“I love singing, so when I’m playing the bass it’s like I’m singing baritone, so I create a melodic line each time.”  Aston Barrett.

He is reggae bass – end of story!

Along with Jaco, Sir Paul, Larry Graham, and James Jamerson, he is among the most influential and widely sampled bassists in the history of recorded music.

As the anchor of the iconic Bob Marley & The Wailers, Aston “Family Man” Barrett plied grooves, counter-melodies, and unison lines which moved millions – physically, spiritually, and intellectually.

His tone, rhythm, and feel is unsurpassed in reggae.  The tag “Family Man” was borne of Barrett’s role as a bandleader and motivator among his fellow musicians.

A producer, arranger, engineer, and multi-instrumentalist … Aston’s weapon of choice is the Fender Jazz bass run through an Acoustic 370 amplifier.

Dig Aston on this live rendition of “Stir It Up” https://youtu.be/51pxEO1HX3A

Dig Aston on “Is This Love” https://youtu.be/69RdQFDuYPI

Dig Aston on “Jamming” https://youtu.be/RIMxmnfDSOs

Dig Aston on “No Woman No Cry” https://youtu.be/oi4I-Jh09WY

CODA: Huffington Post (2017) Aston Barrett: “A Bass Player’s Rant …” https://bit.ly/38GldI3

This writer was cited by the Jamaica Observer for including Aston in the Huffington Post feature “A Bass Player’s Rant: 33 Who Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” Jamaica Observer https://bit.ly/2RQ3Le8