Panagiotis Andreou and Federico Malaman: Quando quando quando
Two of our favorite bassists got together to jam. In this clip, Panagiotis Andreou and Federico Malaman perform and all-bass version of “Quando quando quando.” I had to look up the origin of the tune, which is an Italian pop song from the early ’60s. Turns out it was one of the best selling singles of all time, with more...
Top 10: The Most Watched Bass Videos (February 2018)
Happy Saturday. What a great day to kick back and check out the top 10 bass videos for the month. Here are the 10 reader favorite videos from February 2018. Thanks for watching, commenting and sharing! 1. Metallica: Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth), Live in Chicago 1983 Every year we celebrate Cliff Burton’s birthday, who would have turned 56 on February 10th....
Karl Clews: School Days
Karl Clews just sent us his latest, and it is killer. Karl took Stanley Clarke’s classic “School Days” and turned it into an all-bass arrangement.
The True Loves: Mary Pop Poppins
I’m a huge fan of the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio, which helped me discover The True Loves. And now I’ve spent a lot of time listening to both groups, which share a few members. Here’s their performance of “Mary Pop Poppins,” at KEXP’s studios in October 2017, with Bryant Moore on bass. (The track is available on Bandcamp, as part...
Jerzy Six: Sung to Sleep
Jerzy Six took on an ambitious project: transcribing Michael Manring’s “Sung to Sleep” and arranging it as a solo piccolo bass piece. The song was originally recorded as a piano piece for Manring’s 1988 album, A Winter’s Solstice II.
Zander Zon: Unchained Melody
A few weeks ago, Zander Zon shared his arrangement of the Elvis Presley tune, “Can’t Help Falling In Love.” That inspired him to tackle another classic: “Unchained Melody.” “My parents grew up [in the sixties], so I heard all these hits as a kid; I always wanted to arrange this one on bass and it works really well in standard...
Vulfpeck: Business Casual
I received Vulfpeck’s Mr Finish Line on vinyl recently, and I’ve been spinning it ever since. Here’s the most recent video release for the track, “Business Casual.” I love the vocals on this one, and as always, the bass playing of Joe Dart.
The Lao Tizer Band: Metropolis
We don’t often get emails from pianists, but that changed with a note from Lao Tizer, who shared his latest video. This is the premiere video for The Lao Tizer Band, and a track from their upcoming CD & DVD combo release, Songs From The Swinghouse. The album features two bassists: Cheikh N’Doye on ngoni bass and Ric Fierabracci on...
The Wood Brothers: River Takes The Town (Live)
The Wood Brothers visited WFUV in January to perform some of their songs from their new album, One Drop of Truth. Here’s their performance of the album’s opening track, “River Takes The Town,” with Chris Wood laying down the low end.
Bass Gear Roundup: The Top Gear Stories in February 2018
The amount of new bass gear news coming out of each year’s Winter NAMM show always means there’s a healthy dose of stories in February. This year was no exception. Here are the top 10 No Treble reader favorite gear stories for the month. Thanks for reading, commenting and sharing. 1. Fender Limited Edition Parallel Universe ’51 Telecaster PJ Bass...
Lake Street Dive: Good Kisser (Live)
Good news! Lake Street Dive’s new album, Free Yourself Up, is releasing on May 4th. Even better, we get a sneak peek with this new video from the band performing the track “Good Kisser” live. As always, Bridget Kearney masterfully handles the bass and backing vocals. The album is .
Marcelo Yakko: Summer Loop
I always enjoy receiving new videos from Marcelo Yakko, and he once again showed me why with his latest, “Summer Loop.” Marcelo describes it as a “Simple theme with idea of development for loop… that belongs to a collection I will present in video clips … only with the electric bass and the loopera.” The song and the video are...