A lesson in perfection - Freddie Washington

[Piers_Williamson]

 

[Quatschmacher]

On 13/03/2021 at 10:45, Owen said:

Just laying it down like a boss.

On the subject of that, I ran into this on Tiny Desk. Given the reaction (good) of some of the other musicians to things he does he is not a long standing member. However he is totally nailing the whole set, beginning to end. 

 

Check the album too - Short Court Style. 

[Russ]

Watched the SBL video over the weekend. Freddie is an understated monster. His time is perfect, as is his feel.

 

The basslines themselves are, on the whole, pretty simple in terms of notes (pentatonics, box patterns, etc), it's all about the phrasing and the groove, and he absolutely nails it - it's a stark lesson for the "more is more" crowd. A P-bass, four strings and the knowledge and experience of how best to serve a song and get people up off their collective @rses.