Double Bass Any Bassist from Any Era for Ten Minutes... (DB forum thread)

[Jason Sypher]

You can have a personal, front row, solo concert from any bassist in the history of bass playing. Who gets your pick and why?

 

[Duckwater]

Adam Clayton

 

[Art Araya]

NHOP
Scotty LaFaro
Ray Brown
Jaco
Richard Bona
Victor Wooten

Why? They inspire me more than others. I would be electrified and mesmerized sitting front row.

If you're making me pick one it would have to be NHOP.

 

[HateyMcAmp]

I know I'm probably stealing your answer, Jason, but I'm going with Jimmy Blanton. My reasoning is because not only would I get to hear his sound live sound, I would probably speculate that I'd also get to hear ideas of his that sadly never made it to tape :/

 

[mam1862]

Tough call. Too many to pick from. If it has to be one, it has to be Geddy.

 

[ShiftyShift]

Les Claypool, mainly because Les is hilarious live.

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Milt Hinton.

Can't get enough of his slapping and musicality.

 

[El Thumpo]

LaFaro. If only because there's precious little of his playing captured on film and/or video.

 

[The Hawk]

Michael Manring His album Unusual weather was inspiring.
Then maybe Stu Hamm

 

[4001]

JACO

 

[Jazzdogg]

Ray Brown
Rene Camacho (Latin Jazz)
Bob Magnusson
Paul Warburton
Bert Turetzky

 

[bassfart]

Flea, simply because he would give you everything he had for ten minutes straight. Victor Wooten would be a close second.

 

[xander8280]

Paul
Tim Bogert
JPJ
Stanley Clarke
All seem like chill guys

 

[BeowulfKingsley]

Ray Brown
Slam Stewart
Milt Hinton
Scott LaFaro
Jimmy Blanton

 

[Rama]

I would love to hear James Jamerson on the Double Bass playing Rhythm Changes and some other standards. Since I can't find any audio of his jazz playing, but story goes; he kills it.

 

[Stick_Player]

Les Claypool, mainly because Les is hilarious live.

Les is a wonderful person and very funny, indeed! Here's my (then 9-year-old) son playing with Mr. Claypool. They probably "jammed" together for over an hour.

Then he got to play Les' Whamola.

Lucky kid!

 

[CButterfield]

+1 for NHOP
I'd also add Edgar Meyer

 

[Michael Case]

Charles Mingus.

 

[Sam Sherry]

Lotsa great answers, as expected.

My first thought was, "I've already been there -- Gary Karr." There is so much joy and SO much bass in that man's music!

 

[NortyFiner]

For a bass player that I am just in awe of: John Entwistle.

For cool fun: Lee Rocker.

For burning the effin' bloody place down: Lemmy.