I agree that Paul Chambers is a very important bass player, but this is just someone’s opinion. It’s great that you commented to raise awareness, but why be critical or nasty. Just share your different opinion! I might argue that Christian McBride is the best living bass player,but wouldn’t criticize anyone for disagreeing.
Really should be "Acoustic Bass Players" and "Electric Bass Players" so this list should include Eddie Gomez, Gary Peacock, NHOP, George Mraz and Ray Brown.
Hard to argue with such an accomplished collection of bass players. But I would add the great Ray Brown to that list. He was one of the most respected and sought after bass players of his era. Thanks for sharing
Funny to have a picture of Charlie Haden but no mention, or did I miss it? What about Paul Chambers? He's probably one of the most influential. And yes, someone mentioned NHOP. What about Scott LaFaro? Ray Brown? Eddie Gomez? Those guys are way more influential than Whooten, Miller and Bona (yes, those guys are great).
I think you need do separate lists for double bass and electric bass because you left off too many double bass players that deserve to be on the list... Ray Brown, Percy Heath, Sam Jones, Jimmy Blanton, Miroslav Vitous, Richard Davis, Eddie Gomez and NHOP come to mind for starters. Stanley Clarke and John Patitucci could be on both lists.
Paul chambers, Gary Willis, Charlie Haden, Hadrian feraud, Anthony Jackson, Ray Brown, Christian McBride... the list can go on and on.. definitely a good start.
Definitely Ray Brown! And yes, I agree, NHOP definetly worthy of mention, also Jimmy Blanton..he started the modern sound in jazz on bass... no Christian Mcbride??!! Younger than the others mentioned but has the body of work, he's been in collaboration with the greatest musicians of all time for a reason, definitely in top 10.. where's Paul Chambers?? Influenced generations of bassists... Sam Jones, Buster Williams, Rufus Reid... just my opinion 🎶
@@user-pz1yz6td6f Was incredibly gifted, with a very unique sound that set him apart, tragic he passed away so young, I think he deserves mention in the great bassists conversation!
Yes there are always names people can debate on any of these "top ten" lists but, all apologies, Ray Brown is not debatable. He should be on this list. Period. Let's put it this way: the best concert introduction I've ever seen was some years ago at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley in Seattle: "And now for the four most commonly heard words heard on any jazz radio station: Ray Brown on bass!"
good pick, you should do a list with top underrated 10 jazz bass players... I`m sure some great names will appear there and will help young bass players expand their knowledge about the instrument and music...
I almost lost it when I didn't see my homie from Philly Stanley Clarke. And since they added Jaco Pastorius, they might as well have added Alphonso Johnson, another home town talented bassist. But Stanley played both the electric and double bass as well.
I guess some might consider it gluttony to have all 3 of Pat Metheny's bass bass players(Pastorius Rodby and Bona), listed. But out of those 3, Rodby was by far the most instrumental(no pun intended), in helping Metheny/Mays make their most trademark and influential music. Rodby may not be as flashy as Jaco and Bona. But he sure as hell can hold a solid modal groove and keep the song in motion, better than any other bass player not just in jazz, but perhaps all of popular music. Criminal omission.
Most influential to me is; Jaco! He also played upright double bass. Until it blew up. Not mentioned on double bass at all, is:- ? Today’s best young contemporary bassists in my opinion are:- Mohiney Dey, Federico Malaman, Davadid, H. Feroud and G.Severn. To name just a few.
You hit it right on the head I wouldn't change a thing .thanks Jaco was the best of them all and Ron Carter my favorite up right player. All of the heavy hitters. Marcus . John pat.Mingus. the men of bass.
Loppy8 I got no problem with electric bass players being included - as long as they stick to 4 strings. Plus, nowadays, most all upright players have to also know how to play electric if you want a gig.
Juan Esteban Perez Perdomo Double basses are from the viol family. Bass guitars are from the guitar family. Do you want to include the pedals on a Hammond as well? Or the ukulele, which is also tuned in fourths?
Nice, I've been playing upright 30-years and it's a lot more working than these players let on while they're playing. ... You could do a top 10 for jazz upright, jazz electric and jazz el who play upright, players. ...
Nice list. The only guy I've never been able to get is Marcus Miller. I know he's technically a good player, but his music just doesn't reach me. I would add a lesser-known name to the list, and that's Guy Nsangué, who played with Jean Luc Ponty for many years. The guy was/is an incredibly gifted bass player.
They would be on MY list! LaFaro maybe is not as well-known as he would have been if he had lived longer, but for any true Bill Evans fan he was not just a great bass player but also a true innovator on thre instrument. "Jade Visions" is one of my all-time favorite songs.
slickrockcreek1 I feel like I always learn something new listening to LaFaro on those Bill Evans recordings, even after many years and many listens. Such a tragic loss :(
@@GeoCoppens If you've listened to Haden live, you would hear one of the biggest sounds on bass. He was all about the timbre of the instrument. not so much the twiddly fingers...
i appreciate your list, but Pettiford should've been closer to the top; the clips from Clarke and Pastorious weren't really showing off their best. All in all though its a worthy list: well done.
the Great Dane with the Never-Ending Name - and any list without Ray Brown I can't really take seriously. How about Kristin Korb, Katie Thiroux, women who play standup great and sing awesome too.
