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The most succesful session bass player ever is..........
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john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
I'd say Lee Sklar.
Incidentally, I saw him a couple months ago with Billy Cobham. It was a Spectrum revisited kind of thing. Smokin!
Incidentally, I saw him a couple months ago with Billy Cobham. It was a Spectrum revisited kind of thing. Smokin!
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=R59833#APPEAR
Please, gentlemen, let's stop playing childish games.
Please, gentlemen, let's stop playing childish games.
I'm 6' 4 5/8" tall (give or take a 1/16 of an inch), and when he stood next to me. I had to look up at him. I would say 6' 6" tall at least.
Joe Osborn has a very long list of credits.
Bob Glaub has a very long list.
As does Pino, and Leland, and Mr. Levin.
They all have very impressive resumes'.
not the most well-known, not the 'one on the most albums', but ....
bob glaub
may be in the 'top 10 most liked by session drummers' cuz the guy has an uncanny ability to weave into the song, using terribly tasty fills very sparingly.
i dig bob, his recent interview in bass player magazine was enjoyable reading. neat dude.
bob glaub
may be in the 'top 10 most liked by session drummers' cuz the guy has an uncanny ability to weave into the song, using terribly tasty fills very sparingly.
i dig bob, his recent interview in bass player magazine was enjoyable reading. neat dude.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
As far as I'm aware, Herbie Flowers is the most prolific British session bassist, but then he's been around since the '60s.
Everyone's heard him ('Walk on the Wild Side' anyone?). He's played with/for David Bowie, T-Rex, Lou Reed, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and many others. I remember reading in an interview that although he's lost count of what he's played on, it could be up to 5,000 tracks.
Here's a very incomplete discog:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=R17586#APPEAR
Everyone's heard him ('Walk on the Wild Side' anyone?). He's played with/for David Bowie, T-Rex, Lou Reed, Elton John, Harry Nilsson, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and many others. I remember reading in an interview that although he's lost count of what he's played on, it could be up to 5,000 tracks.
Here's a very incomplete discog:
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=R17586#APPEAR
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
I dont even want to look at Ray Browns list, but i would not doubt that he tops everyone.
heres a discography, which is most likely partial...
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He played with not only big names, but he played with pioneers of modern music.
heres a discography, which is most likely partial...
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He played with not only big names, but he played with pioneers of modern music.
OK then, Morris' original post said "the most succesful session bass player", no mention of whether BG or DB, so I guess Ray Brown wins the chocolate fish. To bad he's not around to collect it.
