Jazz Bassist/Composers

[Kneehimiah]

The great joy of composing itself is starting and finishing a composition, so it could be any number of bassists.

Kneehimiah

www.ramonpooser.com

[warenut]

Matt Penman and Reid Anderson (Bad Plus). Both have albums out on Fresh Sounds, as does Alexis Cuadrado, a fine Catalan bassist living here in Brooklyn.

[Ike Harris]

Let's not forget Bob Haggart. He wrote STANDARDS: "What's New", "South Rampart St. Parade", "Big Noise from Winnetka". Here's a nice site for researching standard tunes:

http://www.jazzstandards.com/biograp...ob_haggart.htm

Ike

[-Sam-]

An australian but a goodie non the less.
Lloyd Swanton
Check out The Necks, The catholics, and Clarion Fracture Zone

[studentaccount1]

Scott LaFaro and Avishai Cohen are great.

[nickbass]

UK composer Graham Collier started on double bass.

[arnoldschnitzer]

Originally Posted by .matthew e wengerd.

What makes a bass player write? What makes their writing unique?

A point to ponder is that while lead instruments are playing the written melody, the bassist is composing a bass line to match the chord changes and melody. All bassists are composers (whether or not they write tunes or pieces). J.S. Bach is said to have started many compositions from the bass line. That's because it's the meat and potatoes of any piece. Bass players hear things from the ground up, and the good ones have an excellent penchant for melody and structure.

[JohnBarr]

Originally Posted by Aaron Saunders

You're missing probably the biggest name in bassist bandleaders since Mingus! Dave Holland, man

Absolutely!!