Bilbo Posted October 3 Author Posted October 3 Another one from the 'Song Of Seven' album. Easy in the main but a pretty little fretless solo overdubbed that makes it sweet. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/take-your-time-jon-anderson/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Saturday at 08:30 Author Posted Saturday at 08:30 (edited) Another great track from Kazumi Watanabe, the tune 'Azimuth' from the 2011 album 'Tricoroll' with Janek Gwizdala and drummer Horacio Hernandez in the rhythm section. Some challenges in the read but more than playable. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/azimuth-kazumi-watanabe/ Edited Saturday at 08:37 by Bilbo Quote
Bilbo Posted Sunday at 10:20 Author Posted Sunday at 10:20 (edited) I love these Gary Moore ballads. This is the complete Neil Murray bass part for the tune 'On Second Thoughts' from the 1976 Colosseum II album, 'Strange New Flesh'. A stunning performance all round. A career highlight for all concerned. A relatively easy read but there are a lot of rallentandos so watch for those. Also, the final section features synth bass for reasons I cannot really fathom - it's the same notes and feel that Murray was using so I don't understand the artistic decision. I don't suppose they care what I think. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/on-second-thoughts-colosseum-ii/ Edited Sunday at 11:59 by Bilbo 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Sunday at 11:03 Posted Sunday at 11:03 42 minutes ago, Bilbo said: I love these Gary Moore ballads. This is the complete Neil Murray bass part for the tune 'On Second Thoughts' from the 1976 Colosseum II album, 'Strange New Flesh'. A stunning performance all round. A career highlight for all concerned. A relatively easy read but there are a lot of rallentandos so watch for those. Also, the final section features synth bass for reasons I cannot really fathom - it's the same notes and feel that Murray was using so I don't understand the artistic decision. I don't suppose they care what I think. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-color-of-iris-dave-holland-prism-quartet/ Is that the wrong link for this one Rob ? Nice song tho. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted Sunday at 12:00 Author Posted Sunday at 12:00 55 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Is that the wrong link for this one Rob ? Nice song tho. Dave Of course it is. What a plonker! The link on the Holland tune wasn't working so I redid it and forgot I had 'unsaved' the Colosseum link. Should be correct now. 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Sunday at 13:55 Posted Sunday at 13:55 3 hours ago, Bilbo said: I love these Gary Moore ballads. This is the complete Neil Murray bass part for the tune 'On Second Thoughts' from the 1976 Colosseum II album, 'Strange New Flesh'. A stunning performance all round. A career highlight for all concerned. A relatively easy read but there are a lot of rallentandos so watch for those. Also, the final section features synth bass for reasons I cannot really fathom - it's the same notes and feel that Murray was using so I don't understand the artistic decision. I don't suppose they care what I think. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/on-second-thoughts-colosseum-ii/ That was really nice. Enjoyed that. I remember in mid 70's seeing their concert live on TV. That was when i first saw Neil Murray and it was a WOW moment. Was probably around 77. Dave 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Sunday at 14:19 Author Posted Sunday at 14:19 (edited) Whilst I am in a Gary Moore ballad frame of mind, I put this one together, the John Mole bass part for the tune 'Song For Donna' from the 1978 Gary Moore album, 'Back On The Streets'. Some tasty playing in there. I recall I bought the album after seeing GM on The Old Grey Whistle Test - I have wanted a Les Paul Gold Top ever since! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/song-for-donna-gary-moore/ Edited Sunday at 14:20 by Bilbo 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Monday at 07:56 Author Posted Monday at 07:56 A Kazumi Watanabe Bebop head with Janek Gwizdala doubling the tune. Just bit of BeBop to find your way around. The tune is called 'Algorithm' from the 2011 Watanabe album, 'Tricoroll'. Not impossible but there is a one bar string of triplets that needs thinking about, especially if you are on a four string. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/algorithm-kazumi-watanabe/ Quote
Bilbo Posted Monday at 20:14 Author Posted Monday at 20:14 I went to see Pete Oxley's band Hejira yesterday and they did this tune which prompted the latest transcription, Max Bennett's bass part to the title track from the 1974 Joni Mitchell album, 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns'. Is that the best album title ever? https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-hissing-of-summer-lawns-joni-mitchell/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted 20 hours ago Author Posted 20 hours ago A bit more from the Mitchell/Bennet camp, the complete Max Bennett performance of the tune 'Song For Sharon' from the 1976 album, 'Hejira'. One of the greatest albums ever recorded. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/song-for-sharon-joni-mitchell/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted 8 hours ago Author Posted 8 hours ago The website has now passed a quarter of a million hits. 4 1 Quote
FretsOnFire Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago OT I know but does anyone know somewhere to get Bass tabs from that are saveable to PDF? All the ones I find charge you to download them which isn't any good as I want them to use on my iPad Quote
TKenrick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago On 06/10/2025 at 21:14, Bilbo said: I went to see Pete Oxley's band Hejira yesterday and they did this tune which prompted the latest transcription, Max Bennett's bass part to the title track from the 1974 Joni Mitchell album, 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns'. Is that the best album title ever? https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-hissing-of-summer-lawns-joni-mitchell/ Everyone bangs on about the Joni/Jaco era (and rightly so, it was fantastic), but Max Bennett played some great stuff on that record and I feel like he gets very few column inches. 'Edith and the Kingpin' is another great performance. 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, TKenrick said: Everyone bangs on about the Joni/Jaco era (and rightly so, it was fantastic), but Max Bennett played some great stuff on that record and I feel like he gets very few column inches. 'Edith and the Kingpin' is another great performance. 100% I prefer his playing to Jaco's on Joni Mitchell albums but its probably more down to her style of music changing from folk to a more upbeat rockier feel that suits my personal taste more. Dave Quote
dmccombe7 Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, FretsOnFire said: OT I know but does anyone know somewhere to get Bass tabs from that are saveable to PDF? All the ones I find charge you to download them which isn't any good as I want them to use on my iPad Ultimate Guitar does them. Can save to print or pdf. Depends on what style of music you're looking for tho. Just takes a bit of searching to find what you're looking for. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted 1 hour ago Author Posted 1 hour ago 3 hours ago, FretsOnFire said: OT I know but does anyone know somewhere to get Bass tabs from that are saveable to PDF? All the ones I find charge you to download them which isn't any good as I want them to use on my iPad Get there behind me, Satan 👹 Quote
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