Charnett Moffett (1967–2022) — Double Bass, Electric Bass. Played on Black Codes (From the Underground), Work!, Wingspan. Worked with Kenny Kirkland, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Branford Marsalis.
A bassist who came up with Wynton Marsalis; recorded extensively as both leader and sideman across post-bop and fusion.
Charnett Moffett's albums
Black Codes (From the Underground)
Wynton Marsalis · 1985
Kenny Kirkland
Kenny Kirkland · 1991
Black Codes (From the Underground)Black Codes (From the Underground)Wynton Marsalis · 1985 (1985) was a manifesto for the neo-bop movement. The Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalisブランフォード・マルサリス brothers, Kenny KirklandKenny KirklandKenny Kirkland · 1991's piano, Jeff Jeff "Tain" WattsJeff "Tain" Wattsジェフ・テイン・ワッツ's drums — this band devoted itself entirely to reviving bebop's language in the present tense.
Charnett MoffettCharnett Moffettシャーネット・モフェット was a precocious bassist who joined the Wynton MarsalisWynton Marsalisウィントン・マルサリス and Branford MarsalisBranford Marsalisブランフォード・マルサリス quintet at sixteen. Raised under the influence of his father Charles Moffett (known for his work with Ornette Coleman), he became a New York jazz fixture while still young.
Charnett MoffettCharnett Moffettシャーネット・モフェット was also known for his work on piccolo bass — an electric bass tuned an octave higher. Working in the Stanley Clarke lineage with his own distinct vocabulary, he expanded the bass's possibilities as a melodic instrument.
Kenny Kirkland