Bilbo

Sometimes. There are many ways to make music and preparation takes many forms. Playing Jazz means you are NEVER able plan every note in advance, unless you want to look like a clown. As for playing a solo, I always just make it up as I go along.

Just a head chart from the Ornette Coleman tune 'Round Trip' as played by Jaco and Pat Metheny on the guitarist's 1976 debut solo LP for ECM, 'Bright Size Life'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/round-trip-head-pat-metheny/

Nearing the end of the preparation for the Panoply project but here is another chart for the tune 'Inflection Point' from the 2021 album, 'First Inversion'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/inflection-point-panoply/

From the pad that I am preparing for the Panoply gig, this is the tune 'Terra Firma' from the 2019 album, 'Transcript'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/terra-firma-panoply/

Another Robin Phillips bass part from the 2021 Solstice album, 'Sia', this is the tune 'Stand Up'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/stand-up-solstice/

Try this.

Flim has played some nice solos over the years but he really excels in the accompanying role. Check of the first three Wayne Johnson Trio albums (Arrowhead, Grasshopper and Everybody's Painting Pictures'). Great tone but really creative playing.

The bass part for the tune 'Hereafter' from the 1980 recording, 'Dregs Of The Earth'. Not too difficult to play but there are a few tricky bits (bars of 9:8 with three against two crotchets etc). This is now I hear it and is by no means definitive. )https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/hereafter-the-dixie-dregs/

Every time I hear this tune, I am left with a big smile on my face. This is Victoria De Angelis' bass part for the tune 'Zitti e Buoni', the winning tune from the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/zitti-e-buoni-victoria-de-angelis/

Most definitely not....

I haveonly heard two tunes by this band but this kid's sound keeps catching my ear.

I also had a massive love for Jack Bruce, Chris Squire, Martin Brierley, John Giblin, Richard Nolan and about a million other people people. And don't forget the double bass players. Holland, Marc Johnson, Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Reginald Veal, Christian McBride..

My four horsemen were Jaco, Jeff Berlin, Jimmy Johnson and Percy Jones. The other have already been mentioned so here is Percy's iconic sound.

Luminol bass transcription. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/luminol-steven-wilson/

Sorry if this is getting a bit boring but here is another of the Panoply charts I have been preparing in advance of a rehearsal this coming Thursday. This is the title track from the 2018 Panoply album, 'A Walk In The Park'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/a-walk-in-the-park-panoply/

I am wincing a little at the ad. 'The secret of all these great players is that they have all studied music' - no Shinola, Sherlock. 🤣

Another tune from the same album, this is the track 'Five Steps To Nowhere'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/five-steps-to-nowhere-panoply/

Another from the Panoply project, this is the tune, 'Later' from the 2019 album, 'Transcript'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/paradigm-shift-panoply-2/

A special request from the website, the is a complete transcription of Colin Bass's bass part for the live version of 'Long Goodbyes' from the Camel DVD 'Live at the Royal Albert Hall' recorded in 2018 (with Peter Jones on vocals and keys). Lovely tune but not a particularly difficult part to read or play. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/long-goodbyes-camel/

A transcription of the full album, 'Close To The Edge' presented in the order in which the tracks appears on the original vinyl LP. Now you can play the whole thing uninterrupted. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/close-to-the-edge-full-album-yes/

Another chart from the studio project I am involved with which composer/guitarist Kevin Fitzgerald is looking to play live. This is the tune 'Paradigm Shift' from the 2018 Panoply album, 'A Walk In The Park'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/paradigm-shift-panoply/

Another one to round off a 'full album' bass playing experience, this is the Chris Squire bass part for the tune 'Siberian Khatru' from the 1972 Yes album, 'Close To The Edge'. There is a slippery section in the middle that I am not convinced I have got right but have a look and see if you can figure out what is actually happening!! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/siberian-khatru-yes/

Chris Squire's bass part from the track, 'And You And I' from the 1972 Yes opus, 'Close To The Edge'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/and-you-and-i-yes/

I am not sure it ever got better than this...

Another track from the great 2021 Solstice album, 'Sia', this is Robin Phillips' bass performance on the track, 'Love Is Coming'. A relatively easy read in 5:4, the chart is essentially 8 bars repeated with subtle variation. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/love-is-coming-solstice/