The original baddest bass in the west

[White Cloud]

[i]A people without knowledge of their past, history, origins and culture is like a tree without roots.[/i]

This is well worth a watch - the original bass hero imho.

[url="https://youtu.be/OUo3Nv7k4R0"]https://youtu.be/OUo3Nv7k4R0[/url]

Edited May 28, 2015 by White Cloud

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[quote name='White Cloud' timestamp='1432849281' post='2785686']
...the original bass hero imho.
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Absolutely, thanks for posting.
I was watching The Man Behind The Bass only recently, fascinating musician.

http://youtu.be/uP3r_CN0yRo

[miles'tone]

Wow! Thank you both for those vids!
I've never really been into Jack Bruce but I now realise that I've completely misunderstood him all these years.
What a pedigree.. Pro at 15 etc... Sh**!
Very informative hour just spent there.

Wow! 👍

[White Cloud]

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1432895006' post='2785931']
I've never really been into Jack Bruce but I now realise that I've completely misunderstood him all these years.
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Job done....you are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch

[louisthebass]

Jack Bruce was a great bassist - Cream were a band I listened to when I had been playing a while. Was lucky enough to see him play at the 2nd Bass Centre Weekend at City of London Poly in 1988 - he did a cracking version of "Politician" with (I think) his nephew on guitar and Neal Wilkinson on drums.

One of the greats, it's sad that he's no longer with us but his music lives on.

[jazzyvee]

[quote name='miles'tone' timestamp='1432895006' post='2785931']
Wow! Thank you both for those vids!
I've never really been into Jack Bruce but I now realise that I've completely misunderstood him all these years.
What a pedigree.. Pro at 15 etc... Sh**!
Very informative hour just spent there.

Wow!
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+ 1

[Bassman Sam]

Thanks for the vids, I've not seen the one with Gary Moore before. Excellent. I've been a fan of Jack Bruce since the Cream days, he was such a talent.

[julesb]

Songs for a tailor, Harmony Row and Out of the storm are masterpieces. Brilliant all round musician and superb singer.

[ahpook]

Thanks for posting - I've also not seen the Gary Moor one before.

[Phil Adams]

My lifelong hero. Nuff said.

[visog]

[b]
[size=4]"The original baddest bass in the west" - The North surely?[/size][/b]

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[quote name='visog' timestamp='1433080007' post='2787596']
[b] "The original baddest bass in the west" - The North surely?[/b]
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Depends how you look at it... Scotland's in The West, isn't it..? As opposed to The East, I mean.

[visog]

No it's in the North

[discreet]

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1433247161' post='2789304']
No it's in the North
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Er... do you think I don't know where Scotland is?
If you divide the planet into Oriental and Occidental, Scotland's Occidental, i.e. in The West.

[visog]

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Scotland's Occidental
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Shouldn't that be Och'cidental?

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[quote name='visog' timestamp='1433311197' post='2789878']
Shouldn't that be Och'cidental?
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Stop it! I'm trying to be pedantic, here.

[White Cloud]

Good stuff folks!

It always struck me that Jack was an enormously talented yet unusual fretless player. He predominantly played unlined fretless yet under scrutiny his intonation was often very precise...and he avoided many of the more common fretless techniques.

There was something special about both of his expressive musical voices...

[KevB]

He started off on cello and then DB so that probably helped enormously with intonation.