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Gilad Ephrat sent us his latest video for his new project, “Bassolin.” The first track, “Bread & Butter,” is a wonderful conversation between two stellar musicians.

We could call this “Tony Levin Week.” The bass legend has been busy – kicking off the Beat tour, releasing his solo album, and interviewing. Next up is gear, the story about Billy Greer leaving Kansas, our interview with TikTok sensation Bret Crow, and more.

The Brecker Brothers were in top form in this 1992 performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Michael and Randy Brecker were joined by Mike Stern on guitar, George Whitty on keyboards, James Genus on bass, and Dave Weckl on drums. Here's the complete concert.

FORQ released “Big Party” in August, and as expected, it is a terrific album. Now they’ve released a video for “Into Bright.” James Genus is featured prominently with some serious groove.

From the 1972 Montreux show, Steve Gadd and Tony Levin are throwing down on a sweet groove. This was filmed during their performance with Chuck Mangione.

Here’s Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather performing New Morning in 2001. Joined by bassist Chris Kent, drummer Gary Ferguson, and organist Rick Jackson, here’s 5-plus minutes of the band having fun while performing “Room 335.”

You’ll find so much goodness in this month’s roundup of the top 10 videos on No Treble. Kicking things off is “Ready” Freddie Washington.

Charles Berthoud shared another video showcasing his impressive skills, saying, “This is what a completely unedited bass solo sounds like.” The song is “Yesterday” by The Beatles, and it is a beautiful solo bass arrangement.

The folks at Zycopolis TV keep bringing the good stuff, like this 2004 performance of the Billy Cobham band performing “Spectrum” in 2004.

The Jaco Pastorius Archive shared another incredible recording yesterday. Joni Mitchell’s “Shadows and Light” tour stop at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles happened 45 years ago this month. This soundboard recording comes from the fourth of five concerts, and the second to last concert of the tour.

Looking back, it was a great week on No Treble. This week’s top 10 includes plenty of gear, our interview with Tony Levin, Paul Thompon’s top 10 favorite bass lines from 1984, a new Keep It Groovy bass lesson by Ryan Madora, and more.

The highly anticipated BEAT tour began on Thursday in San Jose, California. Here’s the quartet of Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey performing “Sleepless” from “Three of a Perfect Pair.”