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I have used ForScore for some gigs lately, with good experience. Has import of pdf files via dropbox or gdrive, camera "scanning", and easy management of set lists. I think it also supports bluetooth footswitch for page turning, but I haven't tried that. A

As jimbaby says, "Live at the quick" is a good start, the cd version is of course without the comments that are on the DVD. I also have the "Little worlds" triple cd, with quite varied and interesting music. Great playing all around, although I must admit I am slightly put off by the sound in the electronic drums. Great drummer, and inventive concept, but I think a more organic drum and percussion sound would suit the music even better. If you like Andy Narell (the guy on steel drums), be sure to check out his band "Sakesho", with the great Michael Alibo on bass: http://youtu.be/cpAw75qkBU4 The same Alibo also plays in Sixun, with Paco Sery on drums: http://youtu.be/lnSMDmtOx4s

I just love this kind of music, where the groove is deceptively danceable, until you try. Maybe it's because I cannot dance:-). Using Transcribe, I also get 4+5+5+3 in 17/8. At first, listening in the original speed, I also thought it had to be 4+5+5+4, but I was misled by the syncopation of the bass drum (one 16th ahead on all the ones in the subdivisions except from the first one). I have no clue how to write drum notation, but I'll try to illustrate below: |b--bs--b|--b--bs--b|--b--bs--b|--b-s-| All notes are of 16th note length | = subdivisions of the measure b = bass drum s = snare drum

[quote name='Mcgiver69' timestamp='1404392295' post='2492221'] Sorry to be a nitpicker but Michael Camilo is not cuban, he's my compatriot from Dominican Republic. [/quote] That´s not nitpicking, that is correction of an embarrassing mistake. I don´t even have a valid excuse, just that he has played a lot with cuban musicians...

Excellent list by Bilbo, just a couple of additions: The fantastic cuban piano player Michel Camilo, with Anthony Jackson on bass. http://youtu.be/uv6QB6-QfqM An example of Joao Bosco, first on Bilbo's list: [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_CghlLAr4"]http://youtu.be/Tk_CghlLAr4[/url] The basis of the band in the previous vid is "Nosso Trio" with [size=4][font=arial, sans-serif]Ney Conceição[/font][/size] on bass. Here is more with only the trio: http://youtu.be/52HhBYgJlN0

[quote name='McBass' timestamp='1396276705' post='2411697'] This is mental.... [/quote] That is just brilliant, Chaka at her best, and I love Michael Breckers sax solo on that one. For a different take on the same song, check out another couple of great vocalists, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bobby McFerrin joining Koinonia for a jam on stage in Montreux: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8g7_HMiUPo[/media] [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1396249557' post='2411276'] i also recall hearing a Rufus/CK track on the wireless a few years ago and cannot remember the name or find it anywhere - was about 8 ish minutes long more rock than funk - think it was a live track but thats all can recall edit - the nearest ive bveen able to find is Egyptian Song from 1977 album Ask Rufus - was a similar sort of style but no strings and much more rocky [/quote] Could it be the Stompin´at the Savoy record with Rufus and Chaka Khan Live from 1983? That is my all time favorite CK record, and it is available on Spotify, at least here in Norway. a.

[quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1383571671' post='2265947'] I don't solo (I can't anyway, so that was an easy decision to make!) and I don't like bass solos, I don't like listening to them, I don't like seeing others play them. I actually like bass solos even less than I like drum solos and that's really sayin' something. Apart from this one: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDtsrq9C9YE#t=139"]http://www.youtube.c...tsrq9C9YE#t=139[/url] [/quote] Big mistake! Now you will have everyone go "But if you like that, you MUST like this one also:". So, I'll go first (bs solo at about 2:35): [media]http://youtu.be/Tk_CghlLAr4[/media] But seriously, it would be interesting to hear more about why you like this special bass solo, when you in general do not like them. I do like the occational bass and drum solos, but I normally prefer short ones, and I also appreciate them more live than on a studio record. a.

I have always loved MM's playing, in fact he was one of the reasons I picked up the bass in the first place. However, I much prefer his playing on other artists records to his solo albums. The Lee Ritenour "Rio" album, and Al Jarreau's live album "Tenderness" (which MM also produced) are good examples. I have all the solo albums, and always try to go to his concerts when not too far away, but more of interest as a bass player than for the music itself. As an analogy, I love spicy food, but the MM solo albums is a bit like only eating the spice. I am of course exaggerating, there are absolutely beautiful moments on the solo albums as well, but in general i prefer smaller portions of Marcus. I feel the same way about other bass players as well, Jacos best moments in my opinion is on the Joni Mitchell albums. Speaking of which, the same applies also to other instruments, like the late great sax player Michael Brecker, who plays absolutely brilliant on Joni's "Shadows and Light" and with Brecker Brothers, but can easily be a bit to much on his solo efforts.

[quote name='Thurbs' timestamp='1351512321' post='1851895'] Been posted a few times... [/quote] Sorry about that, tried the search engine, but no hits (no pun intended).

