Paul S Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I saw Bonnie Raitt at the Cliff's Pavilion in Westcliff last night. For some reason I had no great expectations about the gig, so was delighted to experience one of the most sensitive and emotional performances I have ever heard. What a voice! Bassist was unbelievably good with such a light touch you would barely notice him. Everything he played seemed *exactly* right for the song, from acoustic blues through Jazz to soulful ballads and even reggae. And on an assortment of instruments - Jazz, Jaguar, EUB, acoustic fretless (upon which he excelled) - even some strange little thing that looked like a ukulele but sounded like a bass. One of the best gigs I have seen for an age. If you get a chance to catch her this time around try to make the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 She was also on Later with Jools Holland recently, probably still on iplayer if you missed it. I guess it was the same backing band, bass player did EUB and normal electric from what I recall, sounded nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Most of the band have been with her for years so that should be Hutch Hutchinson...??? The Road Tested DVD is worth it... and you may well hear a difference between that show and the more recent Bonnie Rait and Friends but both are worth having in your collection, IMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Probably Hutchinson, and that was a U-Bass. He's been with Raitt for over 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 [quote name='KevB' timestamp='1370860086' post='2106311'] She was also on Later with Jools Holland recently, probably still on iplayer if you missed it. I guess it was the same backing band, bass player did EUB and normal electric from what I recall, sounded nice. [/quote] I saw that this morning on the iplayer - I think only the guitarist was from her band, the others were house band I guess. Thanks for the name - yes, just looked him up - Hutch Hutchinson. And those U Basses are the ones - both sold and acoustic. Great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham1945 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Welcome to the Bonnie Raitt fan club!! First time I saw her was on the 70's Whistle Test with just Freebo on fretless Jazz bass - stunning! Been in love ever since. I may be wrong, but were the bass and drums from the Jools Holland Band? As stated above, bass is usually James "Hutch" Hutchinson, Ricky Fataar drums, and of course George Marinelli on guitars. Recommended for the band alone, but Bonnie is the icing on the cake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 [sub][size=4][size=5]The Later lineup was Bonnie R, George Marinelli (Guitar) Jools, Swifty and Gilson on drums from what I can remember. Seen her Tour a couple of times, and Hutch was totally tasteful all gig.[/size][/size][/sub] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Paul S' timestamp='1370858944' post='2106282'] I saw Bonnie Raitt at the Cliff's Pavilion in Westcliff last night. For some reason I had no great expectations about the gig, so was delighted to experience one of the most sensitive and emotional performances I have ever heard. What a voice! Bassist was unbelievably good with such a light touch you would barely notice him. Everything he played seemed *exactly* right for the song, from acoustic blues through Jazz to soulful ballads and even reggae. And on an assortment of instruments - Jazz, Jaguar, EUB, acoustic fretless (upon which he excelled) - even some strange little thing that looked like a ukulele but sounded like a bass. One of the best gigs I have seen for an age. If you get a chance to catch her this time around try to make the effort. [/quote] yes I was there too - one of the best shows I have seen for a long long time - went to see her on the first date of her uk 2013 tour last nite as southend - one of the best shows I have seen in a long time - the\ band is her American long term band so they are fully played in with the highlight being Neil Finnigan, keys man (including Hammond b3 - lovely) who played on hendrixs electric ladyland and also with joe cocker amongst others - highly recommended - go see if you can - [url="http://www.bonnieraitt.com/article/announcing-uk-tour-dates-2013"][color="#0f72da"]http://www.bonnierai...tour-dates-2013[/color][/url] Edited June 10, 2013 by gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Damn! I tried to get a ticket for that and failed, it was sold out long before I found out about the tour :-( I've been an admirer of Bonnie's work since 1977, there is no-one else quite like her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Going to see her record a BBC4 session o Monday. been a fan since 1974 but never seen her n concert before (bar 3 numbers with Little Feat). Turned down a Neil Young ticket same night but sure it will be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubis Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Awesome talent, well worth seeing live, her voice gives me goosebumps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyTravis Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Met Hutch the other day. Bloody nice bloke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 ....and Hutch is on some of my favourite Keb Mo and Delbert McClinton records. He's just a knockout bass player in everything he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Bonnie is at the top of the food chain, as is her band for a good reason. Glad you enjoyed the show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdowner Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Have played bass for our covers band for some of Bonnie's tracks - great fun and great tracks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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