@@Tomatohater64 You got the grace. I'm convinced that heaven is better than we can imagine. But in this life one of my chief joys is hearing a well played bass, whether for secular or Jesus music.
I love NHOP as well! It is so hard to build one of these lists - because what about Eberhard Weber? Ray Brown? (Scott LaFaro as mentioned above), Steve Swallow, and on and on ...
This is why jazz is in the place it is right now. A fan dares to show and celebrate some of his favourite musicians = a shower of complaning and whinning on the comments.
I was really digging it until the electric bass guitars came in haha Jaco yes ,monster! changed the bass, recognizable sound instantly ,Marcus Miller, a MoFo saw him w/Miles 2x's, I saw V. Wooten when he had just moved to Nashville,playing w/singer songwriter at the Bluebird Cafe, but dude! where's Ray Brown ,Paul Chambers,Wibur Ware? Guys with that real,deep,like what an upright sounds like tone? Not that 'Butter Bass' low action,slinky sounding electrified sound..I'll listen to more fusion or modern jazz ,check your recommendations out, cheers! JP
The esoteric nature of jazz makes for interesting reading, mostly in comments. Then seamlessly moves into "My dog's bigger than your dog." And then sadly leads into "Your stupid." There is a fabulous list of names below. I rather doubt one will find a universal list! So I'll just say there are many players that would be on my list. The 2 that would automatically be there are Christian McBride and Paul Chambers. Adding electric will, quite naturally lead to phenomenally talented rock bass players as well as jazz.That would include John Entwhistle and Jack Bruce on my list. The dichotomy in my book is most exceptionally talented rock bassist were influenced by jazz. One question: What planet is Jaco from?
Some people think lists have some sort of "importance" but, really, do we listen to musicians because they're on someone's list or because we enjoy the music? It's not a contest. The important "list" may be the booking agent's call list.
My best friend for25 years was the principal bassist of a top orchestra. He was a good jazz player, also. Although he was a friend of Day Brown, he said the best jazz bassist, by far, is Victor Wooten.
Victor Wooten totally lost control of his E string at the beginning of his “solo”. He has the chops but his application as far as being musical and songs, is more like a class on the subject than the proposed product of that class. He’s one of those guys who has allowed the beautiful art of musical knowledge to entrap his creative side. I’ve witnessed this in many friends, some who lament having learned so much, and then there are those who were probably gifted musicians in the first place, then went on to make incredibly unique and diverse and most of all, attractive music most will ever see. For Victor, what he cares about is his ability to play every mode or scale or chord, and do it anywhere at any time, so that he can assemble them as he sees fit and rip through them quickly enough to leave little impression upon the mind’s memory section, which would then anticipate the upcoming section given the established pattern of tone and tempo. In other words, make it a song. Not an exercise.
for me, if you talking about jazz bassist i think you can not forget lease these guy on following 1. Ray Brown 2. Scott Lafaro 3. Paul Chamber 4. NHOP 5. Chalie Harden 6. Oscar Pettiford 7. Ron Carter 8. Chales Mingus Cuz all of them are made jazz music to be jazz music on these day
Obviously, everybody's going to have their opinion of who they prefer in a "Top 10" list. These guys are all great, even if I would prefer some others over a few you chose. If you had retitled it "10 Great Jazz Bass Players", I don't think anyone would argue!
JAZZ bass player list??? With Bona but not Paul Chambers??? No no no. All these guys are great, but a JAZZ list without PC & Ray Brown just is not acceptable. Also, Jimmy Blanton was the godfather of it all. If this is an overall bass player list, then this is a GREAT list.....love all of these guys.
I think you did a great job. Thanks for making the effort to compile this list with the clips. Of course we all have different opinions and tastes, but you hit most of my favorites.
J'ai une idée : on fait une liste des 1000 meilleurs bassistes (pas forcément classés dans l'ordre, la musique n'est pas une compétition !). Comme ça, tout le monde est d'accord. On va pas faire un classement des bassiste heros, quand même...
Music is universal, let's not compress ourselves with styles. Having said that, James Jameson and Anthony Jackson. And please let us not forget the late great Ronnie Baker!
I feel sad that this video was started with an image of Charlie Haden, & yet somehow, Scott LaFaro is actually forgotten. Not a single mention of him. They were room mates in the late 50s when they were working on Ornette Coleman's "Free Jazz". Players like Bona or Pastorius would not exist w/o LaFaro. The 1st time I heard Jaco, I knew he'd listened to LaFaro. If you play two-finger style with your right hand, you owe that to LaFaro. Before LaFaro, almost everyone just played "the hook". His work w/ pianist Bill Evans, (fresh from Miles Davis' Quintet) - is groundbreaking. He died in a car crash July 4th weekend, 1961 - & seems to be forgotten now. Shame~
Good list. And Marcus Miller plays great strait ahead jazz. He truly is a student of the language of jazz. Jeff Berlin (who I believe should be on the list) can't even stump Marcus with his "music tells on you" tests. Thumbs way up on this video! Any idea what Richard Bona was using on this performance? Some type of Pbass? Man he's such a pure player.
Always subjective, but, for me, any list that includes acoustic bassists but omits Scott LaFaro and NHOP is suspect. :-) I'd add Brown and Chambers soon after.
