Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (March 2023)
Clear your calendar for a bit because it is time to roll through the top 10 bass videos for the month.
Here are the most-watched, reader favorites for March 2023. We’re stoked about this list!
1. Rush: Subdivisions (Remixed & Remastered From Multitracks)
Damon Deluca commented on the video we shared by StickHits and their remastered soundcheck video of Rush in 2012. Damon shared StickHits’ impressive remix and remaster video of Rush’s “Subdivisions.”
2. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (with Jeff Berlin): Heart Of The Sunrise
Bill Bruford shared this video earlier this month of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe’s 1989 performance at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. Jeff Berlin joined the band for this performance of “Heart Of The Sunrise,” filling in for Tony Levin.
3. Charles Berthoud: If Beethoven Were a Funk Bassist
Charles Berthoud dropped another great video yesterday, saying, “I couldn’t get this idea out of my head so here you go.” In this one, Charles makes “Für Elise” funky.
4. Jeff Beck: You Know You Know
My friend Jim Miller shared this video on Facebook recently, and I was surprised I hadn’t seen it before. Here’s Jeff Beck with Rhonda Smith performing one of my all-time favorite tunes, Mahavishnu Orchestra’s “You Know You Know,” live in Tokyo.
5. Willie Weeks: Voices Inside (Everything is Everything) Bass Solo – Live
Donny Hathaway’s “Live” album is an essential one for bassists. Of course, one of the highlights is the landmark bass solo by Willie Weeks on “Voices Inside (Everything is Everything).” Here’s Weeks recreating the solo in a live performance.
6. Davie504 and TwoSet Violin: Master of Puppets
We’ve seen Davie504 perform from home for years. But last month, he joined TwoSet Violin on stage to perform before thousands of fans. Here they are performing “Master of Puppets.”
7. Casiopea: Mid-Manhattan (Live)
One of my favorite bands since my teen years is jazz-fusion band Casiopea. When I first heard the track "Mid-Manhattan", I was instantly hooked. Here’s the band performing “Mid-Manhattan” at Blues Alley in Japan.
8. Polyphia with Charles Berthoud: Playing God
Charles Berthoud joined Polyphia for this “jamming version” video of the tune “Playing God” from the band’s latest album, “Remember That You Will Die.
9. Scary Pockets: The Chain
Scary Pockets is back with another cover, and this one grooves, thanks in part to Joe Ayoub. Guest vocalist Sophia James fronts the band on this take of Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”
10. Victor Bailey Group: Low Blow (2010)
On this day in 1960, the great Victor Bailey was born. In honor of his birthday, here’s a clip of Bailey and his group performing “Low Blow” at Moody’s Jazz Cafe in Foggia, Italy, in 2010.
