Is this the sign of a trend among bass players, do you think. Here, as in his music, he surprises us and gives us more depth than we expected, more of. Edgar meyer and victor wooten webbed feet duration. Had the chance to meet victor wooten last night and he autographed a copy of his book for me. After posting my lengthy post about edgar meyer s playing last week, i though it would be good to put out a little video of this great player out on the blog. Christian mcbride and edgar meyer between sound and space. Ed victor said an author had to fulfil at least one of three criteria he set. Collaborating with fleck on perpetual motion was his long time friend and colleague edgar meyer, a bassist whose virtuosity defies labels and also an acclaimed composer. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten multimedia librarian position vacant. Theres precious little on youtube, and what is there is usually from a shaky cell phone, but ive always been a fan of this video featuring the late great ray brown and electric bassist extraordinaire victor wooten in concert with. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Dart on faith, hope, and how to live in hard times. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck.
George vance and a refreshing change to my technique parker. Polar icecaps are melting at an alarming rate and the oceans grow warmer and warmer still, marine mammals begin to. Bela and edgar cowrote and performed a double concerto for banjo, bass and the nashville symphony, which debuted in november 2003. The ray brown bass method, first published in 1963, influenced a generation of jazz players. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten no treble. I brought the bass, bow, a stack of books, and a stand from my studio to my house so i could start practicing at home. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths. Aug 30, 2008 an amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players. Victor wooten amazing grace now here is a bass player that knows his craft. Ray brown, jack bruce, cliff burton, duck dunn, louis johnson, edgar meyer.
Previously, i had seen a couple students come in for lessons with these progressive repertoire for the double bass by george vance books and at that point in my development i didnt think that there could be any sort of change to the technique of the upright bass that simandl hadnt covered. Pit bulls vs aliens, set in the year 2050 the ever present problem of greenhouse gasses has thankfully been solve but regardless global temperatures keep rising. Index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music. Berklee college of music boston ma, evergreen state college, olympia wa and california state universitychico chico ca. Jump to 2000, and speaking of victor wooten again, i went to victors bass. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. This is from 080611 and as you can see these are a month apart. You flecktone victor fans who think youve seen every onstage trick vic has to offer are in. Ive always been a fan of this video featuring the late great ray brown and electric bassist extraordinaire victor wooten in concert with edgar.
Never miss a show track your favorite bands and get show alerts for your area. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these ins. Mix edgar meyer ray brown and victor wooten youtube. Jan 23, 2019 take a seat, graham, this will be a ride. Wooten really was a superman, a twentieth century hercules, and anyone who witnessed this amazing strongman pull mack trucks, trains and planes will attest to this. This is victor wooten, edgar meyer, and pittsburghs own late great ray brown on stage together in 1991. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself.
Process, content, contextan international perspective. Tony kanal bass player magazine no doubt flaming lips november 2002 edgar meyer. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback barnes. Brown 19262002 was present from the inception of bebop in the 40s, playing alongside charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell, and was a founder of the modern jazz quartet. Corea and fleck have admired each others music for several years. Nov 10, 2014 previously, i had seen a couple students come in for lessons with these progressive repertoire for the double bass by george vance books and at that point in my development i didnt think that there could be any sort of change to the technique of the upright bass that simandl hadnt covered. Bassists that were examined include ray brown, nielshenning orsted pedersen. See john wooten, worlds strongest man in action as a superhero. An amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players.
Polar icecaps are melting at an alarming rate and the oceans grow warmer and warmer still, marine mammals begin to act out of character. While we feel that all these bassists are geniuses, edgar meyer was actually deemed one, by the macarthur foundation in 2002. Edgar meyer ray brown and victor wooten 2 youtube ray brown presents. As victor wooten says, he is to funk bass what the bible is to religion. I saw bela fleck, edgar meyer, and zakir hussein perform and it really blew my mind. Ray brown is playing bass on it, ernie watts is on it, pete christlieb and all of. Heres victor and edgar defying science as they perform an acrobatic duet on one bass. Oct 24, 2011 ive also seen jeff berlin with stu hamm and billy sheehan and ive seen stanley clarke with marcus miller and victor wooten. Ive also seen jeff berlin with stu hamm and billy sheehan and ive seen stanley clarke with marcus miller and victor wooten. In the third episode of the low down, jazz bassist nick tipping plumbs the depths for great bass players, including ray brown with the oscar peterson trio, edgar meyer performing bach, and. In the third episode of the low down, jazz bassist nick tipping plumbs the depths for great bass players, including ray brown with the oscar peterson trio, edgar meyer performing bach, and some read more audio. In fact, you had a tune on your first album, splanky, with ray brown and milt hinton.
