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Drummer Billy Cobham of Mahavishnu Orchestra fame, made his most enduring contribution too the genre of jazz – fusion with his classic recording “Spectrum”. The 1973 album featured: Joe Farrell, flute, saxophones; John Tropea, guitar, and Ray Barretto, congas.
Studio legend Lee Sklar, played bass on the original version of ‘Red Baron’ and did a fine job of it. In 2001 bassist extraordinaire Marcus Miller released “M2″ and recorded an even funkier version (in my opinion) of ‘Red Baron’ and burned the tune even deeper into the jazz/fusion repertoire. Marcus changed the key of the song and of course the bass plays the melody.
This tune is a must know for all bassist regardless of which version you learn. I highly recommend learning as much of Marcus’ bass solo as possible and while you’re at it, go ahead and transcribe the solo yourself! Until next time, keep it funky.”
Click below to download the original as well as the Marcus Miller transcription
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Lucas Pickford has written 26 articles in BMM.
I grew up in both Southern and Northern California and started playing the bass at age 13 after hearing and falling in love with the sound of Jaco Pastorius and Weather Report. My father Loren Pickford is a tremendous jazz musician and pretty much taught me everything I know about harmony, theory, and chord scales. He threw me in the deep end so to speak and I started gigging professionally with him at age 14. My dad dropped me off in Boston in 1988 at age 17 to attend Berklee College of Music on a scholarship. I graduated in three years with honors in 1991.
After Berklee I spent time in New Orleans and New York City. I returned to school and received my Masters Degree in 1996 from the Boston Conservatory. Along the way I've had the good fortune to travel around the globe and play with some great musicians like Mike Clark and the Headhunters, Charles Haynes, Aaron Goldberg, Matt Garrison, Robert Randolph, Brian Blade, Steve Hass, Jorge Rossy, Erik Jekebson, Will Boulware, Kurt Rosenwinkle, Dr. John, Scott Kinsey, Vinx, Kai Eckhardt, Bruce Flowers, Mino Cinelu, Susan Tedeschi, Steve Houghton, George Garzone, Dow Brain, Kei Akagi, Tiger's Baku, Greg Tardy, Antonio Sanchez, Steve Hunt, Bob Moses, and many others. I taught college for a couple of years in Massachusetts but recently my wife Kristin and I have returned to living on the West Coast and now live in the Bay Area where we enjoy it very much.
My debut CD with Steve Hunt called "Blown Fuse" has become a "post-fusion classic" of sorts and has recieved some great reviews from some really special musicians. Be sure to pick up a copy while you're here!
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- Pat Metheny Composition, “Everyday I Thank You” : Pick’s Transcription Workshop
- Pick’s Transcription Workshop: Marcus Miller’s Live Solo “Scoop”
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