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[quote name='molan' post='506086' date='Jun 5 2009, 07:44 AM']To be really honest I don't think anyone in the audience is going to take much notice of what bass is being played. In fact most of them would only notice the bass if it wasn't there [/quote] Thats very true... I depped a lot on this show when it first toured then went into the West End about 10 years ago. Shane Ritchie was the main turn IIRC. Good fun show to play, i think it was all live at that time, just a few clix tracks with extra instruments etc. The guy i depped for used a Warcking thumb, And i used a Sadowsky nyc 5 stg jazz....Green! I sold it to a guy in Grantham. I have often wondered if anyone here on Basschat now owns it? Garry

Eight, For a bit of fun.... Play the root notes tapped with left hand, and arps tapped with right hand. Do it in the privacy of your bedroom, then you can't be accused of noodling. Garry

[quote name='BottomEndian' post='505355' date='Jun 4 2009, 11:19 AM']How'd it go, Funk?[/quote] They aint finished yet. You know how those bop solos go on for ever and ever.... Garry

[quote name='AM1' post='430592' date='Mar 10 2009, 04:18 PM']Buy a cheap keyboard and learn how to play chords and scales. This will teach you about intervals and harmony and the impact upon chords of playing different root notes and building additional notes upon chords.[/quote] That is good advice for noobies and advanced. If you can not get hold of some keys, maybe Guitar. Dont get to serious with Guitar though, because you will never learn to sightread, And you will lose all your friends. Garry

[quote name='redstriper' post='476201' date='Apr 30 2009, 05:19 PM']I think he did make neck thrus.[/quote] Whoosh!... Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='503760' date='Jun 2 2009, 01:23 PM']The most important skill under these circumstances is to be able to deal with the geography of the chart (sines/codas/repeats etc) so, whatever else goes wrong, you know where you are in the performance.[/quote] Thats a very good point. A lot of musicians starting to read tend to think sight reading is just about the notes. Infact the signs, codas and repeats, looking ahead for key/time changes etc are the things that trip up folks new to sight reading. Garry

[quote name='casapete' post='503733' date='Jun 2 2009, 01:03 PM'][b] and Rod went on to do some stuff with Quincy Jones[/b][/quote] And some more... Songwriting credits Temperton wrote/co-wrote for the following singers/bands[4]:[5] Michael Jackson: "Rock with You", "Off the Wall", "Burn This Disco Out", "Baby Be Mine", "The Lady In My Life" and "Thriller", "Someone In The Dark", "Hot Street". Heatwave: "Boogie Nights", "The Groove Line", "Gangsters of the Groove", "Lettin' it loose", "Always and Forever" James Ingram & Michael McDonald: "Yah Mo B There". Tamia: "You Put a Move on My Heart". Rufus: "Masterjam", "Live In Me". The Brothers Johnson: "Stomp!" and "Treasure" "Light up the Night", "All About The Heaven". Donna Summer: "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)", "Livin' In America" and "Love Is Just A Breath Away". Quincy Jones: "The Dude", "Razzamatazz", "Somethin' Special", "Turn On The Action", "The Secret Garden and "Back On The Block", "Baby Come to Me", "You Put a Move on My Heart" and "Q's Jook Joint". Herbie Hancock: "Lite Me Up", "Getting To The Good Part", "Motor Mouth". Aretha Franklin: "Livin' In The Streets". Jeffrey Osborne: "We Belong To Love" (which Temperton also produced). Bob James: "Sign Of The Times" and "The Steamin' Feelin'". The Manhattan Transfer: "Mystery", "The Spice Of Life", from their Bodies and Souls album. George Benson: Give Me The Night LP, including "Love x Love", "Turn Out the Lamplight" and the title track. James Ingram: It's Your Night LP. Anita Baker: "Mystery" from her Rapture album. Patti Austin: Every Home Should Have One LP; "Do You Love Me?", "The Genie". Second Image: Lights Out on "Strange Reflections" Michael McDonald: "Sweet Freedom". Stephanie Mills: "Time of Your Life" and "Hold On to Midnight". Karen Carpenter: "Lovelines" and "If We Try". LL Cool J featuring Boyz II Men: "Hey Lover". Mica Paris: "Love Keeps Coming Back", "Two in a Million", & "You Put A Move On My Heart". Mýa: "Man in my Life". Klymaxx: "Man-Size Love". C+C Music Factory: "Share That Beat of Love". Angie Stone: "Lovers' Ghetto" from her Stone Love album. Mariah Carey: "I'm That Chick" from her E=MC² album . [edit] Production credits Kim Wilde: "Say You Really Want Me". Jeffrey Osborne: "We Belong To Love". Quincy Jones: "I'll Be Good to You", "The Secret Garden", "I Don't Go For That", "Stomp"[6] Patti Austin: "Givin' In To Love" [edit] See also Grammy Awards of 1991 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Academy Award for Best Original Song Academy Award for Original Music Score Colour Purple Garry

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='503554' date='Jun 2 2009, 09:43 AM']I missed a couple of odds and sods (the odd coda and a couple of endings were imperfect)[/quote] But there aint no Coda in Jazz... Charlie parker dies and goes to hell, and the devil greets him at the gate saying, 'hey, man, hell's been getting a bad rap, it ain't so bad, check this out!" he gives bird a solid gold sax, and brings him to a session where all the best players who ever lived are burning through a smokin' chart ... and the first chair is empty. bird sits down to play, thinkin' "hmm, ya know, this sh*t ain't so bad after all!" they read through the chart, go back to the top, read through the chart again, go back to the top, bird turns to the guy sitting next to him and says "hey man, where's the coda?" and the guy says mournfully "no coda, man" ... But then you knew that Bilbo. Garry

