David Goodier (born 1954) is an English musician. He has been the bassist for the rock band
Jethro Tull from 2007
until the band went on a hiatus in 2012, and again from 2017 when
Ian Anderson
Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist w ...
started to tour again using the Jethro Tull name, with Goodier and keyboardist John O'Hara the only former Jethro Tull members to join Anderson. Jethro Tull's 2022 album ''
The Zealot Gene
''The Zealot Gene'' is the 22nd studio album by the British rock band Jethro Tull, released on 28 January 2022 by Inside Out Music. Nearly five years in production, it is their first studio album since ''The Jethro Tull Christmas Album'' (2003), ...
'', their first in 19 years, marked Goodier's first appearance on a Jethro Tull studio recording.
Goodier has appeared with many artists from the world of
jazz, pop and rock and also worked extensively in theatre pit bands.
Since 2002, he has been touring worldwide with
Ian Anderson
Ian Scott Anderson (born 10 August 1947) is a British musician, singer and songwriter best known for his work as the lead vocalist, flautist, acoustic guitarist and leader of the British rock band Jethro Tull. He is a multi-instrumentalist w ...
.
In the summer of 2006, he accompanied British soprano
Lesley Garrett, on her sold out tour of the United Kingdom.
He recorded with UK-based Celtic/jazz group Carmina on their album ''My Crescent City'', produced by
Dónal Lunny, and also appears as a guest on American guitarist
Brooks Williams
Brooks Williams (born November 10, 1958) is an American acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released albums of contemporary folk music, blues music, and of instrumental g ...
' album, ''Oh Baby!''
During the Jethro Tull hiatus Goodier played on Ian Anderson's solo albums ''
Thick as a Brick 2
''Thick as a Brick 2'', abbreviated ''TAAB 2'' (pronounced by Anderson) and subtitled ''Whatever Happened to Gerald Bostock?'', is the fifth studio album by Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson, released in 2012 as a follow-up of ''Thick as a Br ...
'' and ''
Homo Erraticus
''Homo Erraticus'' is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock musician Ian Anderson, who is also the frontman of Jethro Tull. Released on 14 April 2014, ''Homo Erraticus'' is a concept album, loosely connected to Jethro Tull's ''Th ...
''. He was also a member of Anderson's touring band for ''Thick as a Brick 2''.
References
External links
Biography on official Jethro Tull website
1954 births
Living people
English bass guitarists
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
Progressive rock bass guitarists
Jethro Tull (band) members
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