Bilbo Posted Sunday at 10:05 Author Posted Sunday at 10:05 Something from Jimmy Haslip today. This is his complete bass performance on the tune 'Homecoming' from the 1985 Yellowjackets album, 'Samurai Samba'. I chose it because it is mostly an easy read but there are some tricky fills in there so be warned! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/homecoming-yellowjackets/ 3 Quote
ChrisDev Posted Sunday at 11:03 Posted Sunday at 11:03 57 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Something from Jimmy Haslip today. This is his complete bass performance on the tune 'Homecoming' from the 1985 Yellowjackets album, 'Samurai Samba'. I chose it because it is mostly an easy read but there are some tricky fills in there so be warned! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/homecoming-yellowjackets/ Nice. I'm currently transcribing some Haslip bass lines too. Allan Holdsworth and Yellowjackets 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Sunday at 11:46 Author Posted Sunday at 11:46 Nice one, Chris. I will avoid both for now, then. I have plenty of ideas for more obscure transcriptions to be getting on with! 1 Quote
ChrisDev Posted Sunday at 14:38 Posted Sunday at 14:38 2 hours ago, Bilbo said: Nice one, Chris. I will avoid both for now, then. I have plenty of ideas for more obscure transcriptions to be getting on with! No need to avoid them for me. I'll DM you the tracks I'm working on. Quote
itu Posted Sunday at 19:53 Posted Sunday at 19:53 On 30/05/2025 at 21:24, Bilbo said: ...and some of their stuff is absolutely incredible so go and check it out. This transcription is not too difficult as the tempo is very forgiving but there are a couple of tricky moments. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/how-insensitive-sf-jazz-collective/ Arranged, yes. Jobim has never sounded like this. In your pages you wonder, which bass is he using. I don't have IG, but managed to see one of his solos there. He has a greenish Moollon 5, a Gary Willis Ibanez fretless (GWB1005?), and a J like bass. Amp seems to be an Aguilar. Whatever the bass is, his sound is pretty soft even with a fretted electric (something I like). 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Sunday at 20:06 Author Posted Sunday at 20:06 I agree. There is something about the bass where it sometimes works really well when you can't hear it as much as 'sense' it. 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Monday at 08:11 Posted Monday at 08:11 22 hours ago, Bilbo said: Something from Jimmy Haslip today. This is his complete bass performance on the tune 'Homecoming' from the 1985 Yellowjackets album, 'Samurai Samba'. I chose it because it is mostly an easy read but there are some tricky fills in there so be warned! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/homecoming-yellowjackets/ I've always wondered how he plays slap on his upside down lefty bass. ? Dave Quote
itu Posted Monday at 15:45 Posted Monday at 15:45 7 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: I've always wondered how he plays slap on his upside down lefty bass. ? Dave I've seen him live and he sounded so good, but couldn't understand what happened there in the fretboard. Watching and hearing made my brains go crazy. 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Monday at 17:57 Posted Monday at 17:57 2 hours ago, itu said: I've seen him live and he sounded so good, but couldn't understand what happened there in the fretboard. Watching and hearing made my brains go crazy. I've always thought he must be slapping with a finger rather than thumb and pulling with his thumb. Otherwise i cant get my head round how he does it. An incredible player. Loved it when he played with Gino Vannelli especially Brother to Brother album and even coached / helped Sandin Wilson who took over bass duties with Vannelli. Again another fantastic bassist. Dave 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Monday at 20:40 Author Posted Monday at 20:40 A stunning performance from Dave Holland on his composition 'The Empty Chair (For Clare)', a dedication to his wife who had recently passed away. Some deep guitar work from Kevin Eubanks who is such an idiosyncratic player. The tune is from Holland's 2013 'Prism' album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-empty-chair-for-clare-dave-holland/ 3 Quote
