Bilbo

Nice job, Chris.

Just remembered one I can never quite pull off. Daryl Jones part on the John Schofield tune 'Techno'. Can't make it sit right.

I saw them early on with Fish. My kid brother is a massive fan but I never really got past SFAJT. It's ok but I don't get excited by the later stuff (and I am a Prog fan). One of those bands I want to like but it's just not happening.

Something a bit different today, this is the Ron Carter performance of the tune 'Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)' from the first Wynton Marsalis album (1982). Tough read - he's all over the place even though it's mostly a ballad. Slides and slurs and double stops. Great to listen to, impossible to transcribe. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/who-can-i-turn-to-when-nobody-needs-me-wynton-marsalis/

I am not judging people wot use backing tapes, I just think it's sad that a, they have to, and b, the audiences accept it. It somehow devalues the art of music making for me. The tragedy is that, when you look on line, there are so many monster players but, when you go out to watch live music, you get half arsed shite badly performed against backing tapes. I think we deserve better (by we I mean the listening public). And don't get me started on A.I.

I think that everything is playable, it's just a question of how long you are prepared to spend on it. Jaco took 9 years to nail Donna Lee. I gave up on HMWYRS because I decided the time would be better spent on other things. There is a tasty Al Di Meola guitar part on Suite: Golden Dawn from his first solo album. Impossible. It took me 30 years but I got there!! It's a question of how much you are willing to invest to get the thing nailed.

Bummer. I have played with Brendan several times and recorded an album with him a couple of years ago. It's a hateful thing to steal musical instruments. They are such a personal thing.

Things are going to get a lot quieter for a while, guys. I have a book project that needs my attention for the time being and that has to take priority. I will still post stuff when I can, though.

A really easy read but a love song - another from the Solstice album, 'Light Up', this one is called 'Home'. Five notes (maybe six) and all roots mostly on the one. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/home-solstice/

Another one from the same album, this is 'Wongle No.9' - Classic British Neo-Prog. Interweaving lines, odd bar lengths and a completely inscrutable title. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/wongle-no-9-solstice/

Another Solstice track, this is the Robin Phillips bass part for the tune 'Mount Ephraim' from the band's most recent album, 'Light Up'. Mostly 5:4 with some 6:4 and some 3:4. Bloody Proggers! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/mount-ephraim-solstice/

Link should be working now!

I will have a look at the link later on, Dave. It's a simple enough thing to address but I am not at home so cannot access the admin side of the website until this evening.

Proper one this time; 'The Enemy Within' from the 1984 Rush album, 'Grace under Pressure'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-enemy-within-rush/

Complete bass part for 'Red Sector A' from the 1984 Rush album, 'Grace under Pressure'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/red-sector-a-rush/