Jazz bass bassline with the left hand and chords in the right hand underneath the singer's voice. Similarly, in some duos or trios, a jazz guitarist may play basslines, a role that is especially feasible if the guitarist has a seven-string guitar with a low "B" string. In traditional Dixieland or New Orleans-style jazz groups, the basslines may be played by a tuba or other low brass instrument. Jazz bass Jazz bass is the use of the double bass or bass guitar to improvise accompaniment ("comping") basslines and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style. Players began using the double bass
George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation The George H. Buck Jr. Jazz Foundation was created by George Buck in 1986 to maintain the catalog of his jazz record labels. The catalog features Dixieland jazz, Big Band, blues, rhythm and blues, gospel, and cabaret music. Buck started his first label, Jazzology Records, in 1949 when he recorded a band in New York City that consisted of three of his favorite musicians: Wild Bill Davison, Tony Parenti, and Art Hodes. He became part of the first wave of small independent record companies. This label is now the oldest independent record label worldwide,