Bass Videos - Page 249

I’ve always dug Janek Gwizdala’s compositions. Guitarists Martin Miller and Tom Quayle dig them too. So they decided to take on Janek’s tune, “Mana.” Along with bassist Benni Jud and drummer Felix Lehrmann, these guys nailed it.

I’m a huge fan of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, thanks in large part to discovering artists I hadn’t heard before. Here’s a great example of that. Drummer Nate Smith’s Kinfolk project performed last November, showcasing a wide range of styles by a versatile band. I particularly love the rhythms of the opening tune, “Skip Step”. The band includes bassist...

It has been a while since we featured a video by Jesús Rico Pérez. So I was thrilled to see this one come through. Jesús has put together some pretty incredible videos featuring Michael Manring tunes in the past. Here’s another, with his bass arrangement of “Hopeful,” which was originally recorded on piano.

YYNOT packed the house for a concert in Melbourne, Florida earlier this month. The band just shared this live clip of the event, with the band performing Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio.” Tim Starace handles the bass as always, as well as the foot-controlled keyboards (Geddy style!)

In 1973, Al Green performed his hit song “Tired of Being Alone” with Chicago on the TV special “Chicago in the Rockies.” This recording later made it on to the 2002 remastered version of Chicago VI. Look at how much fun Peter Cetera is having. No wonder, this one grooves!

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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.

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...