EP101 - Danny Thompson - Musician & Double Bass legend... ”Chances, chances everywhere...”

Over the past 55 years, musician Danny Thompson has been a
bandleader, sideman, group member and composer. Best known as a
double-bassist, he has worked with the very best including
Richard Thompson, John Martyn and Nick Drake, along with great
jazz men such as Humphrey Lyttelton and Tubby Hayes as well as
Rod Stewart, Roy Orbison, and Kate Bush.In recent years, he has
also played with our podcast subject - Paul Weller.


Danny played double bass on two tracks for 2004's Studio 150
album, cover versions of Tim Hardin's Don't Make Promises and the
Sister Sledge classic Thinking of You and on 2018's True
Meanings.


Danny played double bass on the track Come Along.


In 2016, he joined Paul on stage in Brighton in a supergroup
including Paul with Robert Wyatt, Steve Pilgrim and Ben
Gordelier.


The range of music that his performances have graced is hard to
believe. Working with the many true"Greats" of Blues, Jazz, Folk
, World and Popular music.


A founding member of influential folk-jazz group Pentangle from
1967-1973 (along with its subsequent reunions and re-versionings)
- he has also had a critically acclaimed successful solo career -
winning two lifetime achievement awards at the BBC Radio 2 Folk
Awards.Find more information on Danny , including our special
playlist , at
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