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    [quote name='Rich' post='408455' date='Feb 13 2009, 12:25 PM']Anthony Jackson? Kaye, fat suit, boot polish. True.[/quote] Wey Hey...! Garry
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    [quote name='OldGit' post='407317' date='Feb 12 2009, 09:30 AM']Just found this [url="http://www.lucaspickford.com/transbass.htm"]http://www.lucaspickford.com/transbass.htm[/url] A nice selection of basslines from Pino, Rocco, MeShell, Chuck, Victor, Bootsy, Jaco, etc ....[/quote] Thanks for this.... But i think someone else posted this link a couple of days ago. Garry
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    Good one Mike... Seen Mr Mellors of late..? Garry
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    Motown without JJ. Garry
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    Got to see him a couple of times... Great musician. Worth every dollar! [b]Not like this clown [/b] [quote name='uptonmark' post='405522' date='Feb 10 2009, 05:13 PM']and for those that do not.... it isn`t.[/quote] Garry
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    [quote name='Rich' post='403341' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:47 PM']But he can be forgiven for almost anything, simply for giving us Superstition, Sir Duke and I Wish.[/quote] And this, Garry
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    Ok, Does not sound like a good situation. But reading into your post, its seems you were a dep. If so, and you are depping or freelancing. Its a good idea to have this sort of stuff under your belt. Or some sort of contact with the singer before the gig so you can do some homework. The tunes you mention do pop up quite a lot. And as Happy Jack said. SW is well worth a good listen.
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    [quote name='Rich' post='402696' date='Feb 7 2009, 11:19 AM']What we need now is an 8 page thread on the inappropriate use of a pick. [/quote] I think it would get locked before it even started... Garry
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    [quote name='bassace' post='401834' date='Feb 6 2009, 10:22 AM']Arturo Sandoval and the Latin Train CD for instance. There's a great track of I Can't Get Started with Joe Williams on vocal and some great [b]Bass Guitar playing[/b].[/quote] Thats just fantastic, And after all, this is General Bass discussions. Garry
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    [quote name='jakesbass' post='401808' date='Feb 6 2009, 09:58 AM']It's not a good example really as it's probably just the 'fast bit' in a gig that will have contained a variety of feels and tempos. Now [i][b]there's[/b][/i] a man who can choose notes!!!!!![/quote] Thats the problem with putting up links from one point at a gig... And saying wow listen to this. It dont really say much about anything. Other than what great chops they have. And of course the Jazz haters will still says its noodling. Because.......Erm... Thats what they say about anything thats not one. [six minor]? four and five. Garry
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    Cheers for another one Bilbo. Garry
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    [quote name='BigBeatNut' post='400594' date='Feb 5 2009, 12:52 AM']Bilbo (or anyone really, but particularly Bilbo, because I think we're more akin than I first thought) ... what do you think of this ? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSzWPNFX7sc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSzWPNFX7sc[/url] Hesitated a bit about posting it, but I genuinely want to know (suddenly remembered that our drummer emailed me the link some time ago). Andy[/quote] I like it... Infact there is plenty of power big band stuff on the link pages from your link. I like the Latin feel from the 70's/80's big bands. Some fantastic harmony going on, and well executed. Great for ear study and arranging ideas. Not every Jazzers cup of tea. You might have the "leaves me cold" / "just noodling" Police banging on your door... Garry
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    £20.00 Sounds great! A Jazz session would have earned you a fiver...! A Rock session, would have got you a bottle of JD. Country & Western session would have earned you a hat. A function band..you pay them. And a Pop session, erm..... well lots of promises. Garry
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    [quote name='wizbat' post='399132' date='Feb 3 2009, 04:50 PM']Runs for cover!!!![/quote] David Sanborn and Marcus Miller felt that way as well.. They even wrote a tune together based on there feelings.. Garry
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    [quote name='Alun' post='398279' date='Feb 2 2009, 08:16 PM']Looks good, thanks for posting this. This quote made me laugh though.... "an electric bass is not any kind of substitute for a string bass and should be written for as a different instrument, suitable for music with intentionally dominating bass parts only" Cheers Alun[/quote] Made me sniggle to.. I do remember Henry Mancini writing something similar though, regarding film scoring. Garry
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    A Laptop and Ableton live.....? Garry
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    [quote name='Beneath It All' post='395038' date='Jan 29 2009, 11:03 PM']Hi Garry - As it happens, I just found the vinyl,not heard it for years - track listing AJ all tracks except WCWIO[NO bass] and Tunisia with Laboriel & David Foster; Seems like I was wrong re the key, It IS in Eflat and I now remember scoring it for guitar as I was plying my trade on six skinny strings at that time..Cheers..mike[/quote] Mike... You are right regarding Abe Laborial, just checked the CD. I do remember reading somewhere that AJ said he played on WCWIO, and a Bass synth was over dubbed later. [ might be a bit of Carole Kaying going on there.. ] There is a great article somewhere [ i am gonna google it if i can ] With Arif Mardin, about the modulation to fit the Parker solo in. Garry
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    [quote name='Beneath It All' post='394930' date='Jan 29 2009, 08:59 PM']Nathan who? Never heard him lay down stuff like that - Am I missing something?..The track in question is definitely AJ or Abe Laboriel...[/quote] NATHAN EAST. you are missing something.! Night in Tunisia Is Nathan East electric bass / and i think Greg Phillinganes synth Bass. [ Parker solo glued in there somewhere as well, if i remember they had to modulate into the original key ] And i think you will find "Mikey D" is correct about AJ and the Moog bass on " We can work it out" Arif Mardin Arrangements superb.
