dmccombe7 Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Superb Rob. Thanks for the Rush songs, loving it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 31, 2022 Author Share Posted March 31, 2022 Something a little different, this is the Glenn Tollett bass part for the tune 'The Devil/The Demon King' from the 1976 album 'In The Region Of The Summer Stars' by Prog mavericks The Enid. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-devil-the-demon-king-the-enid/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 A request from a Talkbass user, this is Chad Stocker's bass line for the tune, 'The Luck You Got' by the band The High Strung. From the band's2005 album, 'Moxie Bravo'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-luck-you-got-the-high-strung/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 I was driving around recently and this tune came up on the radio and left me with a big grin at the fact that about half of the bass part is G quarter notes played on the beat. Absolutely brilliant writing and playing. I always used to think that this was easy when I was a kid learning how to play and never gave these kinds of parts the attention they deserved. My mantra now is, if you aren't enjoying playing root notes on the beat, you aren't doing it right This is the Phil Curtis bass part for the tune 'I've Got The Music In Me' from the 1974 Kiki Dee Band album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/ive-got-the-music-in-me-kiki-dee/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 Another head chart to day, this is the head and tag ending for the tune 'Simple Pleasure' from the 2010 Alain Caron album, 'Sep7entrion'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/simple-pleasure-head-only-alain-caron/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 Nice Rob. Like Alain Caron. One of the reasons i bought my Overwater custom 6er fretless. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 I would love a six string fretless but I can't justify the expense of more and more gear. A Sei Flamboyant fretless 6 caught my eye yesterday...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 I got it for my 50th birthday many moons ago and it never leaves the house except for the occasional visit to a friends studio to help him out with bass lines. I've never gigged it as its expensive but a little heavy for a full gig. I love playing around with the fretless at home tho. There's something "more" about a fretless. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) Sorry guys, I have been away at the Winter's End Prog festival in Chepstow and wasn't able to transcribe whilst away. The highlight of the festival for me was the introduction of a Norwegian band called 'Meer' which features some stunning compositions and arrangements by an eight piece band featuring two lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keys, viola and violin. At one point, all eight were singing - incredibly creative stuff. This is the Morten Strypet bass part for the tune 'Child' from the band's 2021 album 'Playing House'. It is a complete bastard to write out, not because it requires monster chops but because, despite running the tune 100 times, I cannot confidently identify the 'one'!!! Just to note, the first pizzicato violin passages are written out to give you some bearings but the part is not played. Bass comes in at bar 24. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/child-meer/ Edited April 14, 2022 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 14, 2022 Author Share Posted April 14, 2022 Just realised the first and second time bars at the start are incorrectly labelled. The 'first time' bar at the end of the first section is actually played three times and the 'second' time ending is actually the 4th. Will re-do later and re-post. It makes no difference to the bass part which doesn't start until bar 24 but it will disorientate you if you are trying to pick up where you come in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 An early personal favourite of mine from 1976. I heard it recently on the radio and have always loved the bass line so, here we are.... From the 1976 album, 'Wings At The Speed Of Sound', this is Paul McCartney's bass part to 'Silly Love Songs'. Over 40 years in and this is the first PM part I have transcribed! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/silly-love-songs-paul-mccartney-and-wings/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) I have three more to post when I can get to it. It takes about 20 minutes to post an individual transcription and it is nearly all done on a laptop that is NOT the one I do the transcriptions on so it's a bit of a b*** ache sometimes to get it all sorted whilst there are other things going on. Bear with and I will get them up there soon. Edited April 19, 2022 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 From the 1975 Rush album that introduced Neil Peart to the world, this is the complete Geddy Lee bass part to the tune 'Best I Can' from the album, 'Fly By Night'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/best-i-can-rush/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 From the 1979 album, 'Touch Me' by The Enid, this is the first movement from the Charades suite and features the complete Terry Pack bass part to 'Humouresque'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/humouresque-charades-1-the-enid/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 The complete Anthony Jackson bass part to the tune 'Race With Devil On Spanish Highway' from the 1977 Al Di Meola album, 'Elegant Gypsy'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/race-with-devil-on-spanish-highway-al-di-meola/ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 Another tune from the 1975 Rush album, 'Fly By Night', this is the complete Geddy Lee bass part for the tune 'Beneath, Between And Behind'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/beneath-between-and-behind-rush/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) Another Mike Stern track, this is the Lincoln Goines bass part for the track '6th Street' from the 2009 Stern album, 'Big Neighbourhood'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/6th-street-mike-stern/ Edited April 20, 2022 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) A one minute reading exercise that is 'real world' and represents a small part of the 2001 recording 'Here...Now' by the Wynton Marsalis Septet. The recording was a ballet Marsalis had written the music for and this is a tiny part of that, performed, I believe, by Gerald Cannon. It is not a show piece for anyone but it will allow a relative beginner to play at least a part of a Marsalis long form composition. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/style-wynton-marsalis-septet/ Edited April 26, 2022 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 (edited) Not enough double bass recently so here is the Robert Hurst bass part to the short interlude tune 'Juan (Skip Mustaad)' from the 1988 Wynton Marsalis album, 'Live At Blues Alley'. Some nice double stops but, otherwise, a fairly straight Jazz blues in Bb. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/juan-skip-mustaad-wynton-marsalis/ Edited April 22, 2022 by Bilbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 A special request that came through the website yesterday, this is the David Hood bass line from the tune 'Whale Meat Again' from the 1974 Jim Capaldi album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/whale-meat-again-jim-capaldi/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 From the 1973 ZZ Top album, 'Tres Hombres', this is Dusty Hill's bass part for the tune 'Shiek'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/shiek-zz-top/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 From the same album, this is Dusty Hill's bass part to the tune 'Master Of Sparks'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/master-of-sparks-zz-top/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share Posted April 25, 2022 There isn't a bass player in here that cannot play this exquisite little tune but nobody sounds like Charlie Haden. This is the Haden bass part for the tune 'Cinema Paradiso (Love Theme)' from the 1996 Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden duo album 'Beyond The Missouri Sky'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/love-theme-from-cinema-paradiso-pat-metheny-and-charlie-haden/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 Some more double bass, this is the complete Reginald Veal bass part for the tune 'Brother Veal' from the Wynton Marsalis Septet's 1992 album, 'Blue Interlude'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/brother-veal-wynton-marsalis-septet/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted May 4, 2022 Author Share Posted May 4, 2022 Sorry it's been a while but this is the Robert Hurst bass part for the tune 'In The Afterglow' from the 1991 Wynton Marsalis album, 'Standard Time VOl. 1'. It is a slow ballad but the phrasing of the bass lines is incredibly nuanced and it took several passes to get some of the phrasing right. Ballad playing for Jazz bassists is a very subtle art form. Staying on the root works perfectly but this part shows how sophisticated you can get whilst remaining sympathetic to the main themes. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/in-the-afterglow-wynton-marsalis/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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