Good bass player albums....

...because they always hire the best drummers of course! I've been listening to these lately...

Victor Baily - Thats Right! (Lenny White and Omar Hakim...can you say GROOVE?!)
Marcus Miller - M2 (Poogie Bell plays on a couple of tracks, the rest is a drum machine (*shudder*))
John Patitucci - Communion (Brian Blade + Horacio Hern?ndez)
John Patitucci - (Michael Shapiro, Weckl, Erskine + Alex Acuna)
Jeff Berlin - Crossroads (Peart, Jeff, Steve Smith + Tris Imboden)
Standly Clarke - 1, 2, to the Bass (Vinnie C, Gerry Brown + John Robinson)

Well...anybody else?

Any Jaco, but Invitation is my favourite
Any Dave Holland (not the pervy drummer!)
Laurence Cottle - For those of you who don't know him, he is from Wales and lives in London. He studied in Berkley and was mates with Jaco. He is the most phoenominal electric bassist and writer. You MUST check him out!!

I like Michael Manring and Jeff Andrews.

A dirty dozen off the top of my head: Ron Carter, Jack Bruce, Jimmy Garrison, John Pena, Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, Anthony Jackson, Patrick O'Hearn, Sting, Wolfgang Schmid and the aforementioned Jeff Berlin.

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Originally posted by Dazzler:
Laurence Cottle - For those of you who don't know him, he is from Wales and lives in London. He studied in Berkley and was mates with Jaco. He is the most phoenominal electric bassist and writer. You MUST check him out!!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">He's awesome with Ian thomas.

2 words. Victor Wooten

Anything with or by Gary Willis.

I love anything with James Jamerson.

Especially Marvin Gaye's "Whats going on?"

Fan-friggin-tastic!

Also Jimmy Johnson on the James Taylor live CD, which I consider to be a "perfect" recording. Every note on there is JUST phenomenal.

Also anything with Scott Thunes from the Zappa 88 band.

I like this topic!

How about-

Bunny Brunel-Dedication w/Vinnie
Bunny Brunel-For You to Play w/Cliff Almond
Adam Nitti-Balance w/Weckl and Tom Knight
Vital Tech Tones 1&2
Jimmy Earl's solo record w/Novak and Weckl
John Patitucci-Sketchbook

One name...Percy Jones.

He played in Brand X and is just sick...I can hear Nuclear Burn in my head right now as I type this.

Gary Willis - Bent
Matthew Garrison - s/t
Wooten/Bailey - Just Add Water
Dave Holland - Not for Nothin'
Miles Davis - On the Corner (Michael Henderson)
David Freisen - Star Dance (GADD!)

Victor Bailey's "Low Blow" is sick. It has different drummers like Hakim and Chambers.

Marcus Miller's live and more have some phat Poogie on it.

Bruford - Live
Jaco Live in NYC vol.3
Brand X-Nightwatch
Charles Flores - Michel Camilo's Live at the Blue Note
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Any
Tower of Power - Live and In Living Colour and East bay grease

Dazzler will definitely know these guys, brothers Michael and Mark Mondesir. Michael is the bass player and works often with mark. Mark is one of the most if not THE most highly respected drummers in the UK, not to mention that dennis chambers says mark is one of his favourite drummers. I don't know if there's a specific CD of michaels, but I found this one with them both and gary husband( scroll down to the 9th CD listed):

http://audiophileimports.com/news.php

http://www.jazzpar.dk/Artists/michael_mondesir.html

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Dazzler will definitely know these guys, brothers Michael and Mark Mondesir.

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yep, sure do! But they both leave me a bit cold I'm afraid, not to may taste. Loads of technique and facility, but not much else as far as I'm concerned. Maybe I don't get it, but I just know where the MUSIC is coming from with them and I don't get any heart, or emotion..... each to their own I guess!