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Anthony Jackson
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Person · Male · bassist · guitarist · jazz musician

Anthony Jackson

Anthony Claiborne Jackson
Born 23 Jun 1952Died 19 Oct 2025United States9 albums

American electric bass guitar player, session musician, songwriter (1952–2025)

Biography

Anthony Claiborne Jackson (June 23, 1952 – October 19, 2025) was an American bassist. Described as "one of the masters of the instrument", he performed as a session musician and live artist. He is also credited with the development of the modern six-string bass, which he referred to as an electric contrabass guitar.

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People

Member of

Jorge Dalto & Super FriendsbassThe Writersbass guitar上原ひろみ ザ・トリオ・プロジェクト香津美・アンド・ジェントル・ソウツelectric bass guitar

Songs written

  1. For the Love of Moneywriter1973 · 188 releases
  2. Moneywriter1997 · 22 releases
  3. Money Lovewriter1992 · 18 releases
  4. Bad Ass Strippawriter2004 · 12 releases
  5. I Need Moneywriter1991 · 8 releases
  6. B.M. Funksterwriter1999 · 5 releases
  7. Poppy Girlscomposer1978 · 4 releases
  8. Money Shotwriter2002 · 3 releases
  9. Copper to Cashwriter1992 · 2 releases
  10. The Money Songwriter2002 · 1 releases

Songs recorded

  1. E.G.2 versions
  2. Fum2 versions
  3. Home2 versions
  4. Training2 versions
  5. 5th Street
  6. About Autumn (Seasons Change) (feat. Donny McCaslin)
  7. Acoustic Guitar (interlude)
  8. Airmail Special
  9. Anadolu
  10. Around the Block
  11. Avalon
  12. Back Home
  13. Bass (interlude)
  14. Bela
  15. Beyoğlu
  16. Black Satin
  17. Brazilian Like
  18. Caldera
  19. Cantabile
  20. Cantabile (Live)
  21. Cantabile (live) (live)
  22. Casa Loco
  23. Chimes
  24. Chloe Meets Guershwin
  25. Colors
  26. Colors (Live)
  27. Colours
  28. Cool
  29. Cuore Vibes, Part 1
  30. Cuore Vibes, Part 2
  31. Drum (interlude)
  32. Earthplak
  33. Electric Guitar (interlude)
  34. Fabric of Reality
  35. Flashpoint
  36. Footprints
  37. Glow With the Flow
  38. Gone with the Wind
  39. Grand Slam
  40. Gravity
  41. Ham Hock Blues
  42. Home (Live)
  43. Home (live) (live)
  44. Honeysuckle Rose
  45. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone
  46. If
  47. Ife
  48. Inner Power
  49. Interspirit
  50. Ionio II
  51. J.B. Meets Sly / 5th Street (reprise)
  52. Jazzy Move
  53. Khanda West / Edge of Tomorrow
  54. Like John
  55. Limehouse Blues
  56. Little Peace in C for U
  57. Little Peace in C for U (Live)
  58. Lobo
  59. Love Letter
  60. Love Letter (Live)
  61. Maid in the Mist
  62. Major Look
  63. Mesa D'Espana
  64. Metro
  65. Mostly Blues
  66. Mustang Sally
  67. Nana
  68. New Mambo
  69. Nimbus
  70. Old Face In Windows
  71. Parhelia
  72. Particles
  73. Penetration
  74. Premonition
  75. Rachid
  76. Ring Dem Bells
  77. Saturday
  78. September Glide
  79. September Second
  80. September Second (Live)
  81. September Second (live) (live)
  82. Seviglia
  83. Snow Song
  84. So What
  85. So What (Live)
  86. Some Sharks
  87. Speak Without Words
  88. Spur of the Night (feat. Donny McCaslin)
  89. Sweet Inspiration
  90. Sweet Summer Suite
  91. Take the "A" Train (Live)
  92. Take the 'A' Train (bonus track)
  93. Take the A Train
  94. Ten Eight
  95. The Breakaway
  96. The Flow
  97. The Gentle Warrior
  98. The Suitcase
  99. Third Person
  100. Training (Live)
  101. Two Ways
  102. Uncle Roy
  103. What Jamaican?
  104. Whenever
  105. Why
  106. Yana Yana
  107. Yildiz

Albums

Europa Jazz
Europa JazzSal Nistico / Kenny Barron / Anthony Jackson / Buddy Rich · 1981
Casa Loco
Casa LocoSteve Khan, Anthony Jackson, Steve Jordan, Manolo Badrena · 1983
Metro
MetroMetro - Mitchel Forman • Chuck Loeb - Anthony Jackson • Wolfgang Haffner · 1994
Jazz Festival de Nice
Jazz Festival de NiceMichel Petrucciani, Anthony Jackson & Steve Gadd · 1998
Trio in Tokyo
Trio in TokyoMichel Petrucciani • Steve Gadd • Anthony Jackson · 1999
Flashpoint
FlashpointSteve Smith, Dave Liebman, Aydın Esen & Anthony Jackson · 2005
If
IfFahir Atakoğlu & Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández & Anthony Jackson · 2005
Back on the Corner
Back on the CornerDave Liebman, Anthony Jackson, Mike Stern, Tony Marino, Marko Marcinko, Vic Juris · 2006
Interspirit
InterspiritAnthony Jackson, Yiorgos Fakanas · 2010

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