The great Ron Carter.
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Very cool! I love hearing new (for me) approaches to music. Thanks so much for sharing. 
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Currently listening to a live version of Freddie Hubbard’s Red Clay. One of the best basslines in jazz (which you might remember from module 11) by the great Ron Carter.
George Benson plays guitar on this one.
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Speaking of iconic bass lines in jazz… here is “Strasbourg St. Denis” by Roy Hargrove. Obviously, with Feraud on the 5-string. The other bass player is Romain Labaye, and Nicolas Viccaro on drums. I should know the guitar player, but his name escapes me right now…
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Labaye’s jazz bass has seen some miles! (assuming it hasn’t been relic’d of course).
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They have to look like this! I guess it’s the nitro finish of those vintage basses.
Here is Frans Vollink’s 68 Jazz:
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Love Herbie’s piano, but there’s something so compelling about those steady, driving walking bass lines that I find utterly beguiling. That walking bassline intro is fantastic.
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Fascinating show of interpretation, process and invention by three jazz masters.
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It’s brilliant! I thought we might have had that one before already…
Anyway, this is why I want to be good at music 
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Absolutely great.
This video was new to me. Just glad it exists.
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Agreed. And that Carl Bechstein piano sounds amazing. Pianoteq v8 has a great modelled C. Bechstein DG. So lovely.
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So good. I remember when Tutu was first released. I bought the CD, then sat in my car in the parking lot and listened to the whole album straight through. Just an awesome release by Miles.
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This incredible, but true.
Buddy Rich is, of course, an enduring icon to all serious drummers and jazz aficionados. In this performance, he demonstrated not only his abiding love of jazz through his trademark innovative and impeccable playing, but in his commitment to his performance.
Again, truly incredible in every respect.
Years before the performance in this video happened, I was pure, dumb lucky to see Buddy play two shows with his stellar band. This was quite by accident: I just happened to spot a small sign advertising the performance as I was leaving Disneyland (of all places!). Just fortunate to be in a strange place at the right time to witness the right stuff.
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He didn’t look too good when he sat down behind the kit…
He is without doubt one of the most influential drummers and both jazz and rock drummers cite him as a heavy influence. He certainly didn’t spare himself… but apparently he also didn’t spare his musicians. The atmosphere in his band must have been toxic at times… there are audio tapes where he rips some of them a new *** after a concert (while in the tour bus); with f bombs aplenty, and, I think, he fires some of them on the spot and kicks them out of the tour bus.
A genius, a driven performer, but also the boss from hell.
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