As a jazz lover, I always liked Major Holly. When he bows and sings at the same time his voice is reminiscent of Mr. Magoo's.

Gary King and Ben Brown are another couple of favorites from the NY studio scene of days gone by.

I once heard/saw bassist Christian McBride with drummer Lewis Nash backing up Oscar Peterson at the Blue Note. Such a happily small, intimate setting. Holy [naughty word removed] what a pair. When you hear people play that well live, up close, it kinda gets into your blood, leaves an impression deep in your DNA, like a disease you never wanna shake.

Did we mention Jaco Pastorious? Stanley Clark?

Hey for rock guys, that McCartney really is a class act, as a man, a bassist and a musician. Whenever I see him playing with a pick I think to myself, "hey, guys who use picks aren't supposed to sound that good." Actually I think he alternates between pick and fingers. But of all the Beatles, I think Paul had the broadest understanding of theory.