Jet Harris

thankfuly i got to meet jet in dublin,ive spent 30 years trying to master his bass lines,and still cant qiut get them,but wat a bass player,a very funny man ,telling me stories about back in the 60s,big part of my life,he wont be forgotten,my freind and mentor john cray

1 year we miss you still,

Just recently learnt that both Jet and I had family connections in Clarence Street, Southall. What a small world, back in the 1960's I worked with his first wife's Uncale Danny, who was a night baker in Heston.. We miss his presence on the Isle of Wight, he always joked that Bembridge was "Gods Waitingroom"  Some of us are still in the que!   

I AM A LIFELONG ADMIRER OF JET HARRIS, I WAS THE BASS PLAYER WITH DAVE EDMUNDS, I REMEMBER IN THE EARLY

60,S MEETING THE SHADOWS AT THE GUAMONT CINEMA, CARDIFF, THEY WERE THERE WITH CLIFF AND SUPPORT ACT

THE BROOKS BROTHERS, THEY INVITED INTO THEIR DRESSING ROOM AND MADE US FEEL AT HOME, JET,HANK,BRUCE

AND TONY, WATCHING THEM ON STAGE,THEY WERE BRIL, BEING A BASS PLAYER MYSELF JET HARRIS WAS MY IDOL.

BRIAN DAVIES

Im sad. One of my favourites has passed away, the cancer took him. He was one of my favourites in the Shadows in the early years. I tried to play the bassguitar in my early youth. I was one of the lucky ones who grew up with the wonderful music of the Shadows. Jet Harris was the cool one.

Jet was one of my boyhood heroes. When Diamonds came out, i was at school and had the record with me. i was the most popular boy at that time.

He will never be forgotten, and his music will live forever. R.I.P.Jet.

Allways loved the feeling Jet put into his bass playing, and still do

i am now 67 and have always been a shadows fan, my wife and i went to see marty wild in birmingham england just before the death of jet harris, he was great, very sad to hear he had passed away, i have started to play the fender guitar and take insperation from people like jet harris and hank mavin

WHAT GLORY DAYS THE 60S WERE @ THE ' SHADOWS' GAVE US TIMELESS MUSIC, THE GUITAR PLAYING WAS OUTSTANDING, @ JERRY LORDANS UNFORGETABLE MELODYS. ALWAYS BEEN A SHADOWS FAN... BUT NEVER SEEMED THE SAME AFTER JET LEFT.. BEEN WATCHING@ enjoying JET ON YOUTUBE. EVEN LATER IN LIFE HE WAS still AN OUTSTANDING GUITARIST. MY FAV. ' SCARLET OHARA'... THANKS FOR THE MUSIC JET... SUCH A SHAME YOU DIDN'T GET MORE YEARS WITH YOUR WIFE @ FAMILY.. MY SYMPTHAY TO JANET@ FAMILIES.. FROM A NZ. FAN..

For me the Shadows is original with Jet Harris.His bass is unicum!He had licks,they are today the best!

Thank You!

memoroies of selsey w. sussex  x

It's been a while since I visited this site, the last time being before Jet passed away. I'm enjoying a cold Cape Town night by playing an 80 track mp3 cd of Shadows material. The most memorable tracks by far are those that Jet played on. I remember being mesmerised by his solo on 'Nivram' being played on a huge hi-fi at the Earls Court Radio show in 1961. I did eventually achieve the aim of owning a sunburst Fender Precision same as the one on the first album sleeve. Jet inspired such a fanatical interest in the Fender bass for me that I have six in all. I can still see Jet and Tony playing at the ABC in Hull in 1963, that sound was incredible. 'Wonderful Land' now playing, surely the epitome of Jet's time with The Shadows, not to mention the Strat/Vox combinaton! The Shadows lost that magical ingredient when Jet left. It has taken a long time for people to realise just how essential the bass is, and if there was ever a shining example of how it should be played, look no further than Jet Harris!

I'm from India & have been a Shadows fan since it all began.

It is truly an honour to visit the website of a really great man,someone who was responsible in many ways for the unique & never-copied Shadows sound.

Dilip

Yes a great Man who always had time for his fans. We saw him at his last concert in Fareham before he sadly passed away and I was very proud then to have spoken to him and Janet and bought him a cup of Tea,just before the Show. He was struggling then,but went on stage to give a really impressive performance. He is sadly missed by us and all his Fans. Jet was always the best out of all The Shadows and i have lots of memorabilia and Autographs which i shall always treasure,covering the four walls of my Computer Room.It was such a pleasure to see Jet Performing over the years and being able to talk to him,many times outside the Venue,whilst he was enjoying a Cigarette. RIP Jet; You wlll always be remembered as a great Guitarist and Pop Icon.

Gerry

Dear Fallow Fans

Although I never got the chance to met Jet before he passed away' but we kept in copntact with each other during his time living on the Isle of Wight. I had the great pleasure of sending a number of vinyl singles he did not have in his own collection. I still have the written notes he used to send to me' It was good of him to make contact' I was just pleased to have help him in a small way.

Sadly I never got to met Jet' we were going to met up for Coffee and Cakes' as Jet would tell me each time he wrote. Looking back I should have made the time to travel down to see and met Jet' but both of us' never got the time to say hello.

I'm so pleased I paths crossed wit the records' although Jet has left us' the music he recorded over the years, will last forever.

Jet Harris. R.I.P Rememberd For Ever.

Phil Black.

you are a legend jet thanks for the great years

A year ago today. Still miss yoiu and your music mate.

You were my inspiration and taught me all I needed to know about the bass guitar. Fifty years later and I have still not mastered Nivram. A great legend you are to live forever.