Simon Fitzpatrick: Country Boy
It has been quite a while since we’ve seen a new video from Simon Fitzpatrick, but that changes today. Here’s Simon’s version of Albert Lee’s “Country Boy”.
Huntsmen: Carry On
Our good friend Marc Stranger-Najjar shared this video the other day, and it knocked me out. His band, Huntsmen, took Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young’s “Carry On” and made it their own. “The theme of surviving, navigating, and attempting to transmute world-destroying change has been a constant in our lyrical content. And, we’ve been transparent about our love of Crosby,...
Weekly Top 10: An Introduction to Ghost Notes, “Patrol Acrobatique” Transcription, Wonder Women: Lynn Keller, New Bass Gear, and More
Another week wraps, which means it is time to celebrate all the bass goodness of the week. Here are the top 10 No Treble reader favorites.
Rebecca Johnson and Con Settineri: Home Studio Jam #2
I love it when Rebecca Johnson records the “home jam” videos with Con Settineri. Here’s one she just posted, which she titled “Home studio jam #2”.
Marcus Miller with Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band: One Take Sight Reading
There aren’t many people like Marcus Miller. I just stumbled upon this jaw-dropping video of Marcus in 2011 playing on a track for the Big Phat Band and Take 6. The song is “Never Enough”. Marcus nailed it in one take!
Snarky Puppy: Binky (Live at GroundUP Music Festival, 2018)
With minimal touring the past two years, Snarky Puppy is releasing never-before-seen videos from their vault. Here’s one of Michael League and the band performing “Binky” live at the GroundUP Music Festival in 2018.
Nick Latham: Rise & Shine
It has been a while since we’ve heard from Nick Latham, but we were thrilled when he shared this new video with us. Check out his video for “Rise & Shine”, from his upcoming album. We love the story and the tune!
Mike Frost: Free Fallin’
Our friend Mike Frost sent me a handful of videos to check out. We’re digging every single one, but today, we’re sharing his arrangement of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’”. I love his fretless work so much on this one.
Juliaplaysgroove: Come Back And Stay
Juliaplaysgroove is changing things up by adding fretless bass to the mix. In this clip, she takes on Pino Palladino’s bass line on Paul Young’s “Come Back And Stay”.
Austin Bolden: “Patrol Acrobatique” Bass Cover and Transcription
No Treble reader Austin Bolden sent us this great video of his play along and transcription of Joe Dart’s funky bass line on The Fearless Flyers tune, “Patrol Acrobatique”.
Maarten Plukker: River People
No Treble reader Maarten Plukker sent us a video of him taking on the funky Jaco Pastorius tune, “River People”. He said while many others have covered a few of Jaco’s other tunes, he believes this is one of Jaco’s more underrated bass lines.
Julia Hofer: Top 5 Bee Gees Bass Lines
Julia Hofer’s “Top 5” videos are super popular around here, and this time she’s focusing on her favorite lines from The Bee Gees and the work of Maurice Gibb.