Ran Levi (aka Bassran): Bass Solo
Here’s Israeli bassist Ran Levi doing a cool bass solo on his 6-string Ken Smith bass. I like his phrasing a lot.
Davi Motta: Do Meu Jeito
Brazilian bass player Davi Motta released his first solo CD, Simples Assim, in 2009 which he is promoting with a series of youtube videos performing tunes from the CD. This one is called “Do Meu Jeito”. For more, check out Davi’s Myspace.
Yellowjackets: Claire’s Song
In a performance from the North Sea Jazz Festival back in 1992, when the festival was in The Hague, Holland, here’s the Yellowjackets with Jimmy Haslip performing the lovely “Claire’s Song”:
Mel Brown: Mr. Coltrane
Here’s an excerpt from Mel Brown’s original tune “Mr. Coltrane” which is based around the chord changes of John Coltrane’s legendary song “Giant Steps”. Watch for the very melodic slap bass solo.
Mats & Morgan Band: Hollmervalsen
Lately, my attention has been brought to a couple of Swedish bands which have then inspired me quite a bit. Via Ste’s playalong, I discovered The Flower Kings, and from there I stumbled upon the Mats & Morgan Band. This is the Mats & Morgan Band playing their tune “Hollmervalsen (Hollmer’s Waltz)” which is dedicated to Lars Hollmer of the...
Greg Fairweather: “There Will Never Be Another You” Bass Solo
Listening to a lot of Pat Metheny’s music inspired Greg Fairweather (aka Shipbassguy) to do the following bass solo version of the jazz standard “There Will Never Be Another You”.
Andrea De Donato: Steel Drum & Bass (Electro Harmonix + Eminence demo)
Here’s Andrea De Donato playing around with the his Eminence portable bass and the Electro Harmonix micro POG. The results are really cool.
Stefano Forcella: I am the Sun (The Flower Kings playalong)
Italian bassist Stefano Forcella, also known as “Ste”, lists his biggest influences to be founding member of Jamiroquai, Stuart Zender, and Jonas Reingold of the Swedish band The Flower Kings. This is Ste’s playalong of The Flower Kings’ song “I am the Sun”, nailing it as always:
Tom Desmond: Yardbush (AKA Ridiculous Bass Melody / Solo)
Tom Desmond first caught my attention with a series of wonderfully weird videos (including this one) which both made me giggle and demonstrated his playing abilities. Here’s his tune Yardbush accompanied by NYC scenes: Check out his Myspace page.
Junior “Braguinha” Ribeiro: Groove
Here’s Brazilian bass player Junior Ribeiro (also known as Braguinha) laying down a mean groove and soloing over it. The only bad thing about this video is that it’s way too short!
Michel Petricciani: September Second, with Anthony Jackson
Michel Petrucciani unfortunately only lived to be 36, but composed a lot of great music before he passed. Petrucciani played with many great bass players including Ron Carter, Stanley Clarke, NHØP, Eddie Gomez, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, Anthony Jackson, Marcus Miller and many others. Here’s his tune “September Second” with Anthony Jackson on the bass and Steve Gadd on the...
Tony Senatore on 12-string & Percy Jones on Fretless: Holyland
Here’s an excerpt from Tony Senatore’s DVD called A 12 String Bass X-Ploration. This track is called “Holyland” and features Tony Senatore on the 12 string bass and the great Percy Jones on fretless bass. For details on the DVD and how to get it, visit Senny.com.