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…
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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…
Groove Of The Week #31: Patrice Rushen – ‘Forget Me Nots’
‘Functional’ slap bass – You’ll Never Be Ready – (No More) Longing To Be Loose ‘Ready’ Freddie Washington is certainly no slouch when it comes to the bass. He’s recorded…
Groove Of The Week #26: Jackie Wilson – ‘Higher and Higher’
This installment of Groove Of The Week features possibly the shortest, most repetitive and least varied bass groove to date – it’s also one of the most important. One bar.…
Groove Of The Week #25: Jocelyn Brown – ‘Somebody Else’s Guy’
The site has overgone a major (and long overdue) facelift over the past few weeks – thank you for being patient during the downtime. The goal is to roll out…