[quote name='JJTee' post='502568' date='May 31 2009, 09:15 PM']A nice root/5th thing in the intro. And the bloke has great hair too. Otherwise, pretty awful. [/quote] Brings back memories... I did a tour playing Bass with that lot... Then went back for more a couple of years ago in Berlin to do the show 'Daddy Cool' Its about time i got myself a life me thinks. Garry

[quote name='Rich' post='503498' date='Jun 2 2009, 07:45 AM']Pretty sure it isn't Pino. Wrong sound for starters, he was still Stingraying all over the place back then. Is it just me, or is there some [b]slightly wobbly intonation in places [/b](always sets my teeth on edge when I hear the song)..?[/quote] Sure is.. I transcribed the part last night Why? you may ask. It was that or Coronation street and Eastenders. Garry

And dont forget all the Finale Versions. I am on version 2009, and its dead easy to use. Imports Midi files and lays them out great. [url="http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/"]http://www.finalemusic.com/finale/[/url] Garry

[quote name='doctor_of_the_bass' post='498382' date='May 26 2009, 11:26 PM']I thought David Paton (ex Pilot) played bass on Nikita...?[/quote] For some reason or another i always had Dee Murray down for that one [ and i am proberly wrong] Anyone know who it actually was? So far we have... Pino, David Paton and Dee Murray. Help Garry

[quote name='Hamster' post='502512' date='May 31 2009, 07:48 PM']I think it's more of a British .v. US humour (note correct spelling) thing than any disrespect or aspersion to the veracity of your post [/quote] +1 I did agree with him, and enjoyed his post. Oh well..... Garry

[quote name='steve-soar' post='502149' date='May 31 2009, 11:27 AM']Now that's what I call a good reply. [/quote] I agree. And what impressed me most was that he did not say 'IMHO' once. Garry

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='501929' date='May 30 2009, 09:45 PM']To be blunt, if there's one thing you don't do that would be to f*** with someone's wedding plans. The bride will hound you to your grave I don't want to make a bad situation worse but two months is no time at all to book another band. Certainly round my way, the good wedding bands are booked years in advance. By trying to be helpful you've probably done a bad thing. [b]Pull out, grovel, learn valuable lesson![/b][/quote] Very wise words Garry

[quote name='Marcus' post='496186' date='May 23 2009, 05:52 PM']I've had over 100 Basses through my hands in the last decade a lot of them high end instruments....[/quote] Thats a lot of Basses in ten years... What are you a Termite? If you are going custom, spend time doing a good amount of research.. Woods, pups etc... I did, and my Bass turned out to be my dream. Good luck! and i will keep my eyes open in the Basses for sale section in about a years time. Garry

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='495285' date='May 22 2009, 03:49 PM']The other classic is when people take all their fingers off the board to change strings.[/quote] So would you suggest never change your strings? Sorry Rich, out of context. And you are right, wasted energy indeed. Garry

[quote name='JohnnyLightyear' post='492024' date='May 18 2009, 11:50 PM']I thinks its awesome to show just what can be done with a bass guitar! It can be a beautiful lead instrument.[/quote] I think so to... Just a shame it seems to get such a panning on Basschat. Kevin Glasgow's arrangement of 'My Romance' sounds great. Garry

[quote name='dlloyd' post='491964' date='May 18 2009, 10:36 PM']Mind you, Chet was influenced by Django...[/quote] Thats for sure. A good friend of mine from just outside Glasgee.. John Goldie, Is a very good tune/chord guitar player. If you see him around, very much worth a look. Garry

[quote name='dlloyd' post='491918' date='May 18 2009, 10:03 PM']It's not a whole lot like anything Django did.[/quote] [b][u]I think its his attempt [/u]at the "Django" Reinhardt" style....[/b] Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='491559' date='May 18 2009, 04:50 PM']Yeah that's almost exactly what I said. Funnily enough whenever I sit down in my front room for a bit of amusement with a bass it always seems to end up on YouTube. I don't know who it is that sneakily records these things but they're making innocent bassists look terribly immodest.[/quote] Only kidding mate.. I did see your point... Just could not resist. Garry

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='491362' date='May 18 2009, 02:02 PM']Reminds me of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-c66SJPuUI"]Chet Atkins[/url]. Neat, but can't help but think it would sound a lot better on a guitar. I'm not picking on 6-string bass, it just sounds a bit clunky to me.[/quote] 6 string Bass, Clunky or not He is sitting in his frontroom and amusing himself with some chordal work, What do you want him to do...... Pick up his Precison Bass, Load it up with Flatwounds , grab his Plectrum.... And go .... 'Take your partners boys and girls' AN DA.......1 2.. HEREWE GO........ [D]Goodbye Joe, me gotta go, me oh [A]my ohMe gotta go pole the pirogue down the [D]bayouMy Yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [A]my ohSon of a gun, we'll have good fun on the [D]bayouCHORUS:[D]Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [A]gumbo'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[D]mioPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [A]gay-ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [D]bayou.2. Instrumental Verse (Country Fiddle solo)3. [D]Thibay-deaux, Fountaineaux, the place is [A]buzzin'Kinfolk come to see Yvonne by the [D]dozenDress in style, go hog wild, me oh [A]my ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [D]bayou.REPEAT CHORUS4. Instrumental Verse (Country Fiddle solo)FINAL CHORUS:[D]Jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [A]gumbo'Cause tonight I'm gonna see my machez a[D]mioPick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [A]gay-ohSon of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou.Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou.Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[D]ayou. Garry

I Had to do some Brass parts from a couple of Earth Wind & Fire tunes last week, I just slowed the audio down, it made it a lot easier and quicker, i could get right in amongst the harmonies. Garry