6 Jun
2008
6 Jun
'08
3:53 a.m.
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Brad Fuller <bradallenfuller(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Loki Davison
<loki.davison(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Well... the key issue with what i want to pursue is, it's not Jazz ;)
Blues, soul, reggae, hiphop, rock, folk. I understand the importance
of Jazz as many of the artist i love are inspired by and love Jazz but
i'm just not that into it myself yet. Though i do quite like Willie
Dixon's stuff like bassology that's a bit more bluesy jazz or jazzy
blues ;) I guess Jazz is fine as long as it's somewhat corrupted/mixed
by some other style ;) I think i'd like to start out in areas i'm more
comfortable in and expand out to Jazz/classical. ;)
Loki
Hi all,
I recently bought a double bass and am loving it. Fun to play and
amazing sound with fingers and bow. I will be looking for a teacher
soon but first and foremost i'm looking for some good stuff to listen
too! I'm really enjoying Willie Dixons stuff and a few tracks by
Freundeskries (german hiphop) and Donovan. What else is good? I'd love
to here tracks in a range of style both bow and fingers.
Loki,
It depends on what you would like to pursue first. Is it jazz, for instance?
Unforutnately, there are a small number of classical pieces written
for the bass and even less recorded. You find a lot of information
about jazz bass players. For instance, Scott LaFaro (who died young,
but can be found on recordings before his death in '61.) Get the Bill
Evans Village Vanguard sessions. Heck, you can also hear him on
youtube, but the recordings aren't so good. I could give you a list of
jazz players to pursue, but first what is your focus?
brad