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Bass Players and Bass Guitar Fans, Bass Musician Magazine Online
Cassie Taylor: Born Of The Blues… Is it possible to be born with grit in your DNA? In the case of bassist-singer Cassie Taylor, whose album Out Of My Mind drops today, the answer is decidedly yes. She’s the daughter of award-winning blues innovator Otis Taylor, and it seems she’s well on her way to… [Continue Reading]
Ed Lucie is the Associate Professor of the Berklee College Of Music Bass Department, and he will be happy to answer your questions! So feel free to ask away, and we will forward your questions to Ed. Q: Is the ability to play with good time something that can be improved with practice, or is… [Continue Reading]
3 Doors Down Bassist Charged With Vehicular Homicide… Todd Harrell, bassist and founding member of the multi-platinum selling band 3 Doors Down, has been charged by Nashville police with vehicular homicide. Police say Harrell’s speeding car clipped a pickup truck on Interstate 40, sending it down an embankment and killing the truck’s driver, 47-year old… [Continue Reading]
For fans of Paul McCartney’s solo career, the just-announced reissue of his excellent Wings Over America live set from 1976 has been a long-awaited and much anticipated event. Like other recent re-releases from his solo catalog, Paul is giving Wings’ long lost live album the deluxe treatment in a big way, with a four-disc box… [Continue Reading]
This month we revive a column that first appeared late last year… Ed Lucie is the Associate Professor of the Berklee College Of Music Bass Department, and he will be happy to answer your questions! So feel free to ask away, and we will forward your questions to Ed. Q: “There seems to be some… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Eric Clapton: Old Sock (Bushbranch Records) / Bassists: Willie Weeks, Paul McCartney The Album: Eric Clapton has worn many musical personas over the years, tying them all together with his gritty guitar and distinctive vocal. So it goes with his new set Old Sock, Eric’s 20th studio album. The beauty of… [Continue Reading]
Chuck Goff, longtime bassist for country music star Toby Keith, has died after a car crash in Oklahoma two days ago. Keith released this statement on his website: “We are deeply saddened by the sudden death of our band member, Chuck Goff. He was a close friend for over 25 years, the band leader and… [Continue Reading]
If there were ever a bassist who excelled at thinking outside the box, it’s Tony Levin. A session veteran with over 500 album credits, he has pushed the boundaries of bass playing farther than most, from his unique approach to crafting lines to the actual instruments and tools he delivers those low frequencies on. He’s… [Continue Reading]
Chris Squire Takes A Straight And Stronger Course… by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine March 2013 I’m not really sure when the term “progressive rock” came to be, or for that matter, the more user-friendly “prog-rock”. Back in the day, when Yes first landed on everyone’s musical radar, the only term I recall using was… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Robben Ford: Bringing It Back Home (Provogue) / Bassist: David Piltch The Album: Guitarist Robben Ford returns to his blues roots on this latest release, and assembles an A-list quartet to help out. It’s the music he started with, years before he became a well-known name in the jazz -pop world with… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Various Artists: 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief (Columbia) / Bassists: Darryl Jones, Willie Weeks, Pino Palladino, Greg Smith, others. The Album: Released this week, just over a month after it aired to millions around the globe, there are still some who have not yet heard this concert– including, of course,… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Steve Lukather: Transition (Mascot Records) / Bassists: Lee Sklar, Tal Wilkenfeld, Nathan East, Renee Jones, John Pierce The Album: Toto co-founder and session veteran Steve Lukather releases his seventh solo album, and it’s a gem. The man clearly has an innate ability to tap into a deep well of emotion and… [Continue Reading]
Early Allman Bros. With Bassist Berry Oakley To Be Released… The Allman Brothers Band is set to release two high-quality vintage recordings of their early incarnations on February 12. One of rock’s most iconic live acts, and members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Allmans fortunately recorded many of their live shows and… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Joe Lovano w/ Us Five: Cross Culture (Blue Note Records) / Bassists: Esperanza Spalding, Peter Slavov The Album: This is Lovano’s third consecutive release with his Us Five group, following 2009′s Folk Art and 2011′s Bird Songs, and it is a brilliant work that highlights the ensemble’s improvisational telepathy and Joe’s… [Continue Reading]
Anthony Jackson, Christian McBride and John Patitucci Among Bassists at Newport Jazz 2013… The lineup for the 59th annual Newport Jazz Festival, which will take place in late summer, was announced yesterday. The legendary event, held in Newport, R.I., will again feature an incredible array of jazz bassists taking part in the festivities, either as featured… [Continue Reading]
Geezer Butler & Black Sabbath Return With New Album… Rock legends Black Sabbath have announced the title of their new album, 13, which will be released this June. The original Black Sabbath–Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar) and Geezer Butler (bass)–have recorded the album primarily in Los Angeles and were joined at the sessions by drummer… [Continue Reading]
Chris Squire & Yes To Perform Classic Albums In Entirety: The iconic and Grammy-winning rock band Yes will present a triple-header concert tour this year, performing three of their classic albums in their entirety in one evening. The group will be playing “The Yes Album”, “Close To The Edge” and “Going For The One”, which are… [Continue Reading]
The John Patitucci Interview, Part Two (Click to Read Part 1 in the December 2012 Issue of Bass Musician Magazine) Last month’s Bass Musician featured Part One of my interview with bassist John Patitucci. Here is the second part, which picks up after John explains the musical concepts he stresses to students and the importance of having… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Alicia Keys: Girl On Fire ( RCA Records ) / Bassists: Bruno Mars, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Steve Mostyn, James “Malay” Ho The Album: Girl on “low flame” might be more accurate, as Alicia mostly misses the mark on her fifth studio album. Girl On Fire suffers from lazy writing and frequent overproduction, and… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Hip-O-Select / Motown) / Bassists: Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, others The Album: Forty years ago Marvin Gaye was faced with the challenge of following up not only his biggest selling album ever, but one of Motown’s as well, the groundbreaking What’s Going On…. [Continue Reading]
John Patitucci – Jazz Icon Goes Interactive by Rick Suchow: Bass Musician Magazine December 2012… We are bass players living in the Internet age. Information comes to us from everywhere, a click away, in an instant. We all travel the same musical frequency, ask the same questions, but suddenly the amount of access we have to… [Continue Reading]
Marcus Miller’s tour bus flipped over yesterday, killing the driver and injuring Miller and members of his band. Currently on tour in Switzerland, the band was traveling to Hengelo where they were set to perform this evening. As reported by several news agencies, the bus tipped over on a busy highway. Although the driver at… [Continue Reading]
Jimmy Haslip: Modern Improvisation For Bass (Instructional Book: Alfred Music) In his introduction to this excellent book, Jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on improvisation: “In my opinion, it involves improving your musicianship and constantly raising your bar of musical knowledge,” he writes,”as well as finding a spiritual path that leads you to a… [Continue Reading]
RICK’S PICKS: Van Morrison: Born To Sing: No Plan B (Exile) / Bassist: Paul Moore The Album: The Belfast songmaster’s first new album in four years is a jazzy, bluesy, soulful affair, and as always, unmistakably Van Morrison. Unfortunately, it’s a hit or miss affair as well, and the second half of the album… [Continue Reading]
Aerosmith Bassist Tom Hamilton: Time Traveler by Rick Suchow – Bass Musician Magazine November 2012… First things first. For those who might want to refer to Tom Hamilton as merely “the bass player from Aerosmith”, let’s refine the man’s credentials a bit. Here are the numbers: 150 million-plus records sold, including 25 gold, 18 platinum… [Continue Reading]
