Bilbo

1290 hits yesterday - best ever, I think.

Which ones are you clicking on, Mattz? I will have a look and see whether the problem is at this end. If you are clicking on the links on this thread, a lot of the old ones don't work as there have been several site upgrades since they were posted and they no longer work. You can find everything on the website. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/

One of those 26 second shorts off YouTube. Joe Dart playing a D Minor groove that's is funky as, well, everything else Joe Dart does! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-beast-joe-dart/

More Neo-Prog - from the 2014 IQ album of the same name, the Tim Esau bass part for 'The Road Of Bones'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-road-of-bones-iq/

Another bucket list transcription, the complete Glenn Hughes bass part to the title tune from the 1974 Deep Purple album 'Burn' album. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/burn-deep-purple/

I am in this kind of mood this evening. Jimmy Bain's bass part for the tune 'Tarot Woman' from the 1976 Rainbow 'Rising' album. Don't you just love that synth intro? https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/tarot-woman-rainbow/

I have had to abandon two transcriptions this week because, having got half way through, something derailed the transcription and I had to abandon (essentially, I tried things that I couldn't hear the bass part properly, even after a MOISES re-mix). So, in an effort to keep things moving, I have put together an easy one that most of us have a chance of reading, the complete Jeff Berlin bass performance on the tune 'Small Wonder' from the 1988 Kazumi Watanabe album, 'The Spice Of Life Too'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/small-wonder-kazumi-watanabe/

Something from Branford Marsalis's 1987 recording, 'Random Abstract', this is the complete Delbert Felix bass part for the Monk tune, 'Crepuscule With Nellie'. Interesting structure and very 'Monkish' phrasing. Just three times through the melody but some challenges in there, nevertheless. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/crepuscule-with-nellie-branford-marsalis/

Another Holland tune, the beautiful 'Equality' from the 1996 Quartet album, 'Dream Of The Elders'. The tune features the moody vocals of Cassandra Wilson and the poetry of Maya Angelou. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/equality-vocal-version-dave-holland-quartet/

Six choruses of Reginald Veal playing 'I Feel Like Walking The Blues (in F)' from a Discover Double Bass video on YouTube. It just sounded interesting so I wrote it out. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/i-feel-like-walking-the-blues-in-f-reginald-veal/

The only band I would swallow my pride and play in a tribute band for. The track is '1-2-3' from the 1987 album, 'Let Loose' by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine. Sharp horns and a great rhythm section. The bass player is Jorge Casas. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/1-2-3-gloria-estefan-and-miami-sound-machine/

Back to Holland - a complete transcription of the tune 'Make Believe' from his 1999 Quintet album 'Prime Directive'. Some interesting structures here. A couple of sections that I can't quite pin down (they are marked) but the chart has its merits and is worth posting, despite its shortcomings. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/make-believe-dave-holland-quintet/

A bit of light relief today. I heard this a couple of days ago and thought I would take it on when I had a minute so here we are. The complete Chris Squire part for the tune 'Time And A Word' from the 1970 Yes album of the same name. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/time-and-a-word-yes/

A bit more Holland. From the 1984 Quintet album, 'Jumpin' In', I have transcribed the complete bass performance of the gorgeous ballad 'First Snow'. It's in 3:4 time but Holland has a very personal approach to the way the harmony sits and, more importantly, the way the form develops. Lots of material to think about here. It's a feature for Kenny Wheeler, one of the most creative players of his generation. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/first-snow-dave-holland-quintet/

I saw the Extension band with Kevin Eubanks, Steve Coleman and Marvin Smith at Bath but I have also seen DH with Kenny Wheeler Large Ensemble (Cardiff), the Metheny/Hancock/DeJohnette band (London), the Metheny/Haynes Trio (Brecon) and with an orchestra (London, I think)! Basically, if he is 'in town', I will try to get to there. More Holland transcriptions to come.