Victor Wooten

American bass guitarist

Born: 11 September 1964
Mountain Home
Country: United States
Active: 1980–
Record labels: Vanguard Records
Discography: 14 albums

Biography

Victor Wooten is a jazz musician who plays guitar, bass instrument and bass guitar. Victor Wooten was born on 11 September 1964 in Mountain Home. The music is usually filed under jazz, jazz-funk and bluegrass music. Record labels: Vanguard Records. The discography here lists 14 albums, from “A Show of Hands” (1996) to “S’low Down” (2022).

Victor Lemonte Wooten (born September 11, 1964) is an American bassist, songwriter, and record producer. He has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988 and a member of the bass supergroup SMV (2008–2009) with two other bassists, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller. From 2017 to 2019, he recorded as the bassist for the metal band Nitro. He owns Vix Records which releases his albums. He wrote the novel The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music. He later released the book's sequel, The Spirit of Music: The Lesson Continues, on February 2, 2021. Wooten is the recipient of five Grammy Awards. He won the Bass Player of the Year award from Bass Player magazine three times and is the first person to win the award more than once. In 2011, he was ranked No. 10 in the Top 10 Bassists of All Time by readers of Rolling Stone magazine.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

A Show of Hands 1996 · Compass Records What Did He Say? 1997 · Compass Records

Bass Extremes Book 1998

Bass Extremes Cookbook 1998

Yin-Yang 1999 · Compass Records

Bass Extremes: Just Add Water 2001

Live in America 2001 · Live Soul Circus 2005 · Vanguard Palmystery 2008 · Heads Up International Sword and Stone 2012 · Vix Records Words and Tones 2012 · Vix Records The Music Lesson Soundtrack 2013 · Vix Records Trypnotyx 2017 · Vix Records S’low Down 2022 · Vix Records

Also plays on

Albums where Victor Wooten is credited as a sideman

1995	Tales From the Acoustic Planet — Béla Fleck	bass, electric bass guitar, electric fretless guitar, electric upright bass
1998	Cause & Effect — Larry Coryell, Tom Coster & Steve Smith	bass
1998	Vital Tech Tones — Scott Henderson, Steve Smith, Victor Wooten	bass, producer, other vocals
2004	These Times — Mike Stern	bass guitar
2006	Who Let the Cats Out? — Mike Stern	electric bass guitar
2007	The Other Side of Something — Bill Evans	bass
2010	Little by Little — Tommy Emmanuel C.G.P.	bass
2012	All Over the Place — Mike Stern	bass
2024	Rhapsody in Blue — Béla Fleck	double bass