Leonid & Friends: Questions 67 & 68
I love it when Leonid Vorobyev shares a new video with his band, Leonid & Friends. In this video, the Chicago tribute band takes on “Questions 67 & 68,” which appeared on the 1969 album, Chicago Transit Authority. As always, they nail it.
Dylan DeBiase: Sick Of This Earth
Dylan DeBiase sent us this video saying, “I wanted to send you a video of an original song that is very near and dear to my heart.” The tune is “Sick Of This Earth,” which features some terrific bass playing and vocals.
Steve Lawson: The Legacy (Fretless Funk)
My good friend Steve Lawson shared this video a couple of days ago, which is the first to feature his new Signature Elrick Gold Series SLC 6-string fretless bass. “Something a little funky for you – the full video introducing my beautiful new Elrick Bass Guitars, Ltd. Fretless – this also makes pretty extensive use of the MOD Devices MOD...
Melissa Walker and Christian McBride: Just One of Those Things
Kevin has been filling my inbox with some stellar bass videos lately. Here’s another, with bassist Christian McBride and vocalist Melissa Walker performing “Just One of Those Things” on WBGO’s “Singers Unlimited” show. Christian is such a beast.
John Patitucci Electric Guitar Quartet: Live at Jazzfest Bonn
Kevin sent me this video a few days ago, and I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve watched it. Here’s John Patitucci and his Electric Guitar Quartet performing at Jazzfest Bonn earlier this year. And it is stellar. Here’s the order of the set included in this video: 00:00 – JLR 11:09 – Interview 14:31 – Ides of March
Zander Zon: Thunderstruck
The news of Malcolm Young’s passing shocked the music world. Zander Zon pays tribute to the guitarist and band with this new solo bass arrangement of “Thunderstruck.” “This song rocks and always will. That riff at the start is so recognizable and iconic. I’ve seen great arrangements on acoustic guitar and cello, so I hope I represented the bass well...
Damian Coccio: Inner Ponds
Damian Coccio sent us this video with a simple note: “Here is something to help folks relax.” We’re all for that. The tune, “Inner Ponds,” features Damian’s fretless bass and EBow. And it is definitely relaxing.
James Brown (Featuring Bootsy Collins): Live on Italian TV, 1971
This one should get you moving! Check out the 18-year-old Bootsy Collins backing up James Brown and the Original JB’s for a performance on Italian television in 1971. Funky!
Diego Tarantino: After You’ve Gone
It is clear Diego Tarantino is quite the student of music. Here’s a video he shared with us recently of him performing a bass version of “After You’ve Gone,” based on the version by Django Reinhardt. Amazing musicianship on display!
Stuart Clayton: Bass Lick of the Week #4 – Harmonics & Chords
Here’s another great entry in Stuart Clayton’s popular “Bass Lick of the Week” series. “This week’s exercise is a slow bass groove that combines harmonics with fretted bass notes to create chords,” Stuart shared. “The inspiration for this piece was Jaco Pastorius’s renowned composition ‘Portrait of Tracy’, which is highly recommended as a study piece if you enjoy using harmonics,...
Viktor Lorincz: Overload Bass Solo
It is always great to see a new video by bassist Viktor Lorincz. In this clip, Viktor shows off his impressive skills on his Modulus FB5. This one has some smooth slap bass technique on display before he switches to two-handed tapping. His technique always blows us away!
The Bus Tapes: Surely
No Treble reader and bassist Case Tanner sent us this video of his band, The Bus Tapes, covering the great Black Dub tune, “Surely.” Case lays down the bass line on his sweet ’64 Jazz.