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Role
  
Musical performer

Name
  
Wilbur Bascomb

Instruments
  
Bass


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Genres
  
Funk, Jazz, Jazz fusion, Jazz-funk

Similar People
  
Harvey Mandel, Larry Mitchell, Jay Aston, Jon Paris, Peter Brown

Occupation(s)
  
Musician, songwriter

Associated acts
  
Jeff Beck, James Brown

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Wilbur "Bad" Bascomb is an American bassist who has played on numerous jazz and funk recordings. Born in Washington Heights, New York, he is the son of Jazz trumpet player Wilbur "Dud" Bascomb, who was member of the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, and later played with Duke Ellington for a short time.

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He has recorded with Galt McDermot, Jeff Beck, James Brown and B.B. King. Known for his performance on Jeff Beck's Wired album and the soundtrack for the 1979 film version of Hair, he co-wrote "Head For Backstage Pass", a riff-based jam featured on Wired, in which he plays an extensive bass solo in the introduction.

His song "Black Grass" from his Black grass music album was also included in the influential breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats.

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Discography

With Andy Bey

  • Experience and Judgement (Atlantic, 1974)
  • With Rusty Bryant

  • Until It's Time for You to Go (Prestige, 1974)
  • With Grace Jones

  • Portfolio (1977)
  • With George Benson

  • Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)
  • With Jeff Beck

  • Wired (1976)
  • With Chuck Berry

  • Chuck Berry (1975)
  • With Bo Diddley

  • Big Bad Bo (1974)
  • With Andy Bey

  • Experience and Judgment (1974)
  • With Lou Donaldson

  • Sassy Soul Strut (1973)
  • Sweet Lou (1974)
  • With John Hicks

  • Crazy for You (Red Baron, 1992)
  • With Jack McDuff

  • The Fourth Dimension (Cadet, 1974)
  • With Blue Mitchell

  • Many Shades of Blue (Mainstream, 1974)
  • With Alphonse Mouzon

  • The Essence of Mystery (1972)
  • With Idris Muhammad

  • House of the Rising Sun (1976)
  • Turn This Mutha Out (1977)
  • With Houston Person

  • Suspicions (Muse, 1980)
  • Heavy Juice (Muse, 1982)
  • With Buddy Terry

  • Lean on Him (Mainstream, 1973)
  • References

    Wilbur Bascomb Wikipedia