Monk Montgomery

[lowdown]

Just following on from something Bilbo said in another post.
'PLECTRUM PLAYING'

Monk the the brother of Wes Montgomery was a great swing Electric Bassist,
Using a pick and his Jazz bass.
Any arsed horn player who is only good at blowing himself,
who says 'you cant swing on electric'
should take a listen to this. [ Bock to Bock ]
A bit layed back.
But goes into 4's at about 1-40
[url="http://www.last.fm/music/Wes+Montgomery/_/Bock+to+Bock"]http://www.last.fm/music/Wes+Montgomery/_/Bock+to+Bock[/url]

Monk is a bit forgotten nowdays.

Garry

[99ster]

[quote name='lowdown' post='250102' date='Jul 29 2008, 12:24 AM']Just following on from something Bilbo said in another post.
'PLECTRUM PLAYING'

Monk the the brother of Wes Montgomery was a great swing Electric Bassist,
Using a pick and his Jazz bass.
Any arsed horn player who is only good at blowing himself,
who says 'you cant swing on electric'
should take a listen to this. [ Bock to Bock ]
A bit layed back.
But goes into 4's at about 1-40
[url="http://www.last.fm/music/Wes+Montgomery/_/Bock+to+Bock"]http://www.last.fm/music/Wes+Montgomery/_/Bock+to+Bock[/url]

Monk is a bit forgotten nowdays.

Garry[/quote]


And he was one of the very first players to make the change from double bass to 'Fender Bass' - a true pioneer...

[jakenewmanbass]

Bob Cranshaw is another hard swinging electric player (he plays upright too)
There is a bass player in Preston called Gary Culshaw, swings like sh*t off a shovel.
He was my tutor in college and although I mostly play upright for jazz now I don't mind saying it's the one thing I am sure I do well. I can swing just as hard on electric as upright. Sounds different but the feel is there.

[Mcgiver69]

If I'm not mistaken Monk was the first to ever record a Jazz record with an electric bass.

Edited July 28, 2008 by Mcgiver69

[lowdown]

[quote name='Mcgiver69' post='250106' date='Jul 29 2008, 12:34 AM']If I'm not mistaken Monk was the first to ever record a Jazz record with an electric bass.[/quote]

I think you might be right,
I am sure i have read that somewhere.
Thinks me might just go and google that...

Garry

[BassBod]

Always loved the Monk I've heard (Lionel Hampton made him him do it...apparantly. No Fender, no gig.) I thought he played a Pbass, with his thumb? Also +1 for Bob Cranshaw - great sound.

BB

[Bilbo]

I pride myself on being able to swing on the electric (particularly as I grew up listening to the agreed wisdom that it can't be done) - it all depends on the tone and the other musicians. If the drummer and piano/guitar player I am playing with aren't in there, then there's not a lot I can do about it. But if they are in that pocket, I can swing like a swingy thing from Swingtown. Fortunately, most of the players I perform with nowadays are in there and the results are happening.

[lowdown]

I have been doing some Rat Pack corporate stuff of late with quite a big band,
And doing it on electric does not seem to be a problem with them.


Garry

[Soulfinger]

[quote name='lowdown' post='250102' date='Jul 29 2008, 01:24 AM']Monk the the brother of Wes Montgomery was a great swing Electric Bassist,
Using a pick and his Jazz bass.[/quote]

Monk Montgomery started playing electric in 1953, more than seven years before the Jazz Bass was introduced.
With Wes, he played a P, plucking with his thumb.

Later in his career, he did indeed switch to a J - and it sure sounds like he´s using a pick here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3lhVYQGXk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3lhVYQGXk[/url]

[lowdown]

[quote name='Soulfinger' post='250541' date='Jul 29 2008, 04:17 PM']Monk Montgomery started playing electric in 1953, more than seven years before the Jazz Bass was introduced.
With Wes, he played a P, plucking with his thumb.

Later in his career, he did indeed switch to a J - and it sure sounds like he´s using a pick here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3lhVYQGXk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI3lhVYQGXk[/url][/quote]

Just looked at my original statement.....
No where does it state that he used a Jazz bass in 1953..
Just that he played a Jazz bass with a pick.


Garry