Category:Bassists

A

 * Ahmed Abdul-Malik
 * Osama Afifi
 * Moses Allen
 * Vernon Alley (1915–2004)
 * Ben Allison
 * Hayes Alvis
 * Arild Andersen
 * Reid Anderson
 * James Anton

B

 * Roy Babbington
 * Victor Bailey (born 1960)
 * Fred Thelonious Baker (born 1960)
 * Phil Bates
 * Joe Benjamin (1919–1974)
 * Max Bennett
 * Jeff Berlin (born 1953)
 * Artie Bernstein (1909–1964)
 * Keter Betts (1928–2005)
 * Charlie Biddle
 * Jimmy Blanton (1918–1942)
 * Richard Bona (born 1967)
 * Walter Booker (1933–2006)
 * Arthur "Juinie" Booth (born 1948)
 * Nelson Boyd
 * Ronnie Boykins
 * Wellman Braud (1891–1966)
 * Brian Bromberg (born 1960)
 * Harvey Brooks (born 1944)
 * Baron Browne
 * Cameron Brown
 * Ray Brown (1926–2002)
 * Steve Brown
 * Jack Bruce
 * Bunny Brunel
 * Monty Budwig
 * Oteil Burbridge
 * Lennie Bush

C

 * Red Callender
 * James Cammack
 * Alain Caron
 * Ron Carter (born 1937)
 * Malcolm Cecil
 * Clive Chaman
 * Paul Chambers (1935–1969)
 * Stanley Clarke (born 1951)
 * Les Claypool
 * John Clayton
 * Jeff Clyne
 * Avishai Cohen (born 1970)
 * Greg Cohen
 * Ira Coleman
 * Graham Collier
 * Joe Comfort
 * Todd Coolman
 * Curtis Counce
 * Anthony Cox
 * Bob Cranshaw
 * Gary Crosby
 * Israel Crosby
 * Bill Crow

D

 * Palle Danielsson
 * Alec Dankworth
 * Art Davis
 * Kenny Davis
 * Richard Davis
 * Chuck Deardorf
 * Spanky DeBrest
 * Santi Debriano
 * Brandi Disterheft
 * Chuck Domanico
 * Leon Lee Dorsey
 * Mark Dresser
 * Kermit Driscoll
 * Ray Drummond
 * Donald "Duck" Dunn
 * Trevor Dunn
 * George Duvivier
 * Mbizo Johnny Dyani

E

 * Nathan East
 * Cleveland Eaton
 * Kai Eckhardt
 * Mark Egan
 * Julian Euell

F

 * Charles Fambrough
 * Addison Farmer (1928-1963)
 * Malachi Favors
 * Hadrien Feraud (born 1984)
 * Ric Fierabracci
 * Arnold Fishkind
 * Mo Foster
 * Pops Foster
 * Henry Franklin
 * David Friesen

G

 * Larry Gales
 * Renaud Garcia-Fons
 * Juan Garcia-Herreros
 * Ed Garland
 * Jimmy Garrison
 * Matthew Garrison
 * Vivien Garry
 * Leonard Gaskin
 * Eddie Gibbs
 * John Giblin
 * Doc Goldberg
 * Eddie Gomez
 * Coleridge Goode
 * Larry Grenadier
 * Henry Grimes
 * Duke Groner
 * Barry Guy

H

 * Charlie Haden
 * Bob Haggart
 * Al Hall
 * Stuart Hamm
 * Michel Hatzigeorgiou
 * Nick Haywood
 * Percy Heath
 * Spike Heatley
 * Mark Helias
 * Jonas Hellborg
 * Shifty Henry
 * Milt Hinton
 * Derrick Hodge
 * Dave Holland
 * Major Holley
 * Scotty Holt
 * Fred Hopkins
 * Spike Hughes

I

 * Dennis Irwin
 * Jeff Irwin
 * Chuck Israels
 * David Izenzon (1932-1979)

J

 * Anthony Jackson
 * Chubby Jackson
 * Paul Jackson
 * Tom Jenkinson
 * Penn Jillette
 * Alphonso Johnson
 * Bill Johnson (1872–1972)
 * Gordon Johnson
 * Marc Johnson
 * Isham Jones
 * Percy Jones
 * Sam Jones
 * Jesse Boyd

