Most non-musicians think all jazz bass players are fundamentally alike. They believe they aren't there for us but simply to keep time for the band, the way an unseen transmission is essential for a car. As one person who isn't a bass fan told me some years ago, "There's a reason they stand in the back, behind the piano." To be fair, they are indeed ther…
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