Bilbo

[quote name='Mike' post='779960' date='Mar 19 2010, 04:22 PM']Hey Bilbo - have you thought about shooting Jeff a message either through Talkbass or via his website? He's very interactive with fans. I think when he sees what an immense job you've done, he'll be delighted to help out, maybe throw you the changes or something....just a thought! Kudos, as always! Mike[/quote] I sent him a message on MySpace (he sends me enough ) but no response (I know he read it). Guess he's too busy.

I heard the challange. I thought, why not? Have a go! says I. It'll be a good exercise. Ouch.

In light of cetera's Ambrosia post, I thought I would post an old favourite of mine. Its an old jazz rock outfit called Vimana. It featured Corrado Rusticci on guitar and vocals, Elio D'Anna (Sax,Flute), Renato Rosset(Key) our very own Percy Jones on bass, Narada Michael Walden(dr) and, Phil Collins on percussion. Let these ride: a kind of progressive rock/Mahavishnu/Brand X vibe but very melodic and great dynamics. Vimana is a great composition, The Princess and the Frog is great fun with a solid groove in 6:4 and Driftwood is more subtle. Rustici is a great voice on guitar and D'Anna avoids any bebop cliches. Never heard any of their other stuff - its impossible to find!! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVonc6gSg7Q&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVonc6gSg7Q...feature=related[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEIY6mv5SKc&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEIY6mv5SKc...feature=related[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I4Q9b7WTjw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I4Q9b7WTjw...feature=related[/url]

That'a my take on Berlin most of the time. I am impressed by his facility but hate his sound and don't like the music he writes or plays. Simple as that. No soul!!

Lovely. Classic Miles use of space. Good work, time well spent.

Someone asked for this one after I posted my transcription of Jeff Berlin's 'Bach'. It is the whole of his '20,000 Prayers', solos and everything, but, after getting the dots down, I was unable to fathom the chords. I made a start and guess I could keep trying but, to be blunt, I don't really want to spend that much time on it. So I figured I would post it anyway so that, if anyone is of a mind to complete it, they can. Its a [i]really[/i] heavy one!! Hope its of use to someone.

[quote name='Faithless' post='769675' date='Mar 9 2010, 08:27 PM']Here it goes..[/quote] Got to it at last. Your transcription is fine. The phrases you circled are correct to my ears/eyes. It sounds strange because normally the triplet feel played against straight time creates tension. As the groove is a 12:8 feel, the four sixteenths played against the triplet have a similar effect. So, in this case, you choice of note values in the transcribed version is correct. Good work.

Depends what the bass plkayer plays. If he hits a Csharp, its Emin9 wihtout the root. If the bass player hits a Bb, its a Bb sharp 11 b9

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='777346' date='Mar 17 2010, 01:25 PM']I've been told I'm "too old" too. Great.[/quote] NOW you know why we play jazz!!

[quote name='Faithless' post='776721' date='Mar 16 2010, 09:26 PM']Nice one, Rob. Sorry for the OT, but, judging from your avatar, you've yet been gigging with double bass? [/quote] Not gigging but I have played it with a trio for a photo session. Its coming. I am close to gig ready but need to sort out stuff like pick-ups etc. Got a call this weekend for a quintet with guitar, drums, sax/clarinet, violin and double bass (original jazz/tango/flamenco stuff) so word is out that I am looking for work.

[quote name='frank' post='776885' date='Mar 17 2010, 02:35 AM']Thanks Bilbo ill have a go at that By any chance would you have a transcription for Terminal Baggage Claim on the Chick Corea Akoustic Band Album which im learning at the minute.[/quote] Not a transcription, frank, but I do have a chart. Have you got it?

Great swinging bassline and a little four bar break. Easy to read, great to play. Its also nice to hear such a logical and simple line played across what many think is a very complex chord sequence. If you get this one under your fingers, Joy Spring will never feel nearly as difficult and you will see the logic much more readily.

Don't let violinists rib you abot intonation, ngh. They have no right to point that particular finger. Definition of a minor ninth? A violin and fretless bass playing unison lines!!!

Thanks for the tip-off, Pablo. And all those DH charts available as downloads!!! Superb resource for dedicated Holland fans like myself!! I'm so excited, I almost bought a round!

Tony Reeves from Greenslade was someone whose work I used to like. Someone once told me he had died but I don't think he has. Anyone know anything?

[quote name='The Admiral' post='771855' date='Mar 11 2010, 05:24 PM']Neil Murray - what a fantastic and inventive player, who really drove the band along. Anyone else got a contender?[/quote] Murray had a lot more to offer than we saw with Whitesnake and Vow Wow. He was, at one time, the bass player in National Health, a UK jazz-rock band that also contained, at one time, Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford before they formed Bruford, the band that introduced Jeff Berlin to the world. Murray also played on Colloseum II's marvellous 'Strange New Flesh'. Obviously and understandably attracted to the bright lights and relatively financial security (?) of the rock market, he has a rep that is based on a very limted perspective on his abilities. A highly rated player who was, neverthelss, underated!

[quote name='essexbasscat' post='771444' date='Mar 11 2010, 11:54 AM']And as Bilbo says:[/quote] When did I say that? Seriously, I do it another way. I now do all of my transcriptions on Sibelius and start with the notes in bar one and work on from there to the end bar. When I have finished writing out the notes the bass plays, I look for the chords. Sometimes I find them by playing along with a guitar, sometimes I have real book charts already but occasionally I go to the net. Sometimes I get a riff and stick with that, other times I look for every fill. It it does depend on why you are transcribing. Sometimes I only want to study a short passage, a few bars. Sometimes, I just want to work out a head, or a solo, or a riff etc. The ones I publish here are generally (but not all) 'complete' end to end transcriptions in a effort to be helpful to people who want to study them but, at home, I transcribe as much or as little as I need to get what I want out of the exercise.

Major Minor's Boot Camp is what you need! Or dlloyds threads here! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=74284[/url]

[quote name='Stingray5' post='770498' date='Mar 10 2010, 03:07 PM']Anyone else here done the Kenwood thing (or similar, e.g., Crystal Palace Bowl, etc.)?[/quote] I did a gig years ago with a jazz band in support of an orchestra at Stroud House in Oxfordshire (I think). We played and then the orchestra did its thing with fireworks etc. What I noticed most was how little gear they all had I found something else out today. You can't listen to Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites played on the double bass (Edgar Meyer) whilst walking around Ipswich. Too much background noise!!

Don't play 'Mustang Sally'