Electric bassists · 1947–2021

Paul Jackson

American musician (1947–2021)

Born: 28 March 1947
Oakland
Died: 18 March 2021
Tokyo
Country: United States

Biography

Paul Jackson was a jazz musician who played bass guitar. Paul Jackson was born on 28 March 1947 in Oakland and died on 18 March 2021 in Tokyo. The music is usually filed under jazz, jazz fusion and funk.

Paul Jerome Jackson Jr. (March 28, 1947 – March 18, 2021) was an American jazz electric bassist and composer. He was a founding member of the Headhunters and played on several of Herbie Hancock's albums, including Head Hunters and Thrust. Jackson subsequently moved to Japan and started a voluntary concert called Jazz for Kids, with the intent of familiarizing students there with African-American history.

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Also plays on

Albums where Paul Jackson is credited as a sideman

1973	Head Hunters — Herbie Hancock	marímbula, electric bass guitar, bass
1974	Thrust — Herbie Hancock	electric bass guitar
1975	Man-Child — Herbie Hancock	bass
1978	Sunlight — Herbie Hancock	bass
1979	Directstep — Herbie Hancock	electric bass guitar
1980	Mr. Hands — Herbie Hancock	bass