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. 

[Piers_Williamson]

I came across this by chance.......Wilton Felder on the sax and Ready Freddy on the bass!  If it's the same precision, he gets through scratch plates!

 

 

Edited yesterday at 13:50 by Piers_Williamson

[ian61]

Great shots of Freddie and that good ole meat and potatoes tone... works with everything, every time. Brilliant.

[chris_b]

On 11/07/2025 at 08:30, ian61 said:

He plays that ole P bass on everything and sounds very good. Top reader too. 

 

That "old bass" is not original. It's been fitted with a Badass bridge and a Bartolini pickup. All top of the range mods when they were done.