Bass Videos - Page 463
The Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute Band featuring Jack Bruce: Vuelta Abajo
Here’s a live rendition of the tune “Vuelta Abajo”, which was featured on the 1970 Tony Williams Lifetime LP Turn It Over. This is a Tony Williams composition. Here we see Jack Bruce again playing bass on the tune forty years later with a different lineup. This show is on the road and promises to wow audiences who will be...
MarloweDK: Slap Bass Jam / Funky Filter Fun
When Thomas “MarloweDK” Risell tries out new gear, cool stuff happens. Here’s MarloweDK test driving a MXR M82 bass envelope filter.
Old School Doug Wimbish: Doug Jam (1990)
Even Doug Wimbish‘s sound checks are cool. Here’s Doug at Southern Studios in London, back in 1990.
Alain Caron Solo with Uzeb
Alain Caron is making it look easy in this live solo clip from a Uzeb concert performance. Uzeb was a Canadian band, active from 1976 until 1992.
Stanley Clarke: School Days (1990)
Here’s a live Montreux Jazz Festival of Stanley Clarke‘s “School Days”, performance by Clarke and George Duke. The video gives you a close up look at Clarke’s Alembic bass (and playing!)
Miles Mosley: Take Me Home
Another great live performance by our friend Miles Mosley, performing “Take Me Home”. What a kickin’ tune!
Slam Stewart: Flat Foot Floogie
Dig this! Slam Stewart was one of the most if not the most recorded jazz bassists in the 40s, known for his bowing and singing along with his impeccable bass lines. Seeing him live was a treat nobody could forget. Here he is live with the Benny Goodman Quartet.
Alberto Rigoni: Trying To Forget
Here’s a cool, spacy, harmonic-filled bass solo from Italian bassist Alberto Rigoni from his latest solo album, Something Different.
Uriah Duffy: Superstitious Solo
Today’s video comes from Uriah Duffy, who sent along this note with it: After leaving Whitesnake, I’ve returned to gigs with various artists as a bassist for hire, which I love doing. There are some great new original projects for me these days, but for now, here’s a lil 5-string solo flavor over “Superstitious”, using my beloved Lakland 55-94 and...
Owen Biddle Sets Record For Most Wah Pedals Used On a Bass
Owen Biddle of the Roots currently holds the record for most Wah pedals used on a bass at one time, according to the open source platformed Universal Record Database. Apparently he tried for six, but a bad cable cut him down to two. Who out there is gonna challenge him?
Esperanza Spalding: I Can’t Help It (Michael Jackson Cover)
Last year, during a live performance at Le New Morning in Paris, Esperanza Spalding performed her own arrangement of Michael Jackson’s “I Can’t Help It”. She’s performing the tune on her Godin 5-string fretless bass.
Todd Smallie and Yonrico Scott Teach Jazz To Kids
Here’s a clip of bassist Todd Smallie and drummer Yonrico Scott laying it down during cultural day at Oakgrove Elementary School. The two, who make up part of the rhythm section for the Derek Trucks band, blow through the jazz standards “Tenor Madness”, “All Blues” and “The Chicken”. Notice the Grammy on the desk…











