Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (January 2024)
Here’s your monthly playlist, full of all kinds of bass goodness.
This list is comprised of the top 10 reader-favorite videos for the month of January 2024.
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1. Steve Morse/David Grisman/Rob Wasserman Trio: Merv Griffin Show Appearance (1985)
In 1985, three award-winning musicians – guitarist Steve Morse, mandolinist David Grisman, and bassist Rob Wasserman – performed together for the first time on the Merv Griffin Show.
2. Jaco Pastorius: Three Bass Solos from 1977 Herbie Hancock Tour
For many years, I’ve loved the records of Jaco Pastorius during Herbie Hancock’s 1977 tour. Jaco was 25 at the time. Music Universe put together this video of three of Jaco’s solos during the tour, spanning three cities.
3. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (with Jeff Berlin): Long Distance Runaround
Bill Bruford consistently shares great videos on his channel. Here’s a recent one from a 1989 performance of Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe performing “Long Distance Runaround.” Jeff Berlin filled in for Tony Levin for this concert.
4. Tal Wilkenfeld: Reflections on the 2007 Crossroads Performance with Jeff Beck
Tal Wilkenfeld was a guest on Lex Fridman’s podcast, and she shared this segment, reflecting on her 2007 Crossroads performance with Jeff Beck.
5. Jaco Pastorius: “So What” Bass Solo (Live in 1986)
The folks at Music Universe shared this video featuring Jaco Pastorius. This clip was recorded during a 1986 performance in Salzburg, Austria. Jaco solos over the classic Miles Davis tune, “So What,” backed by drummer Michael Kersting.
6. Andy Summers: Jamming with Tal Wilkenfeld
Andy Summers shared a video yesterday titled “Jamming with Tal…” In this clip, they perform The Police’s “Walking On The Moon,” with Tal Wilkenfeld handling the vocals.
7. Tedeschi Trucks Band: “Palace of the King”, with Billy Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughan
This video from 2016 just hit my radar, and it’s a great one. Tedeschi Trucks Band took the stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival with some special guests. Here they are performing Freddie King’s “Palace of the King” with Billy Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughan.
8. Allman Betts Family Revival: Tal Wilkenfeld Bass Solo / Whipping Post
More videos are popping up from the Allman Betts Family Revival tour, which includes Tal Wilkenfeld on bass. Here’s one from the December 14, 2023 show in Spartanburg, SC. The video starts with a bass solo by Tal before the band kicks in on “Whipping Post.”
9. Charles Berthoud: Victor Wooten’s Hardest Solo (Made Even Harder)
Charles Berthoud took Victor Wooten’s “Classical Thump” and added some twists of his own. Or as he said, taking Vic’s hardest solo, and making it harder.
10. Yuki Sugahar: Portrait of Tracy
I saw a video on YouTube titled, “Buddhist Priest Plays: Jaco Pastorius ‘Portrait of Tracy’,” and of course, I immediately clicked on it. Yuki Sugahar was inspired by the Robert Trujillo episode of Geddy Lee’s “Are Bass Players Human Too?” and recorded this after.
