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 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'', 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
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...
, pop and rock and also worked extensively in theatre pit bands.
Since 2002, he has been touring worldwide with
Ian Anderson.
In the summer of 2006, he accompanied British soprano
Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett, CBE (born 10 April 1955) is an English soprano singer, musician, broadcaster and media personality. She is noted for being at home in opera and "crossover music".
Early life
Garrett was born in the town of Thorne, near Donc ...
, 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
Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...
, and also appears as a guest on American guitarist
Brooks Williams' 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 Bri ...
'' and ''
Homo Erraticus''. 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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