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Udiscovermusic's 50 Greatest Jazz Bassists of All Time

In jazz, as in most music, the bass is the bottom line. It's both part of the rhythmic foundation of the music (along with the drums) and the sonic glue that binds everything together. So, if you have a predilection for big bottom ends and firmly believe that bass is the place, then this countdown of the 50 best jazz bassists of all time should hit the right notes.
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Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius
1
Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
2
Ron Carter
Ron Carter
3
Ray Brown
Ray Brown
4
Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
5
Jimmy Blanton
Jimmy Blanton
6
Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
7
Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
8
Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
9
Jimmy Garrison
Jimmy Garrison
10
Dave Holland
Dave Holland
11
Buster Williams
Buster Williams
12
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
13
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
14
Chuck Israels
Chuck Israels
15
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon
16
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
17
Art Davis
Art Davis
18
Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
19
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
20
Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock
21
Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
22
Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
23
Percy Heath
Percy Heath
24
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
25
Richard Davis
Richard Davis
26
Scott Lafaro
Scott Lafaro
27
Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
28
Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
29
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
30
Waller Booker
Waller Booker
31
Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Ware
32
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
33
Christian McBride
Christian McBride
34
Charnett Moffett
Charnett Moffett
35
William Parker
William Parker
36
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
37
Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors
38
Eberhard Weber
Eberhard Weber
39
Ron McClure
Ron McClure
40
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