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The whole CD is marvellous but my point is that the whole thing was composed and, if I recall correctly, recorded in a week. And I struggled to come up with anything in a month and what I came up with was pathetic compared to what Metheny did. Some of these guys are monsters!

I think that is the problem with all of us, especially if we have to do this on top of a load of other things. The thing is, in the film world, there is a lot of pressure to deliver very quickly. One of my favourite film soundtracks is Pat Metheny's 'Map Of The World'. The whole thing was written in a fortnight. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY2wJo3Q69c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY2wJo3Q69c[/url]

The Invitation compilation is fine but it is missing some real highlights.

I just came across this on Spotify (I have it on a cassette somewhere) and I had forgotten how good it is. It is great bass playing but it is also great Jazz, great compositions, great arranging, great band. Liberty City is a nassive highlight for me (the swingingest electric bass ever), as is JP's duet with Toots Thielman on Sophisticated Lady. The greatest at the height of his powers with a decent band. It's as good as it gets. What is perfect for me is the way Jaco's bass is integrated into the band as opposed to being overbearing in the mix. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSOitft6fc"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHSOitft6fc[/url] The youtube clip is not as good as the album version so I recommend you go to Spotify to hear it.

I just heard Jeff Berlin's 'High Standards' CD, a collection of jazz standards. I gotta say, it's a shocker on every level

Sounds fine (mine was mixed through cans as well). Bit 'techno' for me but a good piece of work.

[quote name='Dread Bass' timestamp='1345401760' post='1777128'] Here is my bands first video [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsv2cApSGLA[/media] [/quote] Monster.....

Reminds me of It Bites but not..... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZwzBJ3Lx7Q&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZwzBJ3Lx7Q&feature=related[/url]

I never speak to any other bass players about gear so never feel any pressure to 'conform' to any stereotypes. Jazz musicians are also completely unaffected by gear-anoraks; its a known fact that the best players make bad gear sound better than great gear owned by the worst players. It is rarely discussed. I have heard Yamaha drums kits sounding awful and kits stuck together with sellotape sound marvellous. The best/most expensive guitars I have ever seen have been owned by amateurs not professionals. We all talk about the music rather than the gear so the gear becomes a peripheral issue.

I don't care

Jazzer so it tends to be black suit with black or white shirts for formal functions. Same with my function band. If its less formal, nice, smart/colourful shirt, jacket and clean trousers. I always think jeans look a bit naff, like you've just come off your allotment and t-shirts and hoodies make 50-year olds look a bit sad!

It's one of the issues with a five-string double bass; a massive percentage of your playing is in first/second position (you have alomst two octaves under your fingers without moving). This is not a problem intonation/execution wise but your arm is above your head almost all of the time which can wear you down a little on longer tunes!

Writing/Talking about music is like dancing about architecture. Suffice to say, it has its limitations!

Love the tympani sample. I have the kit to do this kind of thing but can't play keyboards so would have to programme it in. Too ambitious for me!!

Been working with Cubase Se for years now and feel no urge to up-grade. It records stuff. What more do we want from our machines!!?

I did a transcription off Gary Willis's Bent Cd (was it It's Only Music? It wasa waltz). Not heard No Sweat, I don't think. Probably not Jazz anyway and mostly that fusion muck ;)I downloaded 5 Coltrane cds on Monday; 36 tracks of Cotrane magic (I am on a Jimmy Garrison buzz at the moment).

I just bought the Deluxe version of A Love Supreme by John Coltrane which features the original LP (I had it on cassette, hence the 'ugrade'), the only live recording ever made and a version recorded with two basses and an additional tenor sax (Art Davis bass and Archie Shepp on tenor). Massive value for money and one of the absolutely greatest recordings ever made. Another recommendation and available at bargain basement prices on Amazon Marketplace.

I got my Wal before 5s and 6s were de rigeur. I dipped my toe in with Staus Energy 6 and a similar 5 but didn't see any major benefits for the music I prefer to play. In fact, the only gig I did that needed a low B was cheesy pop and I didn't really like the gig (it was a good band, just the material was a bit bland and the MD wanted to make it blander (I said he wanted to stamp his lack of personality all over the music' ). After that episode, I've never really seen the point, much as I love AJ, Patitucci, Jimmy Johnson etc. I woudl liek to own a Fodera ANJ Presentation before I die (because it's there) but can't see it happening anytime soon. In the meantime, I am happy with what I have.

I only use a 4 string electric and a 5 string double because that is all I have and I have no GAS for anything else. I can see why people want 5s and 6s but I have no real use for them (I have ownded both but they hung on the wall gathering dust). For a long time now, for me, it has been about the music not the bass and my relationship with the instrument has changed as a result. I consequently don't drool over new gear and don't really play musics where a low B or high C (i.e. the top 5 notes) are that relevant.

[quote name='yamahabass' timestamp='1346971552' post='1795655'] i think is a Miles Davis tune, dont have the music at hand so cant see who wrote this..... [/quote] Tadd Dameron

It's a useful read and I can confirm that you will revisit the ideas Green espouses for years to come.

When you think about it, it was no wonder I left the band!!!

The image didn't say 'bebop head' to me so it forced me to think outside the box. I didn't want to do anything 'pretty' because that was not how I saw the image. I went for a minor feel but every time I tried to add any harmonic movement, I lost the connection between the piece and the image it is supposed to represent. In my head, the drone creates the tension, the voices are meant to represent the dead corpses in the water and the melody line is simply the thoughts and feelings of whoever is viewing of the scene. Not particularly sophisticated but I didn't have a great deal of time.

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