Chick's birthday bass... warning high fusion content!

[visog]

Quite a line-up for Chick's 75th birthday residencey at the Blue Note...

Bass player roster includes:[list]
[*]John Patitucci for the Elektric Band shows
[*]Marcus Miller for the 'For Miles' shows
[*]Charles Benavent for the Flamenco shows
[*]Carlitos Del Puerto for the Origin shows
[*]Aishai Cohen for the RTF acoustic shows
[*]and, finally Victor for the RTF electric shows and John McLaughlin!
[/list]
Obviously Stanley must be on tour elsewhere... Can't imagine why else he'd miss it.

That's quite a line-up and astonishing that one pianist can cover the complete repertoire (plus there's more formats too I haven't listed.)

Wish I lived nearer New York....

Edited June 9, 2016 by visog

[lowdown]

Yep, would love to go to that.
Some stunning musicians on display.
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EDIT: Already PM'd OP about age.

Edited June 9, 2016 by lowdown

[toneknob]

He's a young-looking chap, but it's his 75th. Good going! I'm sure I'll do something similar in [s]fifty[/s] [s]forty[/s] *looks at calendar, swears* years time

[visog]

Re. Age - my bad... hope I'm like Chick when I'm 75!

[toneknob]

Got to admit some of it I'd have NO idea what to expect, for example
The Three Quartets Band
The Leprechaun Band

If I had to choose I'd go with, in rough order of preference, a top 5 of
RtF electric
RtF acoustic
CC Elektric Band
For Miles
Electronica

then anything I've missed with Steve Gadd.

[visog]

[quote name='toneknob' timestamp='1465473760' post='3068539']
Got to admit some of it I'd have NO idea what to expect, for example
The Three Quartets Band
The Leprechaun Band
[/quote]

Well you either know those two records or you don't... Think the Leprechaun might have had Anthony Jackson on bass?

Anywho - I hope its recorded and released.... (pretty sure it will be - at least as a highlights package)

[toneknob]

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1465482325' post='3068629']
Well you either know those two records or you don't... Think the Leprechaun might have had Anthony Jackson on bass?
[/quote]

Ah, they're from lesser-known corners of the Corea catalog? I didn't know. I shall investigate!

edit: you're right - Anthony Jackson and Eddie Gomez on bass.

Edited June 9, 2016 by toneknob

[Owen]

I have to confess to wondering 75 years of what are Chic celebrating. Sorry, I am tired.