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[quote name='DanOwens' timestamp='1479317927' post='3175624'] Steve Berry, who teaches at Cheetham's and RNCM amongst others has a German grip Thomann brand carbon fibre thing and swears by it. I think it was around £70 [/quote] I heard that Steve's bass cost him £50. The man's a legend!!!

Hey, my Jazz Guitarist chums!! Did you know about the Jazz Guitar Workshop being delivered by Nigel Price at West End Music in Ipswich this coming Sunday, 4th December. 4-5.30 pm. £10 to attend. A 1:1 lesson with a player of this calibre would cost you five times that!! What are you waiting for? Nigel will also be appearing at Jazz East at The Alex that evening (see what we did there?). Details on the Jazz East Facebook page or at www.jazzeast.vpweb.co.uk

Listen to a shitload of Paul Chambers, Ray Brown and Milt Hinton. Then practice for the rest of your life Seriously, though. Work with quarter notes as much as you can, especially in the early days. The drops and kicks are great but you need to nail the time first.

http://youtu.be/Ej5YIrN-nUY

I have owned up to three at any one time but have only ever really used one (my Wal). I love the idea of all sorts of kit but the reality of my musical life means that this is absolutely unnecessary.

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Thank you, young man. I haven't listened to them all yet. Should get to it today.

The $64,000 question is are you up there because the music demands it or are you up there because your ego demands it?

It's all about knowing your instrument and knowing the music you are playing on it. I used the whole neck all of the time because I hear music in it.

Don't get me wrong, bands like The Crusaders are great at what they do. I am just not a big fan of it. Personally. I think the difference is in the drummer. Jazz Funk is mostly very ordinary back beat stuff which I find uninspiring as a general rule.

Mole hill, mountain. Cannot see what the offence is. Should try talking to the guy.

I completely agree. Jazz Funk, for me, takes the best bit of Jazz, the surprises, and replaces it with predictability. Jazz Rock, yes. Jazz Funk, not really (don't hate it, just wouldn't listen to it as a first choice).

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1478991460' post='3173238'] Dave Holland did that [/quote] Dave Holland has recorded two solo double bass albums) Emerald Tears and One's All) and one solo Cello album (the latter after he had a heart attack and couldn't play bass).

I keep meaning to post stuff on here but I am so busy all of the time nowadays and find I am rarely in front of a PC.

Is that West Side Story available on a DVD. I want it now! I LOVE that cd.

I guess its the same as painting. Here is a picture of a face - can you do something with it that makes it fresh. Chord sequences are only a part of the deal. The arrangement, timbres, vioces, melody, rhythm etc etc will all conspire to create a whole that is greater thatn the sum of it's parts. THAT is the Art of it. Being original is, in some ways, easier than sounding fresh using old material.

Jess Christ Superstar is the toughest pad I have ever had to read.

Charlie's wife was my boss for a year. I met him socially but never visited the shop :-D

Bailey was important to me. As a young rocker, I was already investigating fusion and some of the more exceptional players like Jaco and Jeff Berlin when I saw a video of Weather Report's Domino Theory tour. I was watching VB and noticed that he was moving around the neck a lot and there was one point where he played something low down and the jumped up to the top of the neck to play fill before going back to the low end. I vividly recall saying to the drummer friend I was watching the video with 'I need to know where the notes are so I can do that'. And so began my exploration of theory, reading etc. So, arguably, Bailey inspired me to learn. It doesn't seem much now but it was an epiphany for one of Cwmbran's leading exponents of HM bass.... Doom doom doom doom....

I am in. https://soundcloud.com/robert-palmer-1/fly-away-home

I have no Beatles recordings but they did some great stuff. Like the Beach Boys, you may not have them high on your play list but you have to acknowledge the contribution that they have made.

There is another AJ thread somewhere. He's the man.

Tessitura.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFqx9fPeftU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T50H1aL6hb8

I can't narrow it down but it is great fun to try. Jaco's opening lines on 'In France They Kiss On Main Street' off Shadows and Light are the first lines I heard by him with Joni and still move me. Percy Jones on 'Product' was why I bought a Wal and John Giblin's work on 'April' figured highly also. With Jimmy Johnson it was his work with the Wayne Johnson Trio that captured my interest and 'Grasshopper' was the first track I heard and adored (and still do). Jeff Berlin has not interested my for years but his work on Buford's 'Feels Good To Me' was exquisite, especially 'Either End Of August'. As for pinnacle; there are too many variable for me to home in on one thing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUCKZFaAUFI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGRx5Ja2stc