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Not someone I'm familiar with but upon having read your links another one of those usually only known of by fans. Not having been into the genre of the bands you mention in my youth I'm usually none the miser he was obviously a giant among his peers RIP Danny Thompson.

That he was, both in the fields folk and jazz, but he played with an incredibly diverse group of artists. Without knowing it, you will probably find that you have quite a few of the albums he played on.
https://rateyourmusic.com/list/Lilleboll/151-albums-with-the-great-danny-thompson-on-bass/

Danny Thompson was a giant of the English folk scene as a member of Pentangle and playing on countless albums by artists who formed the basis of much of my musical journey including Richard Thompson, Nick Drake, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Bert Jansch... to name but a few.

https://www.clashmusic.com/news/legendary-bassist-danny-thompson-has-died/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNBXJNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmsD321uqzkYWoP4vcBN8OEIZD41gDXnoIrwo7Bteo6c9rRE8YLtN5mVjX0P_aem_-HirnzZoaWbNLePMWPKcLg

https://deadline.com/2025/09/claudia-cardinale-dies-italian-the-leopard-was-87-1236553837/

R.I.P. Chris Doheny (Geisha) @64     
Chris Doheny, the voice of footy anthem More Than A Game and frontman of Aussie pop-rock band Geisha, has died.
Doheny was driving a Holden ute that collided with a truck on Thiele Hwy in Kapunda, near the Barossa Valley in South Australia, about 7.20pm on Friday.
Tragically, he died at the scene.
https://www.noise11.com/news/chris-doheny-geisha-more-than-a-game-obituary-20250922

What a legend so many great movies RIP Robert Redford.