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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
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Stanley Clarke
Stanley Clarke
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Ron Carter
Ron Carter
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Ray Brown
Ray Brown
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Oscar Pettiford
Oscar Pettiford
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Jimmy Blanton
Jimmy Blanton
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Paul Chambers
Paul Chambers
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Charles Mingus
Charles Mingus
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Charlie Haden
Charlie Haden
10
Jimmy Garrison
Jimmy Garrison
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
12
Buster Williams
Buster Williams
13
Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
14
Steve Swallow
Steve Swallow
15
Chuck Israels
Chuck Israels
16
Al McKibbon
Al McKibbon
17
Sam Jones
Sam Jones
18
Art Davis
Art Davis
19
Doug Watkins
Doug Watkins
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Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen
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Gary Peacock
Gary Peacock
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Cecil McBee
Cecil McBee
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Larry Grenadier
Larry Grenadier
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Percy Heath
Percy Heath
25
Bob Cranshaw
Bob Cranshaw
26
Richard Davis
Richard Davis
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Scott Lafaro
Scott Lafaro
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Eddie Gomez
Eddie Gomez
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Reggie Workman
Reggie Workman
30
Milt Hinton
Milt Hinton
31
Waller Booker
Waller Booker
32
Wilbur Ware
Wilbur Ware
33
Curley Russell
Curley Russell
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
35
Charnett Moffett
Charnett Moffett
36
William Parker
William Parker
37
Marc Johnson
Marc Johnson
38
Malachi Favors
Malachi Favors
39
Eberhard Weber
Eberhard Weber
40
Ron McClure
Ron McClure
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