add mine to that sadly paltry number.
Amazing interplay with Ginger on live cuts as on Cream's "Goodbye" and "Wheels of Fire". Melodic, rhythmic, imaginative. Not to take anything away from Eric but to my mind they elevated him to another level. Without them, nothing he has done (with maybe the exception of his work on Derek and the Domino's comes close). After Jack remember Felix Pappalardi. Oh, and by the way how 'bout other bass players that can really sing...add Greg Lake. Independent of vocals, add Chris Squire and John Entwistle. Not to say the many others mentioned aren't superb musicians. Just talking personal favorites.