Double Bassist Collection

Esperanza Spalding, 2013. Artist: Alan John Ainsworth
Esperanza Spalding with the Spring Quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano, Leo Geovese, Gateshead International Jazz Festival, 2014

Paul Chambers, 1960. Creator: Brian Foskett
Paul Chambers, 1960

The Count Basie Orchestra in concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980: Count Basie (piano), Cleveland Eaton (bass), Freddie Green (guitar), Gregg Field (drums)

Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968. Creator: Brian Foskett
Oscar Peterson, Wembley Town Hall, London, 1968

Ron Carter, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 2003. Creator: Brian Foskett
Ron Carter, North Sea Jazz Festival, The Hague, Netherlands, 2003

Ronnie Boykins playing at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough, July 1978

Ronnie Scott, The Old Place, Gerrard Street, London, 1959. Creator: Brian Foskett
Ronnie Scott, " The Old Place", Gerrard Street, London, 1959

The Count Basie Orchestra performing at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 18 July 1980

Bassist Spike Heatley (left) at The Bell, Codicote, Hertfordshire, December 1986

Big Chief Russell Moore, Arvell Shaw and Barrett Deems performing
Big Chief Russell Moore (trombone), Arvell Shaw (double bass) and Barrett Deems (drums) performing, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, 1984. All three musicians worked with Louis Armstrong during their careers

Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982. Creator: Denis Williams
Benny Goodman, Capital Radio Jazz Festival, Knebworth, 1982

Chris Karan and Pete Morgan, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett
Chris Karan and Pete Morgan, 1994

Oscar Peterson and Trio, c1965. Creator: Brian Foskett
Oscar Peterson and Trio, c1965

Junior Mance Trio, London, 1962. Creator: Brian Foskett
Junior Mance Trio, London, 1962

The tuning machines of a double bass are seen as a man in a hat performs at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A musician holds a double bass at Garibaldi square in Mexico City, Mexico April 4, 2018. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Shows Art Hickman's Orchestra, likely during their 1919-20 New York tour

The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgården Park)
The Concert at Tre Byttor (The Three Barrels tavern in Stockholm's Djurgarden Park). Scene from Fredman's Epistle 51, Movitz blaste en Concert ("Movitz blew a concert"), 1860

Portrait of Alan Kent and Austin Croom-Johnson, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Peanuts Hucko, Jack Lesberg, and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Slam Stewart, Three Deuces(?), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of King Guion, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of King Guion, 1938

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Freddie Moore, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Andy Fitzgerald, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of Helen Carr, Sammy Herman, Joe Bianco, and Donn Trenner, Nola's, New York, N.Y. ca. Feb. 1947

Portrait of Joe Mooney, Andy Fitzgerald, Gaeton (Gate) Frega, and Jack Hotop, Decca studio, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Leonard Bernstein, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Billy Kyle, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Billy Kyle, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Stan Kenton, Shelly Manne, and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Conte Candoli, and Emmett Carls, Esquire Club, Valley Stream, Long Island, N.Y. ca. Apr. 1947

Portrait of King Guion, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of King Guion, 1938

Portrait of Duke Ellington and Junior Raglin, Howard Theater(?), Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Dardanelle, Joe Sinacore, and Bert Nazer, Sheraton Hotel, Satire Room(?), New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Eddie Safranski, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Brick Fleagle, Dick Newman, Dick Romoff, Ralph Tressel, Gordon Heidrick, Herbie Bass, Harry Shockey, Frank Perry, Frank DeMartini, Fred Lambert, Pee Wee Erwin, Rex William Stewart

Portrait of Phil Moore and John (O)
Portrait of Phil Moore and John (O.) Levy, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Leonard Bernstein, New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Dean Hudson, ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dean Hudson, ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Dean Hudson, ca. Aug. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Dean Hudson, ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Ernie Caceres, Bobby Hackett, Freddie Ohms, and George Wettling, Nick's (Tavern)(?), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Eddy Duchin, Wesley Prince, Nat King Cole, and Oscar Moore, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Wesley Prince, Oscar Moore, and Nat King Cole, Zanzibar, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1946

Portrait of Count Basie, Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Harry Edison, Herschel Evans, Eddie Miller, Lester Young, Matty Matlock, June Richmond, and Bob Crosby, Howard Theater, Washington, D.C. ca. 1941

Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Bunk Johnson, George Lewis, Alcide Pavageau, Kaiser Marshall, Jim Robinson, and Don Ewell, Stuyvesant Casino, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1946

Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Frankie Laine and Jimmy Crawford
Portrait of and Jimmy Crawford, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jimmy Crawford, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Jimmy Crawford, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Harry Gibson, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Harry Gibson, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Portrait of Jack Lesberg, Eddie Condon's, New York, N.Y. ca. Sept. 1946

Portrait of Jack Lesberg and Max Kaminsky, Famous Door, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Sam Hall Kaplan, Frenchy Cauette, Chuck Wayne, and Deryk Sampson, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. June 1947

Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Aug. 1946

Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Stan Kenton and Eddie Safranski, 1947 or 1948

Portrait of Junior Raglin and Sonny Greer, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Junior Raglin, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Oscar Pettiford and Junior Raglin, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Sol (Solomon) Yaged, Jimmy Jones(?), and John (O.) Levy(?), Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Junior Raglin, Lawrence Brown, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, Ray Nance, Sonny Greer, Fred Guy, and Harry Carney, Aquarium, New York, N.Y. ca. Nov. 1946

Portrait of Chubby Jackson and Dottie Reid, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Chubby Jackson and John Simmons, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Dizzy Gillespie, George Handy, and Chubby Jackson, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Dave Lambert, John Simmons, Chubby Jackson, George Handy, and Dizzy Gillespie, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Bertha Chippie Hill, New York, N.Y. 1946. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Bertha Chippie Hill, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Bob Haggart, Charlie's Tavern, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of King Guion, 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of King Guion, 1938

Portrait of Bob Wilber, Johnny Glazel, Dick Wellstood, Charlie Traeger, and Ed Physe, Jimmy Ryan's (Club), New York, N.Y. ca. Dec. 1946

Portrait of Lucky Thompson, Hilda A. Taylor, and Al McKibbon, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1948

Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, John Lewis
Portrait of , John Lewis, Cecil Payne, Miles Davis, and Ray Brown, Downbeat, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Jack Teagarden, Bill Harris, Dave Tough, and Charlie Ventura, Three Deuces, New York, N.Y. 1946

Portrait of Joe Thomas and Eddie Wilcox, Loyal Charles Lodge No. 167, New York, N.Y. ca. Oct. 1947

Portrait of Tommy Myles and Tommy Potter, ca. Mar. 1942. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tommy Myles and Tommy Potter, ca. Mar. 1942

Portrait of Billy Taylor, Zutty Singleton, and Leonard Ware, New York, N.Y.(?), 1938

Portrait of Chubby Jackson, Onyx, New York, N.Y. ca. July 1947

Portrait of Vivien Garry and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, Dixon's, New York, N.Y. ca. May 1947

Portrait of Vivien Garry, New York, N.Y. Dixon's, ca. May 1947

Portrait of Vivien Garry, New York, N.Y. Dixon's, ca. May 1947

Portrait of Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison, New York, N.Y. 1946

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"Capturing the Soul of Jazz: A Tribute to Double Bassists" In the world of jazz, the double bassist holds a special place, providing the rhythmic foundation and melodic depth that brings music to life. From iconic figures like Paul Chambers and Esperanza Spalding to unsung heroes like Spike Heatley and Ronnie Boykins, these talented musicians have left an indelible mark on the genre. In 1960, Paul Chambers mesmerized audiences with his virtuosity on stage. The creator behind this unforgettable moment was Brian Foskett, who beautifully captured Chambers' passion for his craft. Fast forward to 2013 when Alan John Ainsworth immortalized Esperanza Spalding's groundbreaking performance, showcasing her innovative approach to playing the double bass. The Count Basie Orchestra enchanted fans at London's Royal Festival Hall in July 1980. Their timeless melodies resonated through every note played by their skilled double bassists. Meanwhile, at The Bell in Codicote, Hertfordshire in December 1986, Spike Heatley showcased his talent alongside fellow musicians as they created magic together. Ron Carter took center stage at North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague in 2003. Brian Foskett once again captured this legendary musician's brilliance as he effortlessly commanded his instrument. Oscar Peterson graced Wembley Town Hall in London back in 1968 with a performance that left audiences spellbound; thanks again to Brian Foskett for preserving this magical moment forever. Ronnie Scott brought jazz enthusiasts together at The Old Place on Gerrard Street in London during a memorable night in 1959. His skillful handling of the double bass added depth and richness to every composition performed that evening. And let us not forget about Big Chief Russell Moore, Arvell Shaw, and Barrett Deems who united their talents during a captivating show held right here in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984.