No British bass player comes close to being as influential as Danny Thompson. From his early career as a teenage jazz bassist and after a brief period with British saxophonist Tubby Hayes' band. He accepted an invitation to join Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated in 1964. He eventually left, with drummer Terry Cox, to form the rhythm section of Pentangle in 1967 and the group transformed traditional British folk music into a popular art form. By the time Pentangle disbanded in 1972, Thompson who by then had a stellar reputation as a session musician, collaborated extensively with Nick Drake and John Martyn. He has in his own words “served the song” which has led him to playing with artists as diverse as Donovan, Cliff Richard, Rod Stewart, Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, The Blind Boys of Alabama, David Sylvain, and Talk Talk. He has also released several solo albums: Whatever (1987), Whatever Next (1989), Whatever's Best (1995) and Connected (2012).
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Danny playing One Of These Things First with Zoe Rahman on the BBC's Nick Drake: Way To Blue in 2010
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Danny with John Martyn on Old Grey Whistle Test in '73. What's your favourite performance of theirs?
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The inimitable John Martyn with Danny playing Couldn't Love You More on Old Grey Whistle Test in '77
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Danny playing a Raga with a phenomenally talented group of Indian musicians live on the BBC in 1990!
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Danny Thompson playing Musing Mingus with Stan Tracey and Alan Skidmore on The Late Show back in '90
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