Bilbo

447 views and only 20 votes in total. Thanks for the support, guys

There is a thread on here called God...I love Jazz that carries dozens of recomendations. Type 'wheeler'in the search box and you will find it.

Actually, even I didn't vote for me....

I keep getting my own book recommended to me by Amazon. What fun!

I think my work is a minority interest. I am too eclectic for the great unwashed. (that and the fact that my ditty is a bit crap )

Did a trio gig with Essex guitarists Andy Watson and Simon Hurley. Both monster players. A lovely evenings playing. Really reminds me of why I love playing Jazz.

No brainer....

I work with his drummer's brother. Apparently.

Lewis Porter's Coltrane bio is good, as is Myself When I Am Real by Gene Santarro (Mingus). Also Ron Carter's, Scott LaFaro's and Wayne Shorter's

Scott Colley. Marc Johnson. Eddie Gomez. Miroslav Vitous. Larry Genadier Christian McBride. Ray Brown. Jimmy Garrison. Charlie Haden. All major musicians who also play bass.

All the time.

Very little traffic on here this month. I may win by default!!

Monster.

Tony Hougham is over your way. He is pretty hardcore.

I clearly have no friends AND no gigs.

A young guy at work approached me today to say that he was buying a copy of my book for his Jazz-loving Dad for his birthday next month. I offered to sign it for him but felt a real buzz thinking that something I did could mean that much to people. Warm fuzzy.....

This one took me two hours max.The melody was right up my street and all I needed was to create and populate a simple midi file.

[quote name='sarah thomas' timestamp='1363195590' post='2009618'] And it's arrived at last! Hooray and wot ho for the hols, when I'll settle into a good long read. Thanks for writing the book Rob, and thanks to basschat (dood) for organising a prize. [/quote] Will probably help to have Spotify nearby, mate.

The tune is I'm Freaking Out, written by Steve Morse and played by the Dixie Dregs on their LP Dregs of the Earth. Andy West on bass. This sucker had me stumped for years and I had forgotten about it but I came across it the other day and, with the wonder of Transcription software, I was able to transcribe the main theme. It's an absolute nightmare to play at tempo (only about 134 bpm but it's all 16th notes) and is played by Andy West with a pick (on an Alembic, IIRC). The part transcribed appears at 2.21 on this Youtube video and repeats several times throughout. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDC43Tm3RQ8

My Eden, FFS!!!!!