Bands upcoming shows, tickets, articles, more jambase. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Who are amongst the best jazz bassists of all time. Blueprint by natalie macmaster 11661705623 cd barnes. Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar. Victor wooten came to fame with bela fleck and the flecktones. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson. Jon liebmans books bass instruction bass transcriptions jazz jaco cds.
The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar and fellow bassist victor wooten. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten multimedia librarian. Now a wordpress site, used by vets and family members, you can join in the discussion here. This is victor wooten, edgar meyer, and pittsburghs own late great ray. This autobiography chronicles the history depaul basketball from 1942 through the mid80s.
We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Interview with jazz bassist christian mcbridefor bass players only. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. I havent even looked at the list yet, but off the top of my head i think it would be fairly easy to come up with 30 legitimately essential albums essential in the sense that they either document the emergence or development of a seminal bass player, or that they showcase a particularly influential style or sound of bass playing that dramatically and demonstrably affected the way the. Kostyak botond playing variations on greensleeves by knut guettler.
Apr 01, 2008 victor wooten has been doing things on the bass that nobody dreamed of, and we bass players cant help but hunger for some insight into what inspires him and how he does it. One listen to his virtuosic arco and pizzicato compositions and it becomes evident why. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Apr 05, 2019 index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music. I first heard chicks recording of his composition spain from the 1972 return to forever.
Since 1993, over several formats, the wwii veterans forum has helped vets share information and tell stories for all to see and share. Victor wooten has been doing things on the bass that nobody dreamed of, and we bass players cant help but hunger for some insight into what inspires him and how he does it. Ron meyer has 17 books on goodreads with 566 ratings. A bassist, or bass player, is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass upright bass, contrabass, wood bass, bass guitar, synthbass, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Mar 20, 2010 on july 30, 1991, victor wooten joined edgar meyer and ray brown at the bomhard hall in louisville, ky to film the pbs show lonesome pine special. Griffin show because there was this bass player named ray brown that i had to see. Ray meyer was one of the alltime great coaches in the history of the game.
Browns most popular book is an introduction to the new testament. A bassist, or bass player, is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass upright bass, contrabass, wood bass, bass guitar, synthbass, keyboard bass or. Throughout, shes accompanied by some of acoustic musics finest players, including sam bush on mandolin, bryan sutton on guitar, jerry douglas on dobro, bela fleck on banjo, and bassists wooten, edgar meyer, viktor krauss, and byron house. The art of playng the bass part 1 featuring john clayton duration. Wooten is an american bass player, composer, producer, and fivetime grammy award winner, as well as an original member of the jazz and bluegrass band bela fleck and the flecktones. Dominik stuecklin world of electric bass groove bass club tunes, vol. Victor wooten, dennis chambers, bob franceschini trypnotyx 2017 download. Share with friends share your show calendar with likeminded music fans. For research assistance, visit the reference desk on the main floor of the library or call 330. An interview with victor wooten international society. Check out the audio of mike forfias conversation with victor wooten. Ray has written books on leadership, the leadership edge, systemic change contributing author and personal growth, breaking bad habits, ready, aim, influence contributing authorand a novel, dragon tamer and published over 300 articles on leadership, organizational and behavioral change and workplace issues. Here, as in his music, he surprises us and gives us more depth than we expected, more of himself than many would dare.
As befitting jazz, where stylistic boundaries slide away in the face of creativity, in 2006 an innovative but unlikely pairing of two virtuoso instrumentalistspianist chick corea and banjo player bela fleckwas born. On july 30, 1991, victor wooten joined edgar meyer and ray brown at the bomhard hall in louisville, ky to film the pbs show lonesome pine special. I am not moving fast but in the mean time i had acquired an upright bass from a dear friend and was focusing on something different. The first time i heard edgar was in the early 1990s, shortly after i met the great ray brown, who was one of my greatest mentors and like a second father to me. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten, in a 1991 performance. Slurs, staccato, sixteenth notes and what they mean to me.
Its chocked full of entertaining stories from the man himself, a genuine character and a chicago legend. Solo techniques for unaccompanied pizzicato jazz double bass. Sorry about the audio this is from a monoto mono vcr dub i did 20 years ago, but the content more than makes up for it. Dave holland, charlie hayden, ron carter, edgar meyer, lynn seaton.
Had the chance to meet victor wooten last night and he. Search obituaries from more than 25,000 funeral homes. In times of uncertainty, the reassuring word of god is needed more than ever. Christian mcbride and edgar meyer, friday, february 3, 8. Mar 12, 2011 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
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