I made a New Year resolution to spend as little time as possible on Twitter. And have just broken it.

But in doing so I did find a fascinating piece about a bassist who died tragically young , Scott LaFaro (1936-1961), with quotes and explanations of what LaFaro did for the bass from the bassists who definitely should know:

Game Changer : How Scott Lafaro Rewrote The Rules Of Jazz Bass , was posted on New Year’s Day by John Goldsby the bassist of the WDR Big Band.