ChrisDev Posted Tuesday at 13:11 Posted Tuesday at 13:11 16 hours ago, Bilbo said: A stunning performance from Dave Holland on his composition 'The Empty Chair (For Clare)', a dedication to his wife who had recently passed away. Some deep guitar work from Kevin Eubanks who is such an idiosyncratic player. The tune is from Holland's 2013 'Prism' album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-empty-chair-for-clare-dave-holland/ This is one of my all-time favourite albums 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Tuesday at 15:29 Author Posted Tuesday at 15:29 I have never seen that recording before, Chris. I will see if I can get hold of it. Thanks for that! 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Tuesday at 20:16 Author Posted Tuesday at 20:16 Another one from the Tribal Tech 'Spears' album, this is Gary Willis's bass part for the tune 'Island City Shuttle. Lots of weird bar lengths. Remeber, when you writing it down, you are recording what you are hearing not what the tune actually IS. The performance is what matters not the dots. So, if you disagree with my take on the differing bar lengths it doesn't make it wrong. It just means I have grouped it in a different way. It's the noise you make when you are playing it, not the dots themselves. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/island-city-shuttle-tribal-tech/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted Wednesday at 08:27 Author Posted Wednesday at 08:27 Got hold of that World Trio recording, Chris. Lovely to hear Holland so exposed. Quote
Bilbo Posted Wednesday at 20:20 Author Posted Wednesday at 20:20 (edited) Easy but gorgeous, this is the Chris Thomas bass part for the tune 'Spiritual Awakening' from the 1990 Marcus Roberts album, 'Deep In The Shed'. Listen to the trombone solo. It is my favourite solo in all Jazz - and it's one chorus long. If this doesn't move you, you are already dead. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/spiritual-awakening-marcus-roberts/ Edited Wednesday at 20:21 by Bilbo Quote
Bilbo Posted Thursday at 17:31 Author Posted Thursday at 17:31 Another version of 'Oye Como Va', this one features Jay Anderson on the Bob Mintzer version from the 1998 album, 'Latin In Manhattan'. Readable and closer to the original than the Paolo Meijas/Hans Glawischnig version I posted a few weeks ago. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/oye-como-va-bob-mintzer/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted Thursday at 20:37 Author Posted Thursday at 20:37 You knew I would, didn't you? Dave Brown's bass part from the same tune, 'Oye Como Va' from the 1970 Santana record 'Abraxas'. Probably the version most of us heard first. It's also the easiest to read and to play. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/oye-como-va-santana/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted 13 hours ago Author Posted 13 hours ago (edited) A nostalgia trip today, this is the Graeme Murray bass part to 'Arrive Alive (Eyes In The Night)' from the 1984 Pallas album, 'The Sentinel'. Just a thumping bass part with enough odd time signatures to justify the 'neo-Prog' title (these guys were running in the same circles as Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Solstice and Twelfth Night et al). Happy days. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/arrive-alive-eyes-in-the-night-pallas/ Edited 13 hours ago by Bilbo 1 1 Quote
TorturedSaints Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Bilbo said: Just a thumping bass part with enough odd time signatures to justify the 'neo-Prog' title (there guys were running in the same circles as Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Solstice and Twelfth Night et al. Any plans to do any IQ transcriptions Rob? They’re still going strong, having just released another album “Dominion”, their 14th (not including oddities and live archive collection releases). 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago 28 minutes ago, Bilbo said: A nostalgia trip today, this is the Graeme Murray bass part to 'Arrive Alive (Eyes In The Night)' from the 1984 Pallas album, 'The Sentinel'. Just a thumping bass part with enough odd time signatures to justify the 'neo-Prog' title (these guys were running in the same circles as Marillion, IQ, Pendragon, Solstice and Twelfth Night et al). Happy days. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/arrive-alive-eyes-in-the-night-pallas/ Superb stuff Rob. I used to go see them in Glasgow on a Sat afternoon. They would play Echoes, Suppers Ready and I Know What i Like then add in some of their own songs. I remember buying a tape of the album and have been buying them on and off over the years. We even managed to persuade them to play our local pub gig at The Heathery bar which at the time was the biggest "pub" gig in UK holding 250-300 people if i remember correctly. Hugely popular band up here in Scotland. Unfortunately the singer Euan left which was a shame as he used to appear with all the Genesis style costumes. Just a fantastic group of musicians. Great to see them on your page. Dave Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago 23 minutes ago, TorturedSaints said: Any plans to do any IQ transcriptions Rob? They’re still going strong, having just released another album “Dominion”, their 14th (not including oddities and live archive collection releases). Road of Bones is a classic Prog album IMO. Up there with Seconds Out. Dave 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted 13 hours ago Author Posted 13 hours ago Road of Bones is a favourite of mine although I haven't heard it in a while. I will have a look at it. 2 Quote
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