Tom Barney | |
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Genres | Soul, jazz, R&B, rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Bass, upright bass, fretless bass |
Years active | 1977-present |
Associated acts | Miles Davis, Steely Dan, David Sanborn, Dizzy Gillespie |
Tom Barney is an American bass guitarist.
Barney first came to prominence in the late 1970s, when he appeared on different jazz albums by Turk Mauro and Walter Davis Jr., following to appear on records by such artists as Chaka Khan, Judy Collins, Miles Davis, Bob Mintzer, Terumasa Hino, Jane Fonda, Dizzy Gillespie and Lonnie Liston Smith in the early 80s. On December 15, 1984 he appeared on Saturday Night Live with The Honeydrippers. Some of these opportunities led him to play on albums by Mike Stern, Mitchel Forman, Tania Maria, Grover Washington Jr., Lillo Thomas, Ornella Vanoni, Teddy Pendergrass, Desiree Coleman, Regina Belle and Michael Kamen's Lethal Weapon 2 soundtrack. In 1989, along with Philippe Saisse, Omar Hakim, Don Alias and Hiram Bullock he was the constant bass player for Jools Holland's Sunday Night show.