Bilbo

I have, at last, got around to setting up a Bilbo's Bass Bites Facebook page. Go me! https://www.facebook.com/share/1QkaM2UBnq/

A bit more nostalgia from me today, this is the Ed King played bass part from the tune 'Gimme Three Steps' from the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album, 2973's 'Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/gimme-three-steps-lynyrd-skynyrd/

Lincoln Goines through written part for the tune 'Goin' Under' from the 1999 Mike Stern album, 'Play'. Nice easy read. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/goin-under-mike-stern/

Fcuk all else to do, mate. 🤪

Mike Rutherford's bass part from the tune 'Mad Man Moon' from the 1976 album, 'A Trick Of The Tail'. Some tricky passages and odd time signatures. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/mad-man-moon-genesis/

Over fifty years old, this is the complete Geddy Lee bass part to the first tune on the first album, Rush (1974). 'Finding My Way'. I was a massive fan for years (they lost me at 'Power Windows' but I have enjoyed a lot of what they have done since and have a massive soft spot for them) https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/finding-my-way-rush/

I am reliably informed that the bass player on the Edu Lobo track is actually Nico Assumpção not Bruno Aguilar. Will amend the website later.

The website has had over 800 hits today, 200 individuals. That's not bad, is it? Does that make me an 'influencer'? 🤪

Another request, this is the complete Bruno Aguilar performance on the tune 'Dos Navegantes' from the 1994 Edu Lobo album 'Corrupião'. Nice thing and not too difficult. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/dos-navegantes-edu-lobo/

This is a superb performance from Robert Hurst. The tune is called 'Lament' and it is from the 1987 Branford Marsalis album, 'Renaissance'. I had this on CASSETTE - remember them!! The details are a revelation and spending some time with this transcription will give you material you can draw upon for the rest of your days. Mostly an easy enough read but there are some bars that will challenge the best of us. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/lament-branford-marsalis/

Another request from the website, this is the complete (8 page) Neil Stubehaus bass performance of the Wayne Shorter tune 'Palladium'. The band is called 'Karizma' and the tune is from a live recording called 'Document' that came out in 2001 (I had not heard this before the recommendation came in). Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, David Garfield on guitar and Michael Landau on keyboards. It's a tough read as the tempo is very quick and the emphasis is on the off beats so you are going to have to really concentrate. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/palladium-karizma/

Something a bit more up to date today - this one is only 24 years old - this is my interpretation of the complete Justin Chancellor bass part to the tne Schism from the 2001 Tool album, 'Lateralus'. I only heard this for the first time yesterday and love the bass hook that opens the track. Had to get it down. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/schism-tool/

A request from the website, Abraham Laboriel's complete bass performance on the tune 'Miles' from the 2013 album 'The State Of Things# by David Garfield. Tough one to play and read and there are sections where I am approximating because AL is such an idiosyncratic player whose approach doesn't lend itself readily to the dots. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/miles-david-garfield/

Another Jackson Roast, this is the complete bass performance of the tune 'Tropical Jam, from the 1993 Michel Camilo album, 'Rendezvous'. 30+ years ago! No Camilo, no Hiromi. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/tropical-jam-michel-camilo/

I have so lost my mojo. I look at these every month and nothing...

Haslip is in Ronnie's in a couple of weeks with Mike Stern, I think.

Yellowjackets do that, a couple of 'singles' amongst the more demanding stuff. Been that was since the first album with Robben Ford on it.

I dropped a b******k. This is the bass part to the track 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' from the 2017 Django Bates album, 'Saluting Sergeant Pepper' with the Frankfurt Radio Big Band. There is no way to post the tune itself on here and the only way to hear it is to buy the album. Sorry! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sgt-peppers-lonely-hearts-club-band-django-bates/

A new player on here, this is the Felix Pastorius bass line for the Bob Mintzer tune, 'I Knew His Father' from the 2013 Yellowjackets album, 'A Rise In The Road'. Shades of Weather Report. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/i-knew-his-father-yellowjackets/

That's 200 transcriptions since I re-started everything on January 11th. Next big target, the 1000 🤪

An old favourite of mine, this is the bass part to the Sting tune 'They Dance Alone' from the 1987 album, 'Nothing Like The Sun'. It was Sting himself who played the double bass on this tune (Tracy Wormworth was the bass player on the tour). Pretty easy read until it gets to the last section but that is easy enough to play as it is standard samba groove. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/they-dance-alone-gueco-solo-sting/

Another Hiromi Trio Project part, this is the complete Anthony Jackson performance of the tune 'Temptation' from the 2011 'Voice' album. Fairly accessible but you will need a low B to play the chart as is (if you haven't, just transpose the low notes up an octave). https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/temptation-hiromi-uehara/

A simple one this evening, for new readers. This is the Ugonna Okegwo bass part for the tune 'You Don't Know What Love Is' from the 1994 Leon Parker album, 'Above And Below'. It is a simple part that mostly repeats the same phrase rhythmically throughout but changes in line with the root notes of the chords of the tune. A simple exercise in note recognition. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/you-dont-know-what-love-is-leon-parker/

A request off Talkbass, this is the complete Marc Johnson performance of the tune 'Faith In You' from that same 1998 John album, 'Sound Of Summer Running'. Lovely line that evidences Johnson's subtle creativity really well. Not a chopsy chart, just constantly evolving lines. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/faith-in-you-marc-johnson/

The evidence supports that, absolutely. Pino, Lee Sklar, Will Lee, Charlie Haden, Steve Swallow, even Marcus. All these guys have massive CVs whereas the Jeff Berlins, Hadrien Fraud, Michael Manrings etc crowd are much more limited in their catalogues. Who gets the Steely Dan gigs etc? Always the solid guys.