Bass Videos - Page 411
Bass Extremes (Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey): Stan The Man
Bass Extremes, consisting of bassists Steve Bailey and Victor Wooten, put out a couple of CD’s in the late 90’s and early 00’s. Before that there was this video featuring live performances and instructional material, from Bass Extremes Live: Steve Bailey & Victor Wooten. One of my favorite tunes from the video is this tribute to Stanley Clarke called “Stan...
Les McCann Trio with Leroy Vinnegar: Vakushna
Will shared this video with me, and I had to pay it forward. Here’s the Les McCann Trio with Leroy Vinnegar on bass and Ron Jefferson on drums, performing the tune “Vakushna”. That’s some walk!
Herbie Hancock: “Chameleon” Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 2010, with Tal Wilkenfeld
Here’s a pretty good video of Herbie Hancock’s newest line-up, shot from a member of the audience at the Montreux Jazz Festival last month. The band is performing a classic from Herbie’s extensive library, “Chameleon”, with Tal Wilkenfeld holding down the low end and even helping Herbie with some equipment issues.
Felice Del Gaudio: Dido Dado
Here’s Italian bassist, Felice Del Gaudio, playing his tune Dido Dado which features some tasty fretless bass playing.
Esperanza Spalding: Little Fly
Esperanza Spalding has a released a video performance of “Little Fly”, from her upcoming album , to be released on August 17th. “Little Fly” is the first track on the album. Be sure to check out our review of Chamber Music Society.
Jaco Pastorius: Solo, Washington DC (1978)
Here’s another video gem featuring Jaco Pastorius. This solo was performed during a Weather Report concert in 1978 in Washington, DC and includes a cool version of Jaco’s famous “Slang” solo and Hendrix’s Band of Gypsy references.
Viz Maurogiovanni: Burt Bacharach’s “Magic Moments” for Solo Bass
Vincenzo “Viz” Maurogiovanni does some pretty cool chordal bass adaptations of classic American songs, such as Burt Bacharach’s “Magic Moments”:
Evan Brewer Solo Slap Bass Demo
Animosity bassist Evan Brewer recently uploaded this slap bass video as a preview of a solo bass CD he’s working on.
Billy Sheehan Shredding
In a show of ridiculous chops, Billy Sheehan melts faces with his shredding in this video.
Adam Nitti: “Fritter Boy” Bass Solo
Here’s bassist Adam Nitti performing the solo from “Fritter Boy” in studio. The tune is from his album, Balance.
Chris Squire: “The Fish” Solo, 1991
Here is a cool, spacey, and dramatic solo from Yes’ Chris Squire, from their 1991 Union Tour. The tune is “The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)”.
Adam Ben Ezra: At The Saloona
Here’s a short but very entertaining video from bassist Adam Ben Ezra who performs on electric, upright and melodica in this piece he calls “At the Saloona”.