bassists

Earlier this year, the guitarist released "Beautiful Dreamers" (Savoy), a disc featuring a new trio with violinist Eyvind Kang and drummer Rudy Royston, which enables him to bridge the gap between his more straightforward jazz side (he has recorded trio sessions with bassists Dave Holland and Ron Carter and drummers Elvin Jones and Roy Haynes) and his chamber ensembles.

With a Country Twang Martin Johnson 2010

The band also had two bassists, four guitarists, at least ten horn players, an organist, two percussionists... it was wild.

Binky Philips: "National and International Known, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, Soul Brother Number One... Jaaaaaaaaaaaames Brown!" Binky Philips 2011

Amazingly, even though he is the A-lister's A-lister for professional bassists in the jazz world, there are still a number of fans of the genre that still don't loft him up there with top players on other instruments, like Marsalis and Corea.

Brian Ross: Christian McBride & Inside Straight - Fame Eludes Greatness Brian Ross 2011

Back in the '90s, Primus was one of the freshest -- OK, oddest -- heavy rock groups around, and even today there are few bassists who can match Les Claypool's bizarre brand of subsonic virtuosity.

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

Back in the '90s, Primus was one of the freshest -- OK, oddest -- heavy rock groups around, and even today there are few bassists who can match Les Claypool's bizarre brand of subsonic virtuosity.

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

Marino Formenti, Christian Dierstein, and all those bassists

Bang on a Piano All-Stars 2009

Buster can create a mood that few bassists can summon so successfully.

Ralph A. Miriello: Denny Zeitlin With Buster Williams and Matt Wilson at the Kitano Ralph A. Miriello 2011

After almost three months away from the sport, Woods surfaced at a press conference the other day, wearing his familiar black baseball cap and one of those inexplicable, mustache-less goatees favored by bassists in jam bands.

For Tiger, Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Jason Gay 2011

Buster can create a mood that few bassists can summon so successfully.

Ralph A. Miriello: Denny Zeitlin With Buster Williams and Matt Wilson at the Kitano Ralph A. Miriello 2011

Back in the '90s, Primus was one of the freshest -- OK, oddest -- heavy rock groups around, and even today there are few bassists who can match Les Claypool's bizarre brand of subsonic virtuosity.

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011