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Largo

Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 21, 2011 - 11:21pm PT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDCeel-Zti0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2HJbcJAqhk&feature=related

A lot of blazing pickers out there but few as lyrical as Jeff Berlin.

JL
BrassNuts

Trad climber
Save your a_s, reach for the brass...
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:29pm PT
I'd have to go with Stanley Clarke...
ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:30pm PT
jaco
LuckyNeck

Trad climber
the basement of Lou's Tavern
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:35pm PT
Les Claypool
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:35pm PT
I always thought Jeff Berlin's opening bass solo to In Five G kicked ass.

http://nicoviewer.net/sm10410186

One of the first "jazz" shows I saw was these guys at The Roxy on their Gradually Going Tornado tour. I was hooked from that point on.


Stanley Clarke's up there, too. Maybe the best ever. I saw him with Return To Forever in '84, then again with Bella Fleck and Jean-Luc Ponty in '05. He has great to begin with, but he's gotten even better with age and experience.

johntp

Trad climber
socal
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:40pm PT
I think his name was Eberhard Weber, on the ECM label,back around 1972.
Chaz

Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:43pm PT
Ralphe Armstrong.

This Jean-Luc Ponty tune opens with Ralphe tearing it up on the Fretless:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TjyLU0-9SE&feature=related
apogee

climber
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:48pm PT
Tony Levin.

Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:54pm PT
lemmy

apogee

climber
Sep 21, 2011 - 11:54pm PT
DT! We missed you in polititard land today.
apogee

climber
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:01am PT
pocoloco1

Social climber
The Chihuahua Desert
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:05am PT
tal wilkenfeld

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVb-izZVCwQ&feature=related
apogee

climber
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:07am PT
True men don't


Kill coyotes
Minerals

Social climber
The Deli
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:07am PT
Billy Sheehan or Steve Harris
wstmrnclmr

Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:07am PT
Mostly technical picks from probable bass players or musicians. Mingus was great because he could write a tune and Jaco as well but McCartney is one of the great musicians of all time. Lyrical bass lines, could sing great and play at the same time which is harder technically then finger trickery and, of course, wrote more than 400 great tunes.
Dr.Sprock

Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:08am PT
willie dixon
Knave

Trad climber
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:11am PT
Saw Stanley Clarke Live last year, he still has incredible energy. I have about ten favorites depending on my mood: Ron Carter, Charles Mingus, Christian McBride, Jaco, Claypool, Flea, Victor Wooten, Entwhistle, Bootsy Collins. Crap there are a lot of good musicians in the world!
john hansen

climber
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:17am PT
I know there are better jazz guys, and stuff, but Flea just lays it down.

Rock solid.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtBbinpK5XI

Could use a little more cowbell though..
apogee

climber
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:21am PT
Yes!

ms55401

Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
Sep 22, 2011 - 12:32am PT
going to second Bootsy and especially Paul McCartney. Good points on the latter.

also: John Paul Jones is spot-on.


finally: the white guy in the Jimi Hendrix experience was really f-ing good at laying down a solid line for a very free drummer and a very, very, very free guitarist to jam over. Much underrated.

Jack Bruce wasn't bad.
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