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    [quote name='Beneath It All' post='394914' date='Jan 29 2009, 08:36 PM']I wrote this chart out years ago when vinyl was the order of the day! - Just located it and I scored it in D Maj....Was my deck running slow???..Always wanted to do this,hence the chart; never quite worked though..What about Night in tunisia from the same album- suberb bass & vocals..............Best bass line ever? - AJ playing Used To Be A Cha-cha with Michel Camillo & Joel Rosenblatt [NEVER thought I'd say that as I'm a Jaco freak]..[/quote] Night in Tunisia..Great Chaka version. Is it not Nathan East on Bass? Garry
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    [quote name='bass_ferret' post='392023' date='Jan 26 2009, 07:09 PM']Other way round with me, went to try a rig and he gave me a Spitfire to try. My third is being built.[/quote] Garry
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    [quote name='wateroftyne' post='392052' date='Jan 26 2009, 07:41 PM']It's an EP... is each song three hours long?[/quote] Could well be if the Drummer is taking a solo. Garry
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    [quote name='Schnozzalee' post='391018' date='Jan 25 2009, 03:38 PM']Do you have a case for yours just out of interest? Cheers Oli[/quote] Hi Oli, Sorry mate, the case was sold along with the Bass. Garry
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    [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='390866' date='Jan 25 2009, 12:08 PM']It's the fact that those of you who have the dicipline to learn theory don't have the dicipline to just play the root when required.[/quote] I agree with you. Bach didn't though. Garry
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    [quote name='bass_ferret' post='389651' date='Jan 23 2009, 03:15 PM']There are three different kinds of Goodfellow Bass. 1.The original handmade by Bernie 2.The mass produced Lowden basses. These are the ones Bernie wont touch but it's difficult to tell the 2 apart without a good close look or asking the man himself 3.The modern GB's built by Bernie. He has no employee's that I have ever seen. This looks like one of the original Bernie basses, but if in doubt speak to the man.[/quote] Mine was one from the Lowden Factory, would that be the connection with N/I ? Because of me taking it to Bernie [Then in Croydon ] for a Pre-amp replacement. Turned into a very expensive weekend. I walked away with....... A natural Spitfire 5. EBS amp. [ 350 ] Two EBS cabinets. An the entire EBS pedal collection...! Got a fantastic discount from Bernie though. I think in my case, the reason Bernie was reluctent to do work on the Bass, Was because it was from the Lowden factory. I got to say, when i got my Spitfire 5... Bernie let my try it first on a show i was doing at the time. Hows that for first class service. from a top geezer. Garry
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    [quote name='AM1' post='389635' date='Jan 23 2009, 03:04 PM']it's easy to become a note-reading chimp and lose creative ability for improvisation. I have noticed this with a lot of classical musicians.[/quote] I spent some time with half a dozen players from the Berlin Philharmonic , In Germany last summer. And they were anything but note-reading chimps that had lost the creative ability for improvisation.Infact very far from it. I do know some non-reading non-classical musicians with no creative abilty for improvisation. Not sure i would label them non-reading chimps though... Garry
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