Danny Thompson

Danny Thompson is exactly the kind of musician I respect most: the indispensable sideman. An English double bassist out of Teignmouth, he spent a long career making everyone around him sound better — most famously alongside John Martyn and Richard Thompson, bridging jazz and British folk. The Times line about his technical virtuosity and intuitive feel says it perfectly; great bass playing is about listening, not showing off. He kept at it for decades, right up to his passing in 2025. To me he's a reminder that the players who never chase the spotlight are often the ones holding the whole record together.

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Name (English)

Danny Thompson

Name (Japanese)

ダニー・トンプソン

Reading

だにー・とんぷそん

Born

April 4, 1939

Origin

Teignmouth, United Kingdom

Occupation

bassist / musician / jazz musician / double-bassist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

University

Salesian College

• Official sitehttp://www.dannythompson.co.uk
• Xhttps://x.com/therealdannyt
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny%20Thompson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E3%83%97%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1164775

Tags

• bassist
• musician
• jazz musician

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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