Comments on: Favorite Recorded Jazz Bass Solos

By: ppearce

ppearce — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:02:22 +0000

Ray Brown’s solo with Oscar on “How High the Moon” has been a hallmark for bass solos for many decades.

By: Mharlyn

Mharlyn — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:39:30 +0000

Any solo by Jymie Merritt with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers or Max Roach. Always in the pocket yet always unpredictable. Famously sampled by Digable Planets and others, shows the timelessness and bit.

Oct 24th is the deadline to nominate Jymie Merritt for an NEA Jazz Masters Award. He’s 82 and still gigging in Philly. Make your voice heard. You can nominate via email: http://www.nea.gov/national/jazz/Award.html.

Thanks.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:27:32 +0000

Paul Chamber’s solos on Midtown blues (Jackie McLean) and on Trane’s Blues (Miles Davis-Workin’) are like stories and are beatiful blues solos. AND, definitely any Mingus on ‘Blues and Roots’ (for example Tensions-wow-and Cryin’ Blues-’deep’ minor feel).

By: AP

AP — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:03:09 +0000

LaFaro’s solo on Nardis (Evans “Explorations”) sounds like he must’ve written out before the session. It’s so perfect.

By: Simon Little

Simon Little — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:32:42 +0000

My all-time favourite is Scott LaFaro’s solo on My Romance (Take 2) on the Bill Evans Trio album ‘Waltz For Debby’. Such a great lyrical player. also any of Eddie Gomez’s solos on ‘You Must Believe In Spring’.

By: Kris Saebo

Kris Saebo — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:36:37 +0000

What about Paul Chambers “plucking” and Slam Stewart?

By: Eli Uttal-Veroff

Eli Uttal-Veroff — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:47:55 +0000

can you consider Renaud Garcia Fons jazz? if so I would throw him in there his stuff is pretty awesome, also Ron Carter, Richard Davis and Paul chambers for bowed solos.

By: Andy Giller

Andy Giller — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:10:18 +0000

I have always really liked Ray Brown’s solo on “Chicago (that toddling town)” with Oscar Peterson. Nothing flashy or groundbreaking, but perfect in a straightforward and simple Ray Brown kind of way.

By: Eric Hochberg

Eric Hochberg — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:11:30 +0000

Maybe you don’t want to include bass guitar, but Jaco’s “Donna Lee” solo is something else…

By: Gary Mousseau

Gary Mousseau — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:13:23 +0000

The bassist listed are great how about Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen.