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This page is dedicated to some of the great bassists who have influenced my life and career as a musician....
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| JIM ATON |
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| Jim was my first mentor on the bass...he worked with Billie Holiday, Anita O'Day, many others.... |
| WILBUR WARE |
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| Monk's favorite bassist in action....he never abandoned his Chicago roots..... |
| STEVE GILMORE |
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| One of the greatest modern jazz soloists of our time....and a very dry sense of humor! |
| ARVELL SHAW |
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| Powerfull accompanist to Louis Armstrong, Teddy Wilson and many others.... |
| CHESTER ZARDIS |
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| My friend the late, great Chester Zardis...he worked with New Orleans jazz giants from 1930 - 1990. |
| PLACIDE ADAMS |
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| Bigger than life...Placide Adams was another great NOLA bassist who seemed to be playing everywhere! |
| FRANCOIS RABBATH |
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| The Maestro....he revolutionized the approach to bass playing...and he's a nice cat too! |
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| JIM ATON |
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| R.I.P. Jim, 9-16-08 |
| BOB HAGGART |
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| The "BIG NOISE".....master bassist and composer...I met him in 1973.... |
| STEVE NOVOSEL |
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| Steve Novosel, the Bassist's Bassist.....and one of the hippest guys I know.... |
| GEORGE DUVIVIER |
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| Surely one of the most lyrical, creative and swinging bassists in jazz! |
| MILT HINTON |
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| Probably the most recorded bassist in jazz...a very early and important influence,,, |
| BUTCH WARREN |
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| Washington D.C.'s own Edward "Butch" Warren-- brilliant accompanist to Monk and so many others,,, |
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