Vincenzo Virgillito’s “Precondition”: A Groundbreaking Bass Journey Honoring Mingus and Jaco
Italian jazz bassist Vincenzo Virgillito has put the bass in the spotlight on his new album, Precondition. The masterful musician utilized double bass, electric bass, and fretless basses as well as analog pedals to create the record’s varying soundscape. With the exception of one track, the entire album was recorded without any overdubs or looping.
Virgillito composed all but two tracks, one of which is the jazz standard “Goodbye Pork Pie Hat” by bass icon Charles Mingus. Another homage to a legend is Virgillito’s “Word Drops (Jaco’s Midnight)”, which features beautiful tone and rich chordal playing for a pensive atmosphere.
Precondition is out now on Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more.
Precondition Track List:
- Through Windows
- Reset
- Word Drops (Jaco’s Midnight)
- Reset II
- Stars in the Mirror (My Sons)
- Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
- Reset III Off The Time
- Segment
- Reset IV Disc-on-nect Space
- Danny Boy (Remembering Bill Evans)
- Reset V Transiens
- …And Then Stop and Go
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