I haven't seen this on here before, so I wanted to share this video of three extraordinary gifted young musicians having fun with pop hits. This one is Biebers Baby, baby, Also check out their Adele and Britney covers! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVGJ3YFDc8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjVGJ3YFDc8[/url]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='859677' date='Jun 7 2010, 12:24 PM']As for LM, I bought Faces and Places to hear him and, whilst there are always 'wow' moments in relation to Zawinul's grooves, ultimately, the music is frantic to the point of unsettling and I find it represents musical excess of the worst possible kind. Clever, spectacular but ultimately emotionally sterile.[/quote] I think the music on the 'Faces and places' album ranges from the absolutely brilliant to the somewhat boring, but I don't think Linley plays on the album, the bass duties are shared between Richard Bona and Etienne Mbappe. You can hear Linley Marthe on the 'Vienna Nights' album with Zawinul. I also recommend the following records with Linley on bass (all of them are on Spotify, at least in Norway): Mokhtar Samba - Dounia Soriba Kouyate - Kanakassi, Bamana, and Live in Montreux (don't miss the All Blues version) Karim Ziad - Ifrikya, Dawi

[quote name='Faithless' post='858075' date='Jun 5 2010, 01:08 PM']Huh, another 'Jaco victim', (as I call them), along with Laurence Cottle, Herbie Kopf and many others, innit? [/quote] Jaco and Linley both play Fender basses, but apart from that, it's not that hard to distinguish between the playing style or sound of the two great players. That said, any bass player playing in this style of music would lie if (s)he claimed not to be inspired or affected by Jaco's playing;-) [quote]And, the drummer, isn't he Ernesto Simpson, Bona's drummer?[/quote] The drummer is Nathaniel Townsley III, but you are quite right, he used to be in Bona's band. a.

Music from Balkan use a lot of what we normally would call odd time signatures, but which does not seem odd at all to them . Here is an example from a norwegian band called Farmers Market (on this occation including Michael Brecker). Their concerts are always a great mixture of balkan, folk and jazz combined with a big dose of humour.

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='105269' date='Dec 17 2007, 12:49 PM']Don't know these guys but a great electric jazz trio - Great 6-string bass solo & the drummer is beautiful.[/quote] The group is Brazilian, the name is Nosso Trio, with Ney Conceição on bass, Kiko Freitas on drums and Nelson Faria on guitar. I agree, beautiful music and impressive playing! See also here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3408&hl=nosso+trio"]Nosso trio[/url]

[quote name='ARGH' post='41620' date='Aug 5 2007, 04:06 PM']If the part of the audience cant tell the difference between a guitar/bass,do you think they will be able to tell a blatant cock up compared to a ryth section play around[/quote] Sure. Just take a look at the faces of the musicians on stage. If at least one of them look confused or annoyed, that tells them off right away. I've been on both sides of the stage when this happens, and in both cases it ruins the concert experience, at least for me it does. On the other hand, playing around with rhythms and melodies when everyone is prepared, can be great fun for the band as well as the audience. Like this, for instance: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78PhdqAdAvo"]Medley[/url] [quote]Guitar sounds cr@p=Band sounds cr@p is rubbish.[/quote] Let me rephrase that a bit. If one of the band members is playing out of time, or hitting the wrong chords at the wrong time, that makes the band sound worse than it else would have done. My point is, to play in a band is not an internal competition between the participants, but an effort to sound as good as possible together, creating good music. To take a football analogy: Would you make an agreement with a fellow player to deliberately try to make one of your other team mates look bad on the field, even if this could cause you to lose the match? In that case, good luck building your ego! a.

[quote name='ARGH' post='41509' date='Aug 5 2007, 11:47 AM']simple,dont respond...and start playing about with timing with the drummer. Does help if you have a drummer thats good,but do it on a gig,and REALLY dick about under a the guitar solo,(Its freeform right) its hard and takes practise,but if you two fire off each other really well,then the guitarists frustration will be a picture. Remember guitar players demand and need orchestrated interplay,take structure away from them and they flounder in their own ego.[/quote] I hope you are not serious about this, because in that case, I'm afraid your band will be out of jobs pretty soon. The idea of playing together with other people in a band should always be trying to create good music, not to try to make each other look bad on stage. If the guitarist is suddenly left without a clue of where the 1 in the beat is, do you think that will make people think "at least the bass player knows his stuff"? Probably not. To tell you the truth, a surprisingly large part of the audience would normally not be able to tell which sounds come from the guitar, and which comes from the bass. If the guitar sounds cr*p, the band sounds cr*p. To the original poster: I understand your frustration over not getting enough recognition for your skills, and your guitarist's obvious lack of understanding on the equal importance of each of the instruments in the band. How about suggesting that you practice some unison lines for some of the songs? The guitarist might still not be impressed, but at least it shows the audience that you have actually rehearsed:)

Have you considered [url="http://www.seventhstring.com/"]Transcribe [/url]as alternative? I haven't tried the "amazing slowdowner", but I have been using Transcribe for some years. At the same price, this program will not only help you slow down, speed up, change pitch, or help you remove lead vocals (if the mix allows it), the program will in addition actually show you the notes played, and in the latest version also suggests chords, of any selected part of the music. Highly recommended! Fully working demo version available at the web site. a.

I've been into brazilian music for a long time, but only recently heard of a great bass player, Ney Conceição, who currently is touring with João Bosco, but also has several other projects on the side. He's got fabulous tone and technique, and of course, beeing brazilian, always with an impeccable groove. Some examples of his playing from Youtube. With João Bosco, performing Bosco's "Incompatibilidade de Gênios", maybe better known to some as "Latin Lovers" with Lee Ritenour. Look out for the bass solo at 2:30, but the whole track is worth listening to! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Nsys9d99HY"]Incompatibilidade de Gênios[/url] With "Nosso Trio", (Nelson Faria gt. - Kiko Freitas dr.). Great samba drumming and solos from all of them: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyGif0t-u1Q"]Partindo Pro Alto[/url] Playing with a repeater, probably at a workshop somewhere. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yESl_dy4YO0"]Bass Solo[/url] a.