Editing Double bass (section)

==Double bassists==

===Historical===
* [[Domenico Dragonetti]] (1763–1846) [[Virtuoso]], composer, conductor
* [[Giovanni Bottesini]] (1821–1889) Virtuoso, composer, conductor
* [[Franz Simandl]] (1840–1912) Virtuoso, composer, [[pedagogue]]
* [[Édouard Nanny]] (1872–1943) Virtuoso, composer
* [[Serge Koussevitzky]] (1874–1951) Virtuoso, composer, conductor

===Modern===
* [[François Rabbath]] (1931–) Virtuoso, composer
* [[Gary Karr]] (1941– ) Virtuoso
* [[Edgar Meyer]] (1960– ) Virtuoso, composer, teacher

===Contemporary (1900s)===

====Classical====
{{See also|List of contemporary classical double bass players}}
[[File:Gary karr.jpg|thumb|right|Double bass soloist Gary Karr]]
Some of the most influential contemporary classical double bass players are known as much for their contributions to pedagogy as for their performing skills, such as US bassist [[Oscar G. Zimmerman]] (1910–1987), known for his teaching at the [[Eastman School of Music]] and, for 44 summers at the [[Interlochen]] National Music Camp in [[Michigan]] and French bassist [[François Rabbath]] (b. 1931) who developed a new bass method that divided the entire fingerboard into six positions. Bassists noted for their virtuoso solo skills include American pedagogue and performer [[Gary Karr]] (b. 1941), Finnish composer [[Teppo Hauta-aho]] (b. 1941), Italian composer Fernando Grillo, and US player-composer Edgar Meyer. For a longer list, see the ''[[List of contemporary classical double bass players]]''.

====Jazz====
{{See also|List of jazz bassists}}
Notable jazz bassists from the 1940s to the 1950s included bassist [[Jimmy Blanton]] (1918–1942) whose short tenure in the [[Duke Ellington]] Swing band (cut short by his death from [[tuberculosis]]) introduced new melodic and harmonic solo ideas for the instrument; bassist [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]] (1926–2002), known for backing Beboppers [[Dizzy Gillespie]], [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Art Tatum]] and [[Charlie Parker]], and forming the [[Modern Jazz Quartet]]; [[hard bop]] bassist Ron Carter (born 1937), who has appeared on 3,500 albums make him one of the most-recorded bassists in jazz history, including LPs by [[Thelonious Monk]] and [[Wes Montgomery]] and many [[Blue Note Records]] artists; and [[Paul Chambers]] (1935–1969), a member of the [[Miles Davis Quintet]] (including the landmark modal jazz recording ''[[Kind of Blue]]'') and many other 1950s and 1960s rhythm sections, was known for his virtuosic [[improvisation]]s.
[[File:Bassist Christian McBride.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9|[[Christian McBride]] (born 1972), one of the new "young lions" in the jazz scene, has won four [[Grammy Awards]].]]

The experimental post 1960s era, and free jazz and jazz-rock fusion, produced several influential bassists. [[Charles Mingus]] (1922–1979), who was also a composer and [[bandleader]], produced music that fused [[hard bop]] with black [[gospel music]], [[free jazz]], and classical music. [[Free jazz]] and post-bop bassist [[Charlie Haden]] (1937–2014) is best known for his long association with saxophonist [[Ornette Coleman]], and for his role in the 1970s-era [[Liberation Music Orchestra]], an experimental group. [[Eddie Gómez]] and [[George Mraz]], who played with [[Bill Evans]] and [[Oscar Peterson]], respectively, and are both acknowledged to have furthered expectations of pizzicato fluency and melodic phrasing. [[Jazz fusion|Fusion]] virtuoso [[Stanley Clarke]] (born 1951) is notable for his dexterity on both the upright bass and the electric bass. [[Terry Plumeri]] is noted for his horn-like arco fluency and vocal-sounding tone.

In the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century, one of the new "young lions" was [[Christian McBride]] (born 1972), who has performed with a range of veterans ranging from [[McCoy Tyner]] to fusion gurus [[Herbie Hancock]] and [[Chick Corea]], and who has released albums such as 2003's ''[[Vertical Vision]]''. Another young bassist of note is [[Esperanza Spalding]] (born 1984) who, at 27 years of age, had already won a [[Grammy]] for Best New Artist.

====Other popular genres====
[[File:Scottowen-London2007.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Scott Owen]], double bass player for Australian rock band [[The Living End]]]]
In addition to being a noted classical player, [[Edgar Meyer]] is well known in [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] and [[Progressive bluegrass|newgrass]] circles. [[Todd Phillips]] is another prominent bluegrass player. Well-known [[rockabilly]] bassists include [[Bill Black]], [[Marshall Lytle]] (with [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]) and [[Lee Rocker]] (with 1980s-era rockabilly revivalists the [[Stray Cats]]).

Notable rockabilly revivalists and psychobilly performers from the 1990s and first decade of the 21st century include [[Scott Owen]] (from the Australian band [[The Living End]]), [[Jimbo Wallace]] (from the US band [[Reverend Horton Heat]]), [[Kim Nekroman]] ([[Nekromantix]]), [[Patricia Day]] ([[HorrorPops]]), [[Geoff Kresge]] ([[Tiger Army]], ex-[[AFI (band)|AFI]]). [[Willie Dixon]] (1915–1992) was one of the most notable figures in the history of [[rhythm and blues]]. In addition to being an upright bassist, he wrote dozens of R&B hits and worked as a producer. He also plays bass on numerous [[Chuck Berry]]'s rock and roll hits. Many other rockabilly bands like El Rio Trio (from the Netherlands) also use this instrument in their work. See also the [[List of double bassists in popular music]].