Danny Thompson (Teignmouth, 4 de abril de 1939 – Rickmansworth, 23 de setembro de 2025) foi um músico de estúdio, sendo multi-instrumentista. Gravou contrabaixo (clássico) em álbuns de nomes como Nick Drake, Rod Stewart e Kate Bush, e posteriormente formou a banda de folk rock britânica Pentangle.
Discografia parcial
Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated
Red Hot from Alex (1964) Sky High (1966) Blues Incorporated (1967 – re-issue of Sky High)
Alexis Korner
I Wonder Who (1967) A New Generation of Blues (1968)
Pentangle
The Pentangle (1968) Sweet Child (1968) Basket of Light (1969) Cruel Sister (1970) Reflection (1971) Solomon's Seal (1972) Open the Door (1985)
Danny Thompson
Whatever (1987) Whatever Next (1989) Elemental (1990) Whatever's Best (1995) Danny Thompson & Peter Knight (1995) Resurgence – RES108CD Connected (2012)
Danny Thompson, Allan Holdsworth and John Stevens
Propensity (2009, gravado em 1978)
Dizrhythmia
Dizrhythmia (1988) Too (2016)
Richard Thompson
Amnesia (1988) Mirror Blue (1994) Live at Crawley (1995) You? Me? Us? (1996) Two Letter Words (1996) Celtschmerz (1998) Mock Tudor (1999) Semi-Detached Mock Tudor (2002) The Old Kit Bag (2003) Ducknapped! (2003) Live from Austin, TX (2005) Sweet Warrior (2007)
Richard Thompson and Danny Thompson
Live at Crawley (1995) Industry (1997)
Jon Thorne & Danny Thompson
Watching the Well (2010)
John and Beverly Martin
John Martyn: Bless the Weather (1972); Solid Air (1973); Inside Out (1973); Sunday's Child (1975); Live at Leeds (1975); One World (1977); Germany 1986 (July 2001); On the Cobbles (2004)
John & Beverley Martyn: The Road to Ruin (1970)
Outros Danny Thompson tocou em dezenas de álbuns e singles durante sua carreira. O que se segue é apenas uma pequena seleção.
ABC: Alphabet City (1987) Ayuo: Songs from a Eurasian Journey (1997) Richard Barbieri: Stranger Inside (2008) Eric Bibb & North Country Far: The Happiest Man in the World (2016) The Blind Boys of Alabama: Spirit of the Century (2001). Go Tell It on the Mountain (2003) Sam Brown: Stop! (1988) Tim Buckley: Dream Letter: Live in London 1968 (1968) Kate Bush: The Dreaming (1982); Hounds of Love (1985); 50 Words for Snow (2011); Director's Cut (2011) Christine Collister: The Dark Gift of Time (1998); An Equal Love (2001) Graham Coxon: The Spinning Top (2009) Barbara Dickson: Don't Think Twice (1992); Dark End of the Street (1995) Donovan: Barabajagal (1968); HMS Donovan (1971); Essence to Essence (1973); Love Is Only Feeling (1981); Sutras (1996); Beat Cafe (2004) Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left (1969) Everything but the Girl: Amplified Heart (1994) Marianne Faithfull: North Country Maid (1966); The World of Marianne Faithfull (1970) Peter Gabriel: Up (2002) Davey Graham: Folk Blues & Beyond (1965); Large as Life & Twice as Natural (1968); Hat (1969); Fire in the Soul (1999) Boo Hewerdine: Baptist Hospital (1995) Mary Hopkin: Earth Song / Ocean Song (1971); Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1972 (2005) Hunter Muskett: Every Time You Move (1970) The Incredible String Band: The 5000 Spirits (1967); Hard Rope & Silken Twine (1973) Bert Jansch: Birthday Blues (1969); Moonshine (1972); L.A. Turnaround (1974); Avocet (1979); Sketches (1990) Tasmin Archer: Great Expectations (1992) Linda Lewis: Fathoms Deep (1973) Mike Lindup: Changes (1990) Magna Carta: Lord of the Ages (1973) Mara!: Images (1984); On the Edge (1987) The Chris McGregor Septet: Up to Earth (1969. lançado em 2008 pela Fledg'ling CD, vinil Stamford Audio) Loreena McKennitt: The Book of Secrets (1997) Ralph McTell: Easy (1974) Alison Moyet: Hoodoo (1991) Duffy Power (como Duffy's Nucleus): Mary Open the Door/Hound Dog single (1967; relançado em vários álbuns de compilação Deva Premal: Dakshina (2005) Cliff Richard: Congratulations (1968) Andrew Ridgeley: Son of Albert (1990) S. E. Rogie: Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana (1997) Darrell Scott: Theatre of the Unheard (2003); Live in NC (2004) Skin: Fleshwounds (2003) Songhai. Colaboração com o grupo de flamenco Ketama e o tocador de kora Toumani Vivian Stanshall: Crank (1991) Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story (1971) David Sylvian: Brilliant Trees (1984); Secrets of the Beehive (1987) T. Rex: Light of Love (1974); Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (1974) Talk Talk: The Colour of Spring (1986); Spirit of Eden (1988) Thunderbirds (série de TV): (música tema) (1964) Loudon Wainwright III: I'm Alright (1985); More Love Songs (1986); Therapy (1989) Dawud Wharnsby: Vacuous Waxing (2004)
Ligações externas
The Official Danny Thompson Website The Danny Thompson Website (arquivado em 2011)
Danny Thompson at International Songwriters Association "From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson's musical brilliance knew no bounds" – obituário no The Guardian "Danny Thompson: bass player for the greats" obituário no The Daily Telegraph (assinatura necessária)
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