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Roy Babbington

ロイ・バビントン　/　ろい・ばびんとん

Bassist from United Kingdom

July 8, 1940 (age 85)　・　Kempston, United Kingdom

bassist
guitarist
jazz musician

My Take

Roy Babbington earns my admiration the way great bassists always do, by being indispensable yet invisible. Born in Kempston in 1940 and woven into the Canterbury scene through Soft Machine, he sits at the rare intersection of rock and jazz, holding down foundations while keeping an improviser's ear. Progressive rock is a demanding place, balancing intricate composition against open freedom, and lasting there for decades is no accident. The low end is the unglamorous job that everything else depends on. A name still standing past eighty tells me this is craftsmanship of the most honest, durable kind.

Overview

Roy William Babbington (born 8 July 1940 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England) is an English rock and jazz bassist. He became well known for being a member of the Canterbury scene progressive rock band Soft Machine.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Roy Babbington
Name (Japanese): ロイ・バビントン
Reading: ろい・ばびんとん
Born: July 8, 1940 (age 85)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Kempston, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
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Occupation: bassist / guitarist / jazz musician / musician

2. Background

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%93%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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