10 Outstanding Upright Bass Solos \\ Acoustic Jazz Bass Legends

In this segment, we will take a look at 10 outstanding upright bass solos that we heard through the years. The solos are not necessarily arranged in the sense of number 1 being the best, and number 10 being the worst. We compiled these, just for the sake of sharing the joys of music and appreciating the great masters that shaped the music scene as we know it today.

0:36
Number 10.
Bassology
Willie Dixon
(1966)
   • Willie Dixon - Bassology  

1:15
Number 9.
Black Orpheus
Ray Brown accompanied by George Fludas
75th Birthday Concert (2001)
   • Ray Brown - Solo Bass on "Black Orpheus"  

2:28
Number 8.
Tricostin
Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (NHOP)
   • Joe Pass & Niels-Henning Orsted Peder...  

3:25
Number 7.
Green Dolphin Street
Paul Chambers
   • Paul Chambers Green Dolphin Street Gr...  

4:36
Number 6.
Free for All
Dave Holland & The D.H Quintet
Newport Jazz Festival (2002)
   • Dave Holland Quintet - Full Concert -...  

5:51
Number 5.
Oscar Pettiford & Attila Zoller
Fatty's Saloon, Wien Austria in 1959
   • OSCAR PETTIFORD & ATTILA ZOLLER June ...  

6:53
Number 4.
Laughing In Rhythm
Major Holley & The M.H Quintet
Live In Germany Laughing In Rhythm (1990)
   • when you even laugh in rhythm  

8:17
Number 3.
Bass Folk Song
Stanley Clarke
New Port Jazz Festival (2003)
   • Stanley Clarke - Bass Folk Song - 8/1...  

9:13
Number 2.
Take The A Train
Charles Mingus & The C.M Quintet
   • MIngus Solo Bass  

10:19
Number 1.
Ron Carter Carter & R. C Quintet
Jazz San Javier (2009)
   • Ron Carter Quintet - Jazz San Javier ...