WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO NOW?

[rv_bass]

Bill Evans, 1980...

[hammer]

Working on a rendition of this Van Morrison tune with the new grass group more as done by the Allman Brothers (see video) than the original (since there is only one Van Morrison). Is sounding surprising good with mandolin and fiddle and only acoustic guitar and this version allows for some nice places for players to really stretch out.

[edwardofhuncote]

Working on a rendition of this Van Morrison tune with the new grass group more as done by the Allman Brothers (see video) than the original (since there is only one Van Morrison). Is sounding surprising good with mandolin and fiddle and only acoustic guitar and this version allows for some nice places for players to really stretch out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOwBDlcasZ8

That is my favorite Van Morrison tune of all, Brian. I had to learn it for a wedding gig a couple years back, which caused me to revisit the whole "Moondance" album... during which time I gained an enormous amount of respect for a relatively unsung bassist who improvised that line, John Klingberg. Nice to hear it faithfully executed here too. Great cover.


*here's an old TalkBass thread you may enjoy: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.talkbass.com/threads/john-klingberg.389174/%3famp=1294671648

[David Houck]

Thanks for the Bill Evans!

[David Houck]

That's such a great cover of Into The Mystic!

[pauldo]

Another awakening moment provided by this thread, thanks Ryan!

Here is another quick performance with Colin having his way with his bass:

[pauldo]

Listening to a lot of the Dixie Dregs in anticipation of seeing them this Wednesday.
Found this... Mark O'Connor sitting in on The Bash.
Not the best audio... but still made my jaw drop.

[cozmik_cowboy]

Blind Willie Johnson.  This one left the solar system with Chuck Berry.


Peter

[cozmik_cowboy]

Pete Drake.  Get in line, Frampton & Walsh.......




Peter

[edwardofhuncote]

Blind Willie Johnson.  This one left the solar system with Chuck Berry.


Peter

Doubt if you'll find their catalog on a satellite, but here's another of Blind Willie's tunes, as rendered by Blue Highway:

It's as if Dr. Ralph Stanley and him met up for a jam somewhere. Blind Willie would have been proud of Rob's slide break at 1:30. 

[pauldo]

Pete Drake was very cool...

[David Houck]

... Mark O'Connor sitting in on The Bash.  https://youtube.com/watch?v=tQ5eIUUfVRE

When I first read your post, I didn't realize that this is from the current tour.  Delightful!  Especially enjoyed Allen's reactions!  Thanks for posting.

[David Houck]

The Blind Willie Johnson piece was pretty powerful.

[David Houck]

And that was a nice Nobody's Fault But Mine.

[rv_bass]

Vijay Iyer...tiny Desk Concert