bassmann.
/ˈbeɪsman/ Originally U.S.
One who plays the double bass.
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1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xix. 241 The best bassman jazz has ever known.
1958 K. Goodwin in P. Gammond Decca Bk. of Jazz xiii. 154 One of the most important bassmen..is Monty Budwig.
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