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From: etan@tellab1.UUCP (Nate Stelton)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Eberhard Weber
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Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 13:36:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  4 13:36:13 1985
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Reply-To: etan@tellab1.UUCP (Nate Stelton)
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Summary: 

>> Yeah!  Eberhard Weber is *the* greatest bass player.  And there can be
>> *no* argument!
>
>Great! Let's argue! Eberhard is the best upright acoustic bass player,
>but Stanley Clarke...

Oh Shit!  Let's not argue!  There is no "greatest bass player".  You will
think this if you've only heard one or two great bass players.  After you
hear enough of them, however, you'll find that it's impossible to name just one.
Just off the top of my head, have you heard:

	Jimmy Johnson		Jimmy Haslip
	Jaco Pastorius		Marc Johnson
	Dave Holland		David Freisen
	Jeff Berlin		Eddie Gomez
	Jerry Peek		Andy West
	Steve Swallow		Bunny Brunel
	Ray Brown		Ron Carter
	Fernando Saunders	Anthony Jackson
	Randy Jackson		Niels Henning-Oersted Pedersen (sp?)
	Bill Dickens		Charles Mingus

...and many more that I've forgotten or wasn't aware of.  Don't say X is the
greatest if you haven't heard all of the above.

                         -etan
	
into this discussion
 is the best electric/acoustic fusion bassist.  If you
>ever have the opportunity to see Stanley live, please go.  Another
>nomination for world's greatest bass player is Jack Bruce.  Alas, has
>anyone ever found a way to fairly compare apples, oranges and melons??
>
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>			J Quillard @ Cambridge Digital Systems
>			..{wjh12,talcott}!cdstar!star