#RIP#DannyThompson was extraordinary: a man who played the upright double #bass as if it were a lead instrument, who may have been an #accompanist but who was never a #sideman. Whoever he played with and whatever he was playing, he sounded like himself” #music www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to...
From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

The Guardian