Wilbur Bascomb

For the Wallace Beery film, see Bad Bascomb (1946 film).

Wilbur Bascomb
Genres	funk, jazz
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Bass
Associated acts	Jeff Beck, James Brown

Wilbur "Bad" Bascomb is an American bassist who has played on numerous jazz and funk recordings.

He has recorded with Galt McDermot, Jeff Beck, James Brown, and B.B. King. Known for his performance on Jeff Beck's Wired album and the soundtrack for the 1979 film version of Hair, he co-wrote "Head For Backstage Pass", a riff-based jam featured on Wired, in which he plays an extensive bass solo in the introduction.

His song "Black Grass" from his Black grass music album was also included in the influential breakbeat compilation Ultimate Breaks and Beats.

Discography

With George Benson

• Good King Bad (CTI, 1975)

With Jeff Beck

• Wired (1976)

With Chuck Berry

• Chick Berry (1975)

With Bo Diddley

• Big Bad Bo (1974)

With Andy Bey

• Experience and Judgment (1974)

With Lou Donaldson

• Sassy Soul Strut (1973)
• Sweet Lou (1974)

With Alphonse Mouzon

• The Essence of Mystery (1972)

With Idris Muhammad

• House of the Rising Sun (1976)
• Turn This Mutha Out (1977)