“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 was 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 primary weapon of choice was the Fender Jazz bass run through an Acoustic 370 amplifier.

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

Aston Barrett Sound & Vision…

“Stir It Up” https://youtu.be/51pxEO1HX3A

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

“Jamming” https://youtu.be/RIMxmnfDSOs

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

Huffington Post / Tom Semioli (2017) Aston Barrett: “A Bass Player’s Rant … 33 Bass Players Who Belong in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame” https://bit.ly/38GldI3