“His body of work is unparalleled in its quality and also in the incredibly varied number of musicians he worked with”: Danny Thompson, Pentangle bassist supreme, who played for Kate Bush, Roy Orbison, Nick Drake, and more has died

REDCAR JAZZ CLUB Photo of PENTANGLE and Danny THOMPSON, Double bass Danny Thompson performing on stage.

A true giant among bass players – Danny Thompson – has died, aged 86.

The news was announced via his Instagram account yesterday (September 24). It read: “Legendary acoustic bass player Danny Thompson died peacefully yesterday at his home in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, UK.”