Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (December 2022)
We closed out 2022 strong, and some of that was thanks to some stellar bass videos throughout the month.
Here are the top 10 No Treble reader favorites for December 2022. Thanks for watching!
1. Steely Dan: Late Show Performance (1995)
On October 20, 1995, Steely Dan appeared on The Late Show. Here’s a great video by Don Giller with all the music from that episode. In the second part, you can see the band performing “Josie,” with Tom Barney on bass and Peter Erskine on drums.
2. The Winery Dogs: Xanadu
The Winery Dogs recently announced a new album is coming. Yesterday, they dropped the video for their first single. Here’s Billy Sheehan, Richie Kotzen, and Mike Portnoy performing “Xanadu” from “III.”
3. YYNOT: What You’re Doing (Live at the Coach House)
YYNOT took the stage at the Coach House and rocked the house. In this clip from the show, the band performs Rush’s “What You’re Doing.” The mix is absolutely incredible, and Tim Starace is coming through loud and clear.
4. Jaco Pastorius Quintet: Invitation (1981)
We can always count on Rick Suchow to deliver the goods. In honor of Jaco Pastorius’s birthday today, Rick has made available a clip he recorded of Jaco’s quintet performing “Invitation” at Seventh Avenue South in April 1981. The lineup included Michael Brecker and Peter Erskine.
5. Stuart Clayton: Come On, Come Over
Stuart Clayton is back with another bass cover/transcription video, and this one is “devilishly challenging to play accurately,” he says. From Jaco Pastorius’s debut album, Stuart plays through “Come On, Come Over” on his Mayones Viking bass.
6. Fleetwood Mac: You Make Loving Fun
Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” is the first record I remember loving, and my favorite tracks were the ones Christine McVie wrote. I was devastated to hear of her passing on Wednesday. Here’s the band in 1977 performing McVie’s “You Make Loving Fun.”
7. Weather Report: Where The Moon Goes (Live, 1984)
Wayne Shorter shared this video recently, and it brought back a lot of great memories. Weather Report (with Victor Bailey) took the stage on September 27, 1984, in Tokyo. Here’s the band performing Zawinul’s “Where The Moon Goes.”
8. John McLaughlin: One Night Stand (Live, 1991)
Zycopolis TV dropped another gem of a video a couple of days ago from Jazz à Vienne 1991. Here’s John McLaughin, Dominique Di Piazza, and Trilok Gurtu performing “One Night Stand.”
9. Karina Rykman with Mike Gordon: City Kids
Karina Rykman has been covering the East Coast on her latest winter tour. On December 3rd, she performed in Burlington, Vermont, and welcomed Phish bassist Mike Gordon onto the stage for an extended version of “City Kids.”
10. Scary Pockets: How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore
Scary Pockets was joined by guest vocalist Hunter Elizabeth and guitarist Joe Bonamassa for this excellent cover of Prince’s “How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore.” Calvin Turner’s smooth bass lines back the tune perfectly.
