Bilbo Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Just listening to The Paris Concert - Edition One by Bill Evans. Isn't Marc Johnson a great player? Saw him with John Taylor on Taylor's 60th birthday tour and his SOUND live was exactly like it is on all those fantastic ECM recordings with John Abercrombie - yeah, I know that is stating teh obvious but it sounds soooo great. His bass, apparently, was built while Bach was still alive and his bowed sound is the best I have ever heard. Johnson is a diamond. Hear him and grow! Quote
6stringbassist Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I 1st heard him on a John Schofield album years ago, a really great player. His book is pretty good, very informative. Quote
Bilbo Posted July 8, 2008 Author Posted July 8, 2008 I had forgotten about that book, I have it somewhere. I'll get it out later and BBBURN! Great concepts well presented. That Scofield stuff was great/ Have you heard The Sound of Summer Running? Some great composing and lovely playing. Quote
blamelouis Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 I love the Marc Johnsons bass desires stuff with scofield and bill frisell. Quote
teen t-shirt Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 would you scorn me if i said i didn't have a clue who you're talking about?? Quote
Bilbo Posted July 8, 2008 Author Posted July 8, 2008 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Johnson"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Johnson[/url] [url="http://www.amazon.com/Bass-Desires-Marc-Johnson/dp/B0000261H4"]http://www.amazon.com/Bass-Desires-Marc-Jo...n/dp/B0000261H4[/url] There is also some stuff on YouTube Quote
teen t-shirt Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 (edited) thats what i love... this place is great if you don't know some one then theres some one to educate you... tarr Bilbo!! second thoughts i've just listened to some stuff on you tube... not really my sort of thing nor did it grab me... sorry bilbo Edited July 8, 2008 by teen t-shirt Quote
Bilbo Posted July 9, 2008 Author Posted July 9, 2008 [quote name='teen t-shirt' post='235042' date='Jul 8 2008, 03:56 PM']i've just listened to some stuff on you tube... not really my sort of thing nor did it grab me... sorry bilbo [/quote] You'll thank me one day : Quote
blamelouis Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 I'm listening to the second Bass Desires album "second sight " at the moment . The track "thrillseekers " is different class ! Scofield at his finest nearly as good as "Still Warm " Thanks Bilbo for reminding how much i LOVE Sco ! Quote
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