OliverBlackman Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 13 minutes ago, Rib13Bass said: 👍 + Louis Johnson David Hungate Marcus Miller I wasn’t sure about MM. Is he better known for his own stuff or as a sideman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Great thread! It's reminded me of many players that I always meant to check out... My fave is Carol Kaye. Mostly because my earliest exposure to great music was watching TV as a little kid in the 70s, and of course learning years later that most of it was being pumped along by her Royal Funkiness, Ms. Kaye. One for the pot: Chris Chaney. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 34 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: I wasn’t sure about MM. Is he better known for his own stuff or as a sideman? He's probably better known for his own stuff now, but his discography as a NY session player is huge. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Chuck Rainey, Abe Laboriel, Anthony Jackson, Marcus Miller, Will Lee have all been mentioned in this thread already. That's not my top 5, that's just the bassists who played on Nightfly ! I'd have to find room for Nathan East, who to leave out? Tough call. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 42 minutes ago, pete.young said: I'd have to find room for Nathan East, who to leave out? Tough call. Haha, I had the same problem, so I left him out in favour of Neil Stubenhaus. Everyone knows about Nathan's work but, Neil's work goes under the radar a bit for some reason (Probably because he was mainly a true, studio session hermit at his peak). So I thought I would give him a mention. Neil Stubenhaus - Wikipedia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Doddy said: He's probably better known for his own stuff now, but his discography as a NY session player is huge. Yep massive. But the criteria was “Our go-to gurus, those unsung heroes of the bass world that lurk in the background either on rekkid or on stage?” He isn’t exactly lurking in the background like Pino does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rib13Bass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, OliverBlackman said: Yep massive. But the criteria was “Our go-to gurus, those unsung heroes of the bass world that lurk in the background either on rekkid or on stage?” He isn’t exactly lurking in the background like Pino does. I dont think Pino lurks in the background either (or no more or less than Marcus does in any given situation). Both are popular names with the general bass community but how about to the average non-musician music listener?.....I guess perception will play a big role in this thread Edited September 10, 2022 by Rib13Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) I love this thread,But only 5!!!! So difficult. Pretty much all my favourite players are the session guys, so here's my top 5 Abraham Laboriel Will Lee Marcus Miller Anthony Jackson Louis Johnson Tip of the iceberg though, so many beautiful players. Edited September 10, 2022 by lee650 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Pino Palladino - I actively seek out his work Nathan East Leland Sklar Bob Babbitt Tony Levin There are loads. But all of the above make me watch. Steve Lewinson - love his playing Lee Pomeroy I could just list them all, full of admiration - wished I’d pushed harder at my dream of being a session bass player. Managed a couple of low level release things and a bit of TV, but had kids and gave up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ern500evo Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 I’d have to include Bobby Vega, fantastic player 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 3 hours ago, OliverBlackman said: Yep massive. But the criteria was “Our go-to gurus, those unsung heroes of the bass world that lurk in the background either on rekkid or on stage?” He isn’t exactly lurking in the background like Pino does. I would put Marcus down as a session guy. Yes he fronts his own thing, but as mentioned earlier, his early work in the NY scene is massive. And he still does sessions. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassie Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, lee650 said: I love this thread,But only 5!!!! So difficult. Pretty much all my favourite players are the session guys, so here's my top 5 Abraham Laboriel Will Lee Marcus Miller Anthony Jackson Louis Johnson Tip of the iceberg though, so many beautiful players. Having read through everyone’s contributions, and seen a load of names that have made me go “oh yeah!” I’m tempted to make it a top ten… 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Tim Drummond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) 11 hours ago, Bolo said: Billy Sheehan needs to be mentioned 'm not sure that I would necessarily include King Billy! Sure, he plays lots of sessions but he gets called to be 'Billy Sheehan' rather than to do whatever is needed to create a track ala Sean Hurley or a Guy Pratt, etc. I would add Alan Spenner to the above list, along with Michael Rhodes, Clive Chaman, Stanley Sheldon, Carmine Rojas and possibly a pre Zep John Paul Jones... Edited September 10, 2022 by peteb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 1 hour ago, ern500evo said: I’d have to include Bobby Vega, fantastic player Absolutely - if you could PM me some recommendations that would be ace; I’m just in awe of his solo playing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 Having heard John Martyn, Solid Air on the radio this afternoon, I think Danny Thompson might be vying for a place on my earlier list. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) All of my favourites have been mentioned , but how about a shout out for these guys? All great players on some fantastic recordings. Herbie Flowers Mo Foster Russ Stableford Alan Spenner Klaus Voorman Edited September 11, 2022 by casapete 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, casapete said: Duplicate post. Edited September 11, 2022 by casapete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 44 minutes ago, casapete said: All of my favourites have been mentioned , but how about a shout out for these guys? All great players on some fantastic recordings. Herbie Flowers Mo Foster Russ Stableford Alan Spenner Klaus Voorman Oddly enough, I was thinking about some of the UK session players from the 60's & 70's yesterday. Dave Richmond was another Bassist who was very much used on TV/Film/Jingles and albums on a regular basis. Quite a character as well.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 (edited) 23 hours ago, steve-bbb said: Fmflwtfaf none of you fkrs have mentioned anthony jackson yet 😳 I suppose that’s the mark of the session player, easily overlooked. But yeah, he’s a monster, much like Nathan East, who I forgot too. Here’s a player we’ve overlooked so far - Bob Glaub. Edited September 11, 2022 by ezbass 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 10 minutes ago, ezbass said: Here’s a player we’ve overlooked so far - Bob Glaub. Cor blimey, guv...Yeah..! How was he overlooked. Well, he's not now. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Most of the players i like have been in bands with some guesting on other people's albums. Does that count as a session player? In which case I'd say Derek Forbes, Michael Dempsey. For players that have done a lot of guesting/session/sidemen work, it's easy for me. Marcus Miller, Louis Johnson and Tony Levin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 1 hour ago, lowdown said: Oddly enough, I was thinking about some of the UK session players from the 60's & 70's yesterday. Dave Richmond was another Bassist who was very much used on TV/Film/Jingles and albums on a regular basis. Quite a character as well.... If we are talking English players we have to mention Paul Westwood, who was doing everything in the 80's/90's. Great player and great guy too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers_Williamson Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 Norman Watt Roy (didn't he play 'Relax'), and if you wanted to get esoteric Chas Hodges 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 11, 2022 Share Posted September 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Doddy said: If we are talking English players we have to mention Paul Westwood, who was doing everything in the 80's/90's. Great player and great guy too. Yes, he was a regular in a lot of the TV Orchestras back then. A terrific player and very likeable chap. Back in the 90's, there was a particular TV turn I worked for and PW depped for me a couple of times. Les Hurdle was another top UK session Bassist; Donna Summer - "I Feel Love" and "On the Radio are a couple of his Bass lines from a varied session CV from back then. I believe he was also Tomsk (The Wombles...). He now lives up some hillside near LA as a media composer. A few months back he turned up at the VI Control forum, where I asked if he had been a Womble in his past life. He owned up () and then mentioned a couple of his session exploits. Les Hurdle | VI-CONTROL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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