Esperanza’s Chromatic Odyssey – Getting In The Festive Spirit Here’s a funky finger-twister from one of my favourite bassists, Esperanza Spalding: View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Category: Groove of the Week
Groove Of The Week #37: Sly Stone – ‘I Get High On You’
What Were You Doing At 16? – The Humble Brag – Doing The Work Cast your mind back to when you were 16. What were you doing? (musically, I mean…)…
Groove of The Week #36: Vulfpeck – ‘The Birdwatcher’
Time Mismanagement – Joe Dart’s ‘Birdwatcher’ bass part – How I Spent My Summer This post features the bass-wrangling of Vulpeck’s Joe Dart. If you’re not familiar with Vulfpeck (or…
Groove Of The Week #35: Tribal Tech – ‘Face First’
More New Gear, No New Ideas – Confessions Of A String Tickler – R.I.P Rod Here’s where we left off last time. Meet the latest family member: Oops. So much…
Groove Of The Week #34: Jaco Pastorius – ‘Come On, Come Over’
The Man Who Changed Everything – Melody, Not Chops – Confessions of a Gearaholic, Part 2 On September 21st 1987 John Francis Anthony Pastorius III left this world, dying…
Groove Of The Week #33: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – ‘Downtown’
Simplicity is Complicated – Historical Perspective in The Age of Information – New Stuff Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best. The bass line that underpins Macklemore’s non-threatening mainstream hip…