Victor Bailey (March 27, 1960 – November 11, 2016) was an American jazz fusion bass guitar player. He was the bass player for Weather Report during their final years from 1982 to 1986, and launched a solo career in 1988. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Victor Bailey attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston after being disqualified from naval service due to asthma. Bailey has recorded and/or toured with Omar Hakim, Sonny Rollins