He is the “Kool” in Kool and the Gang.

For a half-century and counting, Robert “Kool” Bell has anchored one of funk’s most commercially and artistically successful recording and performing artists. Drawing from jazz and rhythm & blues, Bell ranks among the masters of his genre – plying definitive pocket grooves which master rhythm, space and melody rather than flashy technique.

A finger and slap style player, Bell’s influence on bassists is incalculable – and he’s likely been sampled over a million times.

Kool Bell Sound & Vision…

Dig Kool on “Get Down On It” https://youtu.be/qchPLaiKocI

Tony Senatore Plays Kool Bell…

“Jungle Boogie” https://youtu.be/g7WOnb-_Cno

“Kool & The Gang” https://youtu.be/QZ9nvb8h_0I

“Hollywood Swingin’ https://youtu.be/DLTkuF4dF7w