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Anthony Jackson (born June 23, 1952) is an American bassist. Described as "one of the masters of the instrument", he has performed as a session musician and live artist. He is also credited with the development of the modern six-string bass, which he refers to as a contrabass guitar. Biography Jackson played piano before starting guitar in his teens. When he turned to bass guitar, he was inspired by James Jamerson and Jack Casady. Jackson worked as a session musician, in the Billy Paul band, and with Philadelphia International Records. Paul’s 1972 hit "Me and Mrs. Jones" was Jackson’s first No. 1 record. His performance on "For the Love of Money" by The O'Jays helped move the song to No. 9 on the pop chart and No. 3 on the R&B chart in 1974. Jackson is a student of Jerry Fisher, Lawrence Lucie, and Pat Martino. He has performed live in more than 30 countries and has recorded in more than 3000 sessions on more than 500 albums. In 2016 Jackson had to miss some performances with Hiromi, due to ill health. Six-string contrabass guitar Danelectro (1956), Fender (1961) and other manufacturers had produced six-string basses tuned one octave below a guitar (EADGBE), and Jackson had briefly played a Fender five-string bass tuned EADGC. Jackson first approached various luthiers in 1974 about the construction of his idea for a “contrabass guitar” tuned in fourths BEADGC, and Carl Thompson built the first six-string for Jackson in 1975. He first performed on the Thompson-built bass in 1975, recording with Carlos Garnett and touring with Roberta Flack. He later approached luthier Ken Smith to build him a six string bass before finally playing instruments made by New York-based bass makers, Fodera. Jackson said that the idea for adding more strings to the bass guitar came from his frustration with its limited range. When asked what he thought of criticism of the six-string bass, Jackson replied, Why is four [strings] the standard and not six? As the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family, the instrument should have had six strings from the beginning. The only reason it had four was because Leo Fender was thinking in application terms of an upright bass, but he built it along guitar lines because that was his training. The logical conception for the bass guitar encompasses six strings. From 1982 onwards Jackson has almost exclusively played a contrabass guitar. Prior to 1982 his main instruments included a 1973 Fender Precision Bass, a 1973 Fender Jazz bass fitted with a 1975 Precision neck, and a Gibson EB-2D bass. In 1984 Fodera introduced their first Anthony Jackson Signature Model contrabass, followed in 1989 with a single cutaway model, the “Anthony Jackson Presentation Contrabass Guitar”. Discography As co-leader Easy Pieces by Easy Pieces (Steve Ferrone, Renee Geyer, Anthony Jackson, Hamish Stuart) (A&M, 1988) Trio in Tokyo with Michel Petrucciani, Steve Gadd (Dreyfus, 1999) Interspirit with Yiorgos Fakanas (Abstract Logix, 2010) As studio musician or guest With Patti Austin Havana Candy (CTI, 1977) Every Home Should Have One (Qwest, 1981) In My Life (CTI, 1983) With Alex Bugnon This Time Around (Epic, 1993) Tales from the Bright Side (RCA, 1995) As Promised (Narada, 2000) With Michel Camilo Why Not? (Electric Bird, 1985) In Trio (Electric Bird, 1986) Rendezvous (Columbia, 1993) One More Once (Columbia, 1994) Thru My Eyes (TropiJazz, 1997) Triangulo (Telarc, 2002) Caribe (Calle 54, 2009) With Jorge Dalto Rendez-Vous (Eastworld, 1983) New York Nightline (Eastworld, 1984) Listen Up! (Gaia 1988) With Leslie Mándoki People in Room No. 8 (PolyGram, 1997) Soulmates (Paroli, 2002) Out of Key...with the Time (Sony, 2002) Legends of Rock (Paroli, 2005) Aquarelle (NEO, 2009) BudaBest (Sony, 2013) With Al Di Meola Land of the Midnight Sun (Columbia, 1976) Elegant Gypsy (Columbia, 1977) Casino (Columbia, 1978) Splendido Hotel (Columbia, 1980) Tour de Force (CBS, 1982) Electric Rendezvous (Columbia, 1982) Tirami Su (EMI-Manhattan, 1987) Kiss My Axe (Tomato, 1991) Flesh on Flesh (Telarc, 2002) Cosmopolitan Life (Ole, 2005) Vocal Rendezvous (SPV, 2006) With Will Downing A Dream Fulfilled (Island, 1991) Love's the Place to Be (4th & Broadway 1993) Moods (4th & Broadway 1995) All the Man You Need (Motown 2000) Christmas, Love and You (GRP, 2004) Lust, Love & Lies (Peak 2010) Silver (2013) With Roberta Flack Feel Like Makin' Love (Atlantic, 1974) Blue Lights in the Basement (Atlantic, 1977) Roberta Flack (Atlantic, 1978) Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway (Atlantic, 1979) Roberta (Atlantic, 1994) With Carlos Franzetti New York Toccata (Verve, 1985) Tropic of Capricorn (Square Discs 1993) Grafitti (Sonorama, 2007) With Jun Fukamachi Spiral Steps (Kitty, 1976) The Sea of Dirac (Kitty, 1977) Evening Star (Kitty, 1978) Live (Alfa, 1978) On the Move (Alfa, 1978) With Eric Gale Ginseng Woman (Columbia, 1977) Multiplication (Columbia, 1977) Part of You (Columbia, 1979) With Terumasa Hino City Connection (Flying Disk, 1979) Daydream (Flying Disk, 1980) Double Rainbow (CBS/Sony, 1981) With Garland Jeffreys Ghost Writer (A&M, 1977) One-Eyed Jack (A&M, 1978) I'm Alive (Universal, 2006) With Chaka Khan Chaka (Warner Bros., 1978) Naughty (Warner Bros., 1980) What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (Warner Bros., 1981) Chaka Khan (Warner Bros., 1982) Destiny (Warner Bros., 1986) The Woman I Am (Warner Bros., 1992) With Steve Khan Eyewitness (Antilles, 1981) Modern Times (Trio, 1982) Casa Loco (Antilles, 1984) Helping Hand (Polydor, 1987) Public Access (GRP, 1990) Headline (Polydor, 1992) Crossings (PolyGram, 1994) The Suitcase: Live in Koln '94 (ESC, 2008) Parting Shot (ESC, 2011) With Tania Maria Made in New York (Manhattan, 1985) The Lady from Brazil (Manhattan, 1986) Bela Vista (World Pacific, 1990) Europe (Pee Wee Music, 1997) With Harvey Mason Earthmover (Arista, 1976) Funk in a Mason Jar (Arista, 1977) Stone Mason (Alfa, 1982) With Michel Petrucciani Music (Blue Note, 1989) Playground (Blue Note, 1991) Both Worlds (Dreyfus, 1997) Trio in Tokyo (Dreyfus, 1999) With Buddy Rich Transition (Groove Merchant, 1974) Very Live at Buddy's Place (Groove Merchant, 1974) The Bull (Chiaroscuro, 1980) Tuff Dude (LRC, 1986) The All Star Small Groups (LRC, 2001) With Lee Ritenour Captain Fingers (Epic, 1977) The Captain's Journey (Elektra, 1978) Lee Ritenour & His Gentle Thoughts (JVC, 1977) On the Line (Elektra Musician 1983) Festival (GRP, 1988) Color Rit (GRP, 1989) Overtime (Eagle Eye 2004) World of Brazil (GRP, 2005) With Mike Stern Odds or Evens (Atlantic, 1991) Who Let the Cats Out? (Heads Up, 2006) All Over the Place (Heads Up, 2012) With Hiromi Uehara Another Mind (Telarc, 2003) Brain (Telarc, 2004) Voice (Telarc, 2011) Move (Telarc, 2012) Alive (Telarc, 2014) Spark (Telarc, 2016) With Grover Washington Jr. A Secret Place (Kudu, 1976) In Concert (Pioneer, 1982) Inside Moves (Elektra, 1984) With others Monty Alexander, Caribbean Circle (Chesky, 1992) Pe.... Discover the Ross Fodera popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Ross Fodera books.