ambient Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1503249178' post='3356688'] That's 'Melvin Davies' on Bass duties at the back, He can solo a bit. [media]http://youtu.be/wGMCa2F474I[/media] [/quote] I love him, he's amazing. He was over here recently with Chaka Khan. I didn't see any of the gigs, but everyone I know who did said how fantastic he was. Love his 7 string Smiths too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1503262265' post='3356839'] I love him, he's amazing. He was over here recently with Chaka Khan. I didn't see any of the gigs, but everyone I know who did said how fantastic he was. Love his 7 string Smiths too. [/quote] Yes, he is pretty special. His solos are really quite fluid and melodic. I was lucky to see him at Ronnie Scott's with Dave Grusin and Lee Ritenour. The whole thing was pretty impressive. I came away thinking that I had been in the company of some pretty serious musicianship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 It infuriates me when you get the atypical 'why is that guitarist playing a bass', or similar, type comments. Makes me want to ask why that person isn't playing their bass lines on a tuba! Same difference. It's his music, he wrote it to play, he plays the bass guitar, get over it. For the record, I didn't like the music. Great player(s) though! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 This thread feels like being stuck in a timewarp back to the internet of fifteen years ago. A bassist playing a melody, whatever next!? Threads about ERB bashing will be along in a year or two... I love bassists who take the bass away from root/fifth stuff at the first position but this just didn't grab me. The music was a bit flat and lacking in the sort of harmonic content I like. It came off as a fairly long, repetitive effort. But I could listen to a bassist blow over changes for 8 minutes to something more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 32-bar AABA form ( with pre-agreed intro and ending ) ..... take it away Red ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_htGBKvXWpI[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 [quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1503308007' post='3356988'] 32-bar AABA form ( with pre-agreed intro and ending ) ..... take it away Red ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_htGBKvXWpI[/media] [/quote] Smashing, I love Mitchell and Terry. I've heard Mitchell had his bass tuned in fifths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 (edited) [quote name='DaveFry' timestamp='1503308007' post='3356988'] 32-bar AABA form ( with pre-agreed intro and ending ) ..... take it away Red ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_htGBKvXWpI[/media] [/quote] Yeah, that's lovely. There is a transcription knocking around on the net somewhere of just Red's solo(s). (broken down into various sections) Bass is not in standard tuning either ? Blimey, nearly forgot, Clark Terry is brilliant on this. Thanks for the post. EDIT: Seems EssentialTension posted while I was typing. Edited August 21, 2017 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Mitchell's tuning is (low to high) C-G-D-A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Oh, ok (Cello tuning, but down an octave). That explains that open C at the end. This is really great listening (the pair of them). I haven't heard it in ages and forgot how good it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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