TKenrick Posted April 30, 2017 Author Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) Something old, something new-ish: Bob Babbitt's groove on 'Inner City Blues' Grooving with harmonics: Squarepusher - 'Iambic 9 Poetry' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted July 1, 2017 Author Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) Having spent the last couple of months enduring all sorts of self-induced technical hitches it's finally time for some new content. First up is part 1 of a clinic with Janek Gwizdala that I bootlegged in 2007 when I was studying at ACM in Guildford. Here he talks about what he learned by 'ripping off' great players like Herbie Hancock, Allan Holdsworth and George Benson: There's a PDF of the transcribed speech/widdling available HERE Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) New note-for-note transcription of Louis Johnson's part on Michael Jackson's 'Get On The Floor' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 (edited) New Groove of The Week post on the blog: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 'Genuine Pt.1' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted September 8, 2017 Author Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) Some new things have gone up on the site today: - Part 2 of a Janek Gwizdala Masterclass from 2007 where he discusses how he got into playing the bass, following Laurence Cottle about, how he developed his technique and why he advocates singing while playing: Transcription is HERE - New transcriptions in the archive: The Temptations - 'My Girl' James Bay - 'Hold Back The River' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Great coverage. He did a masterclass in 2009 in my first term at ACM and he was pretty similar to how he was here, although I think he might have been touring with VV Brown at that point. It's funny that during the masterclass I went to, he knew nothing about gear and was very bullish in his persona, a stark contrast to what we see in the YT vlog. Funnily enough these days, I find myself caring less about gear and more about transcribing and improvisation, so I wish his vlog covered more what he said in he masterclass as I'd appreciate it more now. Did you record any others? I wish it was something I had done, there were masterclasses from Ruphus Philpot, Laurence Cottle, and Gary Willis, all where I only remember bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 [quote name='OliverBlackman' timestamp='1505295318' post='3370763'] Great coverage. He did a masterclass in 2009 in my first term at ACM and he was pretty similar to how he was here, although I think he might have been touring with VV Brown at that point. It's funny that during the masterclass I went to, he knew nothing about gear and was very bullish in his persona, a stark contrast to what we see in the YT vlog. Funnily enough these days, I find myself caring less about gear and more about transcribing and improvisation, so I wish his vlog covered more what he said in he masterclass as I'd appreciate it more now. Did you record any others? I wish it was something I had done, there were masterclasses from Ruphus Philpot, Laurence Cottle, and Gary Willis, all where I only remember bits. [/quote] It's definitely amusing to see how he has relaxed his stance on certain topics - this may or may not be as a result of his desire to appeal to a wider audience; more people want to watch videos about gear than want to actually get down to it and [i]do the work. [/i] There weren't that many decent clinics when I was there (2005-2008), I think I we had Stu Hamm, Todd Johnson and the rhythm section from Jamiroquai. I would've loved it if we'd had Rufus, Laurence or Gary! I actually found that the most informative ones were from drummers... The last part of the Janek thing should be up in a week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted September 15, 2017 Author Share Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) Weekly transcription updates: A lovely Chic groove that isn't 'Good Times' or 'Le Freak': Groove of The Week 47 Corinne Bailey Rae - 'Put Your Records On' Paramore - 'That's What You Get' Kool & The Gang - 'Celebration' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 (edited) New Groove of The Week post featuring Hiatus Kaiyote's 'By Fire' HERE Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 (edited) Groove of The Week #49: Damian Erskine's 'Kaluanui' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Janek Gwizdala masterclass 2007 part 3/3 is up now: PDF download of the transcription is available HERE Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) The 50th (and final) Groove of The Week comes courtesy of Me'shell Ndegeocello: Joshua Redman - 'Greasy G' Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 13, 2017 Author Share Posted October 13, 2017 (edited) If you can sight read this at tempo then you're a better man (or woman) than I am:Mark Giuliana - 'One Month' Other new charts on the site: The Monkees - Daydream Believer Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody Duffy - Warwick Avenue Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dand666 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Man, thats nuts. Awesome rhythm reading dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 [quote name='dand666' timestamp='1508933037' post='3395431'] Man, thats nuts. Awesome rhythm reading dude. [/quote] Thanks! I cheated slightly in that the transcription process helped me to internalise the line so I wasn't [i]really[/i] sight reading it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) Full transcription and analysis of why Jaco's debut recording as a sideman is so significant when looking at his influence in a wider context: You can find the transcription and written analysis HERE Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted November 3, 2017 Author Share Posted November 3, 2017 (edited) John Deacon's fantastic part on Queen's 'We Are The Champions'... great ledger line reading practice!Queen - 'We Are The Champions' bass transcription Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted November 10, 2017 Author Share Posted November 10, 2017 (edited) The great Deon Estus being a very bad man on possibly the campest song ever:Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go bass transcription Edited November 15, 2017 by TKenrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 This is, without a doubt, my favourite Louis Johnson/Michael Jackson collaboration: Michael Jackson - 'Burn This Disco Out' bass transcription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConstantineIsslamow Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 So many great bass scores. Thanks for all your hard work. Cheers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 11/21/2017 at 13:48, ConstantineIsslamow said: So many great bass scores. Thanks for all your hard work. Cheers Thanks, always nice to hear that people get something out of the site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 On 21/11/2017 at 13:48, ConstantineIsslamow said: So many great bass scores. Thanks for all your hard work. Cheers quite the compliment when coming from you, Constantine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 New walking bass transcription/lesson featuring things that I stole from John Patitucci: Learning by Stealing - walking bass a la John Patitucci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted December 3, 2017 Author Share Posted December 3, 2017 Insanely fun bassline to play - I would never have guessed that it was Nathan East, though! Every day's a school day... Kenny Loggins - 'Footloose' bass transcription Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKenrick Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) Some sublime Jamerson-style keyboard bass playing by Donny Hathaway makes this the only Christmas tune worth bothering with: Donny Hathaway - 'This Christmas' bass transcription Edited December 10, 2017 by TKenrick Stupidity - assumed it was Willie Weeks on bass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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