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Too many to mention, I love solos! Just before landing on Basschat tonight I was listening to 'Magnetic' by Steps Ahead. Michael Brecker's Tenor solo on 'Trains' is fantastic. A great lesson in solo building. He even overdubbed harmonies on the solo. Victor Bailey on Bass put in a great shift as well. Actually, the whole band did. Tenor solo starts at 02:18

If there are any Stylus RMX users about, there is a great bundle deal on at the moment for RMX expansion libraries. https://vstbuzz.com/store/96-off-ultimate-rmx-30k-bundle-worth-2400

Nicely played, Ben. I enjoyed all six of them. 👍

The opening 8 bars with Joe Morello's head accents in unison with the bass drum accents is very amusing.

I believe you can get your ears tested in Barnard Castle.

Neil Jason is a great player!! I always thought him and Neil Stubenhaus flew under the radar a little when top US Bass players were discussed. Neil Jason: "Neil Jason is a professional bassist, producer and composer. He has worked with Paul McCartney, Pavorotti, Billy Joel, Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Hall & Oats, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Paul Simon, Kiss, Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, The Brecker Brothers, Celine Dion, Brigitte Zarie ,Cindy Lauper, Dire Straits, Eddie Van Halen, and, John &Yoko to name a few. In addition, he was a member of the house band for Saturday Night Live from 1983 to 1985, and has over 100 appearances with Paul Shaffer and the Band on David Letterman". Neil Stubenhaus: "He's been around since the early 80's at least. He's played on hundreds of top 40 hits and is on many national commercial jingles, along with various TV themes and shows. He's (if hes still there) kind of the west coast version of Will Lee". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Stubenhaus

Someone in the YouTube reply posts added these names. "Alf Bigden on drums, Don Lusher on solo trombone, Tristan Fry on tympani, Roy Willox and Eddie Mordue on piccolos, Tony Fisher and Eddie Blair on trumpets, Laurie Holloway on piano, Dave Richmond on bass" .

My oldest boy has just upgraded from The Artist Version to the Pro version, I think there is some deal on at the moment. It's such an easy DAW to get up and running in no time. It's nearly all drag and drop, making for an easy work flow. I agree about the interface. You might have already been watching these tutorial videos from Marcus Huyskens, but if not, they are great. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrUjOjfA1tu30P3mTNXBoIQ

The competition this month was rigged... It seems the winner had already been chosen. Well done, Lenny.

I'm not that keen on the Drummer but, I like the Bassist though, a nice fluent solo.

Yes... I think the arrangement is great. Must of been a hell of a job getting all that together to sound so tight.

One of the better Lockdown offerings...

WDR Big Band featuring Richard Bona, with Vince Mendoza conducting. Vince Mendoza arrangements. A good 90 minutes listening. .

Yeah, terrific album. Nate Phillips plays great on it. Lovely tone as well (as always). Some serious players on it as well.

The Bassist is Nathaniel Phillips. Worth Googling and checking out some of his work/credits. During the 70's and 80's he was quite in demand. He certainly had some chops as well.

Great Bassist, great stories, and another winner from Rick.

Oddly enough, I have just been listening to the Vince Mendoza arrangement of this piece. Sounds great, Andy. A lovely feel and a nice arrangement, also very well played. 👍

Valhalla Supermassive - Reverbs, Delays and Modulation with a some SFX presets. It's free!! Also, no sign ups or emails required. https://valhalladsp.com/shop/reverb/valhalla-supermassive/ EDIT: I've just set up an arpeggiator pattern in a Synth and run through the presets in Valhalla. I must say, it's pretty impressive for something that is a free gift to the community. 👍

Great work Bilbo. I love the album this track is from, probably one of my favourite albums. I remember when it first came out in 93/94 (I think), and I had to do a double take with a few others. UK's very own Chris Hunter was on Alto!

The above has small RAM use as well. About 250 meg, I think. Meaning you can load up the entire Orchestra in one go. This link below has a few DAW templates for the BBCSO, Discovery version. All the tracks and channel routing. https://www.spitfireaudiothepage.com/posts/discover-templates

There was a BBC documentary about 'Yacht Rock' a few months ago, and of course, chock full of great music. Unfortunately, it's not on iPlayer at present. Which is a shame.

I thought Christopher Cross is now labelled under the term 'Yacht Rock', along with a bunch of West Coast groups and artists.? Dan, Boz Scaggs, Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald.

Rick breaking down Jaco...It don't get any better. Thank's for posting. It was great !