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Meet Chance Walte From Feerless Welcome to the first installation of The Top Shelf. For this column, I have the enviable task of playing, testing, and gathering opinions from my clientele on bass gear selected from the very top ranks. My goal is to get a feel for the gear, rather than pick it apart or [...]
Meet Dennis Moody Having participated on well over 1,000 albums, Dennis Moody has established himself at the top of the recording field. He is highly regarded in the international music scene as a skilled and versatile live and studio engineer and record producer. His ability to make great records has been well proven, having worked [...]
Meet Willis – Question… One question I have concerning the hands/bass setup relationship is, exactly how low do your set your own action? I’ve always thought a virtually straight neck made sense with fretless bass anyway, and I currently have the action on my bass setup at 1/32″ on the G and just a hair [...]
Meet Bill Bartolini – This article was published in the Tri-Valley Herald (Livermore, CA area) in the late ’60′s or early ’70′s. I have lost the original and cannot credit it properly from the dog-eared copy I found recently. The Sound of History Ray Orrock As I get older, I keep bumping into bits of [...]
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine - John Patitucci “Line By Line” www.johnpatitucci.com We’ve come to expect greatness from both the NYC jazz scene elite and John Patitucci. John’s lastest release, “Line By Line” has raised the bar on all fronts. The core trio consists of John, Brian Blade (drms) and Adam Rogers (gtr). This is a [...]
Welcome to the Contrabass Conversations podcast from Bass Musician Magazine! Contrabass Conversations is a weekly podcast produced by double bass blogger Jason Heath. The primary goal of this podcast is to foster and develop learning and communication in the global double bass community. Interviews, performances, and double bass news and resources are covered on the podcast [...]
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine – Gary Willis “Actual Fiction” & “Slaughterhouse 3″ www.garywillis.com www.Slaughterhouse3.com The first few bars of Willis’ new release, “Actual Fiction” (2007) immediately reveal this CD to be no ordinary ride. Although seeming slightly “avant-garde” or “electronica” at first listen, a deeper examination reveals the impenetrable pocket, deep groove and flawless execution [...]
Meet Reviewer Damian Erskine Avishai Cohen “As Is… Live at the Blue Note” www.avishaimusic.com Israel-born Avishai Cohen made quite a splash in 1992 after moving to NY City and has since become one of the more important contemporary voices in Jazz. In addition to playing with Brad Mehldeau, Danilo Perez, joining Chick Corea’s Band “Origin” [...]
Meet Phil Baker – DONALD BYRD & PEPPER ADAMS MOTOR CITY SCENE Track 2.-Philson Pepper Adams – Baritone Sax Donald Byrd – Trumpet Kenny Burrell – Guitar Tommy Flanagan – Piano Louis Hayes – Drums Paul Chambers – Bass Bethlehem Archives R2-75993 I’ve always found the blues fascinating. They can often, as in this case, [...]
Meet Ray Riendeau – I have always loved the sound of slap bass. Early on it was cats like Larry Grahm and Louis Johnson that opened my ears and mind to this style of bass playing. For me the marriage of notes & rhythm in this percussive style has always been intriguing. Over the years [...]
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