spencer.b

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcJ80pKqsA0

I'm pretty sure it's a spaghetti logo and I think it's got clay dots which which would make it early sixties One of my all time favorite players and singers too, great they're finally receiving the critical acclaim they deserve. So unusual to hear English artists singing in their own accents and referencing their own culture so directly. Everyone should have the One fing an annuver album

Think it was Neville Malcolm who's a fantastic electric player

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Are players who use the amplifier as a large part of their sound (I'm thinking George Mraz, Palle Danielsson) somehow inauthentic, particularly considering their straight-ahead jazz credentials? And is it really appropriate to play on gut string and no amp when almost no drummers use calf drum skins? [/font][/color] [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]now I love palle danielson , My song and belonging are among my favourites and george mraz is a great player however if we talking about straight ahead jazz being standards played with the usual 2 in the head 4 in the solos, head solos bit of trading head. like say late 50s blue note then yeah I think the pickup amp sound is inauthentic. I think gut and no amp is the most appropriate way to go. [/color][/font] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1HvI-uiwCQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1HvI-uiwCQ[/url]

On the whole I find EB doesn't really swing ( although I love swallow, jaco, jeff andrews etc ) in a straight ahead setting and for me it's something to do with the right hand. Not really sure why exactly but maybe it's to with the amount of flesh on the string and the weight of the arm and the sense of momentum this generates with the crotchet feel ?

Bit of a long shot ,wondered if anyone had a polystyrene fabric covered case they could lend hire or sell to me this sunday. I've got some gigs in paris starting monday and I'd assumed I'd be playing a house or hired bass which I've always done working with this artist ,got the details yesterday and the manegement want me to take my bass on the eurostar from kings cross and I'm a bit worried about it .

just posted them on to you Burg sorry for the delay. I've just strung my bass up with some new silver slaps and they sound a bit looser and deader than the trial set of goldens I just took off, weird hey, wonder if they'll bed in and open up a bit, also the fabric winding on the E comes down over the nut and onto the vibrating bit of the string , is this normal?

When did string bass take over from horn bass in jazz?