Bilbo's Transcription Archive

[Bilbo]

Bit more Gary Weinrib. The complete bass part from 'The Body Electric' ' from the 1984 Rush album 'Grace Under Pressure'.

[Bilbo]

Something simple - a request from another forum; the bass part to 'Nossa Gente (Avisa La) from Brazil's Oladum (the recording is featured on a 20 year compilation and I cannot find any details of any of the players, never mind the bass.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nossa-gente-avisa-la-olodum/

[Bilbo]

Another Bob Mintzer chart, the tune is 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah', from the 2013 live recording 'Get Up!). Not too challenging, just good counting practice. The bass player is Will Lee.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/yeah-yeah-yeah-bob-mintzer-big-band/ 

[Bilbo]

Some more Swingdoom; the tune is 'Swingdown, Swingtown' from the 1993 Wynton Marsalis Septet album, 'Citi Movement (Griot New Your)'. Recommended.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/swingdown-swingtown-wynton-marsalis-septet/

[Bilbo]

Let's go back to 1987 and the first Earthworks album from Bill Bruford. The bass player is Mick Hutton and the track is called 'Up North'. Some challenging moments but not unplayable.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/up-north-bill-brufords-earthworks/

[Bilbo]

A request from Talkbass. A transcription off a YouTube bass cover of the Extremundo tune, 'So Payaso'. I know nothing about the track or the player.  Just a favour for someone in need of a favour.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/so-payaso-extremundo-bass-cover-juanjo-puertas/

Edited Thursday at 08:29 by Bilbo

[Bilbo]

Some Jack Bruce today from 1980; the complete performance of the tune 'Heart Of The Matter' from the 1980 Jon Anderson album, 'Song Of Seven'. A favourite from that era.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/heart-of-the-matter-jon-anderson/

[Bilbo]

Jimmy Woode's bass part for the exquisite ‘Sunset And The Mockingbird’ from the 1976 recording ‘The Ellington Suites’. The tune comes from ‘The Queen’s Suite’. The Suite was written by Ellington and his right hand man, Billy Strayhorn, for Queen Elizabeth II and a single record was cut and given to her. The Suite was not released until after Duke Ellington had passed away in 1974. Now THAT’S class!

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sunset-and-the-mocking-bird-duke-ellington/

[Bilbo]

Since I started transcribing in earnest, there have been several things that I have been able to get to such as the John Patitucci parts for Dave Grusin's 'West Side Story' album, the Jeff Berlin stuff etc. but there have always been things that I cannot get at; Percy Jones is a case in point. Marc Johnson has always been a tough nut to crack as his sound lacks the attack of someone like Dave Holland etc so I have struggled with getting his stuff down on paper. This track has been an absolute favourite for decades - I first heard Joe Lovano's 'Landmarks' album when it was first release in 1991 and it has been in my top 10 ever since. I think Johnson plays a walking swing bass line for about 24 bars on the whole album, the rest is so creative. This track is the highlight of an album full of highlights and I am delighted to get it up here. The tune is called 'Emperor Jones' (a tribute to Elvin, I believe) and it's unquestionably one of the greatest ballad recordings ever recorded. If you get a chance, have a look at a transcription of Lovano's solo (there is one on YouTube). It's unbelievable and heart-rending.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/emperor-jones-joe-lovano/

 

[Bilbo]

A request from a Facebook Transcription Forum, the complete Charles Mingus bass performance on the track 'Goodbye Pork Pie Hat' from the 1959 Mingus album, 'Mingus Ah Um'. An absolute classic album chock full of magic.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/goodbye-pork-pie-hat-charles-mingus/

[Bilbo]

Another track from the Joe Lovano album, Landmarks', mentioned above. Marc Johnson plays that head with Lovano and then kind of underpins Lovano's solo with a counterpoint line rather than a conventional bass part. Fascinating stuff. I wish this transcription had been around when I first got this album in 1991.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/street-talk-joe-lovano/

[Bilbo]

This recording is something by a friend who is active on the UK Jazz Scene especially around London and East Anglia. The 2016 album is called 'Dudley' by the Chris Ingham Quartet and features the Rev. Andrew Brown on bass - it's not a nickname; he actually IS a Reverend. Great fun and I thought I would give the guys a push on here. Chris has also recorded tributes to Stan Getz and to Walter Becker/Donald Fagan. There is a link on the website if you want to find out more.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/waterloo-chris-ingham-quartet/

 

 

[Bilbo]

Some more Steve Rodby. The track is 'Sometimes I See' from the 1993 Pat Metheny Group album, 'Quartet'. A simple ballad and one of the easier charts to read if you are still trying to get your basic note recognition nailed.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/sometimes-i-see-pat-metheny-group/

[Bilbo]

This latest transcription is flawed but I cannot see where the problem is. The piece is a solo bass performance of the Miles Davis tune 'The Theme' by Australian bass player Linda may Han Oh. An incredibly strong player, the improvisation is brilliantly put together and there is an awful lot to chew on here but the transcription goes out of synch with the form and I cannot find out where the problem is. It is too good to leave on the shelf so here it is in all it's flawed glory! It's great to read this along with Oh's performance, even if you can't play it. It is not impossible but it is not easy either. It is an improvisation not a composition to I guess it is not supposed to be 'played' but it is a joy to hear, nevertheless.

 

https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-theme-solo-bass-performance-linda-may-han-oh/