Bilbo

1290 hits yesterday - best ever, I think.

Which ones are you clicking on, Mattz? I will have a look and see whether the problem is at this end. If you are clicking on the links on this thread, a lot of the old ones don't work as there have been several site upgrades since they were posted and they no longer work. You can find everything on the website. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/

One of those 26 second shorts off YouTube. Joe Dart playing a D Minor groove that's is funky as, well, everything else Joe Dart does! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-beast-joe-dart/

More Neo-Prog - from the 2014 IQ album of the same name, the Tim Esau bass part for 'The Road Of Bones'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-road-of-bones-iq/

Another bucket list transcription, the complete Glenn Hughes bass part to the title tune from the 1974 Deep Purple album 'Burn' album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/burn-deep-purple/

I am in this kind of mood this evening. Jimmy Bain's bass part for the tune 'Tarot Woman' from the 1976 Rainbow 'Rising' album. Don't you just love that synth intro? https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/tarot-woman-rainbow/

I have had to abandon two transcriptions this week because, having got half way through, something derailed the transcription and I had to abandon (essentially, I tried things that I couldn't hear the bass part properly, even after a MOISES re-mix). So, in an effort to keep things moving, I have put together an easy one that most of us have a chance of reading, the complete Jeff Berlin bass performance on the tune 'Small Wonder' from the 1988 Kazumi Watanabe album, 'The Spice Of Life Too'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/small-wonder-kazumi-watanabe/

Something from Branford Marsalis's 1987 recording, 'Random Abstract', this is the complete Delbert Felix bass part for the Monk tune, 'Crepuscule With Nellie'. Interesting structure and very 'Monkish' phrasing. Just three times through the melody but some challenges in there, nevertheless. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/crepuscule-with-nellie-branford-marsalis/

Another Holland tune, the beautiful 'Equality' from the 1996 Quartet album, 'Dream Of The Elders'. The tune features the moody vocals of Cassandra Wilson and the poetry of Maya Angelou. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/equality-vocal-version-dave-holland-quartet/

Six choruses of Reginald Veal playing 'I Feel Like Walking The Blues (in F)' from a Discover Double Bass video on YouTube. It just sounded interesting so I wrote it out. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/i-feel-like-walking-the-blues-in-f-reginald-veal/

The only band I would swallow my pride and play in a tribute band for. The track is '1-2-3' from the 1987 album, 'Let Loose' by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. Sharp horns and a great rhythm section. The bass player is Jorge Casas. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/1-2-3-gloria-estefan-and-miami-sound-machine/

Back to Holland - a complete transcription of the tune 'Make Believe' from his 1999 Quintet album 'Prime Directive'. Some interesting structures here. A couple of sections that I can't quite pin down (they are marked) but the chart has its merits and is worth posting, despite its shortcomings. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/make-believe-dave-holland-quintet/

A bit of light relief today. I heard this a couple of days ago and thought I would take it on when I had a minute so here we are. The complete Chris Squire part for the tune 'Time And A Word' from the 1970 Yes album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/time-and-a-word-yes/

A bit more Holland. From the 1984 Quintet album, 'Jumpin' In', I have transcribed the complete bass performance of the gorgeous ballad 'First Snow'. It's in 3:4 time but Holland has a very personal approach to the way the harmony sits and, more importantly, the way the form develops. Lots of material to think about here. It's a feature for Kenny Wheeler, one of the most creative players of his generation. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/first-snow-dave-holland-quintet/

I saw the Extension band with Kevin Eubanks, Steve Coleman and Marvin Smith at Bath but I have also seen DH with Kenny Wheeler Large Ensemble (Cardiff), the Metheny/Hancock/DeJohnette band (London), the Metheny/Haynes Trio (Brecon) and with an orchestra (London, I think)! Basically, if he is 'in town', I will try to get to there. More Holland transcriptions to come.

I went looking for this one today for reading practice and it wasn't in the index of transcriptions so, even though it was there if you did a Google search for a transcription of the tune, you wouldn't have found it on here. So, here is an old transcription of the tune 'Down Time' from the 1999 Holland Quintet (although this tune is a trio of Holland, Robin Eubanks and drummer, Billy Kilson) album, 'Prime Directive'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/down-time-dave-holland/

You told me that before, Bagman. I am eager to see it 😃

Another Holland performance and another Doug Hammond tune. The track is called 'World Protection Blues' and is from the 1985 Dave Holland Quintet recording, 'Seeds Of Time'. These are great lines to play as they are not just II V I sequences but something meatier. I have transcribed all the horn parts (not the solos) somewhere also. If I can find them, I will put them up here. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/world-protection-blues-dave-holland-quintet/

Another one from the same album, the complete Holland bass performance of the Kenny Wheeler tune '5 Four Six'. It starts arco and is not too bad until the last chorus when it morphs from 4:4 to 6:8 and Holland's phrasing gets intense. Worth a go, though, as there are a lot of ideas in there that you can use for the rest of your days! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/5-four-six-dave-holland-quintet/

A short transcription I did just to see what was going on. Dave Holland's part to the Doug Hammond tune 'Brother Ty' from the same Holland Quintet album, 'The Razor's Edge'. Just some weird notes going which creates some beautiful tension. I may get the the rest of it one day but we shall see. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/brother-ty-bass-part-for-head-dave-holland-quintet/

One I have loved since I got hold of the album in the 1980s. The tune is 'Blues For C.M.' from the 1987 Dave Holland Quintet album, 'The Razor's Edge'. Like any number of similar Mingus compositions, is it drenched in the Blues but is devoid of the normal BeBop cliches. Great stuff. Mostly playable but some challenging reading here and there. I went 4:4 not 12:8 and am not entirely convinced it was the right decision but, if you want a 12:8 version, the information is all here so you can do it yourself without any real difficulty. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/blues-for-c-m-dave-holland-quintet/

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I got a new double bass this week and I am on a Dave Holland buzz again. Revisiting his old albums with the MOISES app. Really interesting.

A partial transcription today. The Hans Glawishnig bass part under the opening improvised piano solo on the tune 'Jibaro' from the 2006 Miguel Zenon album of the same name. I spent five days on this and still can't figure out where he goes after this bit. MOISES didn't help. There are moving bar lengths and the whole thing is shifting underneath you all of the time. This is where I got to. If anyone wants to pick it up from here, I would love to see it finished - I even had the lead chart but still can't figure it out! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/jibaro-miguel-zenon/

One of the first Jazz type tunes I ever learned to play. I love these first two PMG albums with Egan and Gottlieb. Good choice, Chris.