K

 * Tom Kennedy
 * James King
 * John Kirby (1908–1952)
 * Andy Kirk
 * Larry Klein
 * Kristin Korb
 * Teddy Kotick (1928–1986)
 * Peter Kowald
 * Ashley Kozak
 * Matt Kendrick
 * Mark King

L

 * Abraham Laboriel
 * Scott LaFaro
 * Bireli Lagrene
 * Rick Laird
 * Tim Landers (born 1957)
 * Jim Lanigan (1902 -1983)
 * Chris Laurence
 * Jay Leonhart
 * Jennifer Jane Leitham
 * Jack Lesberg
 * Herbie Lewis
 * Wilbur Little
 * Joe Long
 * Orlando "Cachaito" López
 * Al Lucas
 * Curtis Lundy
 * Brian Lawrence

M

 * Michael Manring
 * Wendell Marshall
 * Ron Mathewson
 * Cecil McBee
 * Christian McBride
 * Ron McClure
 * Al McKibbon
 * Chucho Merchan
 * Jymie Merritt
 * Pierre Michelot
 * Harry Miller
 * Marcus Miller (born 1959)
 * Charles Mingus (1922–1979)
 * Red Mitchell
 * Whitey Mitchell
 * Charnett Moffett
 * Grachan Moncur II
 * Joe Mondragon
 * Glen Moore
 * Michael Moore
 * George Morrow
 * George Mraz

N

 * Buell Neidlinger

O

 * John Ore

P

 * Walter Page (1900–1957)
 * Pino Paladino
 * Truck Parham (1911–2002)
 * William Parker
 * Jaco Pastorius (1951–1987)
 * Johnny Pate
 * John Patitucci
 * Alcide Pavageau
 * Gary Peacock
 * Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946–2005)
 * Aladár Pege
 * Gene Perla
 * Oscar Pettiford
 * Barre Phillips
 * Martin Pizzarelli
 * Lonnie Plaxico
 * Terry Plumeri
 * Robert Popwell

R

 * Chuck Rainey
 * Gene Ramey (1913-1984)
 * Gary Raynor
 * Rufus Reid
 * Eric Revis
 * Sage Reynolds
 * Jim Richardson
 * Georg Riedel
 * Steve Rodby
 * Gabe Rosales
 * Howard Rumsey
 * Daryl Runswick
 * Curly Russell

S

 * Eddie Safranski
 * Patrick Scales
 * Tony Scherr
 * Lynn Seaton
 * Karl E. H. Seigfried
 * Clarence Seay
 * Alan Silva
 * Avery Sharpe
 * Arvell Shaw (1923-2002)
 * Todd Sickafoose
 * John Simmons
 * Andy Simpkins
 * Len Skeat
 * Teddy Smith (1932-1979)
 * Esperanza Spalding
 * Victor Sproles
 * Neal Starkey
 * Leroy "Slam" Stewart (1914-1987)
 * Ben Street
 * Ted Sturgis
 * Ike Sturm
 * Steve Swallow

T

 * Jamaaladeen Tacuma
 * Carl Frederick Tandberg
 * Billy Taylor (1906-1986)
 * Henri Texier
 * Chris Thomas
 * Craig Thomas
 * Danny Thompson
 * Don Thompson
 * Wayman Tisdale (1964-2009)
 * Brian Torff

U

 * Phil Upchurch

V

 * Hein Van de Geyn
 * Mads Vinding
 * Leroy Vinnegar
 * Miroslav Vitous
 * Louis Vola

W

 * Wilbur Ware
 * Butch Warren
 * Rob Wasserman
 * Doug Watkins (1934–1962)
 * Hank Wayland (1906-1983)
 * Eberhard Weber
 * Chris White
 * Tal Wilkenfeld
 * Buster Williams
 * Gary Willis
 * Quinn Wilson (1908-1978)
 * Chris Wood
 * Jimmy Woode
 * Victor Lemonte Wooten
 * Reggie Workman
 * Eugene Wright
 * Herman Wright

Y

 * Dave Young
 * Eldee Young

Z

 * Stuart Zender