Paul Jackson
- Type: Influential Sideman
- Country: United States
- Born: Oakland, California, United States (March 28, 1947)
- Died: Tokyo, Japan (March 18, 2021)
- Active: 1969 - 2016
Biography
American bassist and founding Headhunter, born in Oakland in 1947. Paul Jackson co-wrote 'Chameleon' and played on *Herbie Hancock* albums 'Head Hunters', 'Thrust' and 'Man-Child', defining jazz-funk bass with lines that never repeated themselves. He also recorded with *Azteca* and *Santana*, released the solo album 'Black Octopus' in 1978, and lived in Japan from 1985 until his death in 2021.
Paul Jackson Discography
- Black Octopus (1978) - Album - rated 3.71/5