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In 2001, he collaborated with edgar meyer on perpetual motion, an album of classical music played on the banjo. It is a very engaging book with the mysterious character that is his mentor and guide. As victor wooten says, he is to funk bass what the bible is to religion. Goldsby shared this video with us, saying, there is an edited version of this on youtube, but this is nice because it has trading. Fleck and his flecktones have been credited with expanding the parameters of the banjo by combining traditional bluegrass with jazz and classical music, similar. The ray brown bass method, first published in 1963, influenced a generation of jazz players. Victor wooten bla flecks bassist and carter beauford dave matthews band drummer have known each other since childhood, however victors yin yang album compass records was the first project that they have ever done together. Heres victor and edgar defying science as they perform an acrobatic duet on one bass.

Most of the pieces are original compositions by meyer and fleck, working alone and together. Bill wyman the rolling stones double bass players classical double bass players. Ive always been a fan of this video featuring the late great ray brown and electric bassist extraordinaire victor wooten in concert with edgar. This is victor wooten, edgar meyer, and pittsburghs own late great ray brown on stage together in 1991. Goldsby shared this video with us, saying, there is an edited version of this on. People talk about the guy who has shaped it and changed it the most in the last 20 years.

Dittersdorf concerto with an unusual accompaniment. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths. The art of playng the bass part 1 featuring john clayton duration. 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. In book form victor wooten, bela fleck and the flecktones. Find edgar browns phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading people search directory for contact information and public records. Leland sklar, fender, lessons, bass, edgar meyer, victor wooten, jazz.

The album is progressive bluegrass with jazz inflections, but also adds elements from classical music. 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. So we watched a video of meyer and bassist victor wooten. This is the complete superbass video performance of two for the blues, recorded at the cologne philharmonic hall in 1997. Christian mcbride and edgar meyer between sound and space. Victor wooten, edgar meyer, and ray brown part 2 of 6 victor wooten bass brown music musica brown colors musique musik lowes 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. Wooten, according to fleck, has redefined the electric bass in a lot of ways. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten no treble. For me, writing a book is a whole lot like writing music. 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.

While we feel that all these bassists are geniuses, edgar meyer was actually deemed one, by the macarthur foundation in 2002. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Jeff berlin, pattitucci, gary willis, ray brown, edgar meyer, victor wooten, terry lee. Edgar meyer the great green sea snake jason heaths. For research assistance, visit the reference desk on the main floor of the library or call 330. Previous wilfer fullycarved halfsize bass for sale. Edgar meyer and chris thile recital at the university of chicago 102408. 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. Africa sessions, fleck put together the musical trio, consisting of him, tabla player zakir hussain and bassist edgar meyer to record this album. Before adding chicken, reserve a small amount of marinade to brush onto kabobs while cooking. 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. Past performances charleston music hall official website. James gregory january 5, 2020 grace potter with devon gilfillian january 8, 2020 love and southern d. Though the book on tape is even better because vic.

Bass players i like are ray brown, fernando saunders, and the late rob wasserman, but i would rather have dan write about topics that will increase my knowledge, not reinforce my opinions. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar. I began to read ramiel nagals cure tooth decay book and learned a lot. Oconnor, fleck, and meyer further developed this genre in their compositions for orchestra and chamber music. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson. Charlab teams with tenor sax ace houston person in the form of bilateral. An amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players. Woodsongs show archives woodsongs old time radio hour. Theres another clip of him and edgar meyer playing the same uprighthysterical. Making music features two of the most creative musicians in contemporary music. What was the name for bela flecks band that included virtuoso electric bassist victor wooten.

Lettuce with delvon lamarr organ trio january 4, 2020 the funniest man in america. Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar and fellow bassist victor wooten. Wonderful book that provides a lot of insight into the music and techniques of one of the finest bassist on the planet. A bassists guide to surviving the coronavirus lockdown. 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. Check out the audio of mike forfias conversation with victor wooten. Wooten i started rereading the music lesson by victor l.

They were accompanied by john williams, evelyn glennie, joshua bell, and gary hoffman. One listen to his virtuosic arco and pizzicato compositions and it becomes evident why. 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. By 1988, victor wooten moved to nashville to join a rock band, and the following year met bela fleck, the banjo player for new grass revival. Edgar meyer ray brown and victor wooten 2 youtube ray brown presents. Christian mcbride and edgar meyer, friday, february 3, 8. Wooten, the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones, as well as master clinician and solo artist, a couple of weeks ago. The book includes bass tabs, music notation, lyrics and chords to nine pink floyd tunes, including. 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. The group recorded just one album, the telluride sessions, before bush disbanded the group. There is an old youtube video of edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten playing where you can actually hear the sound of edgar dropping his bow on the ground as he goes to pizz. Had the chance to meet victor wooten last night and he. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten, in a 1991 performance. Mar 31, 2020 bass players to know features players who have contributed to the evolution of the instrument, including ray brown, jack bruce, cliff burton, duck dunn, louis johnson, edgar meyer, willie weeks, and many others.

I saw an awsome show that featured ray brown,stanley clarke and one other bass player. Topics that he chooses dan has shared great stories, discussed interesting musicians, and educated me on the technical elements of the bass. Humorous views on interesting, bizarre and amusing articles, submitted by a community of millions of news junkies, with regular photoshop contests. Esperanza spalding virtuoso bass player, shes also a music professor. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Crowe, doyle lawson and paul williams 777 tribute to buddy holly with david frizzell and helen cornelius 776 angaleena presley and. Ray brown, jack bruce, cliff burton, duck dunn, louis johnson, edgar meyer. Jazz has had the broadest perspective of all genres in music since its first note to the present day. Jump to 2000, and speaking of victor wooten again, i went to victors bass. Had the chance to meet victor wooten last night and he autographed a copy of his book for me. Virtuoso mandolinist, singer, songwriter and radio personality chris thile began playing the mandolin at the age of five, and at age twelve he won the mandolin championship at the walnut valley festival in winfield, kansas. The album is the first since 1992s ufo tofu to feature founding member howard levy in. An interview with victor wooten international society.

In the next 5 years i want to be the next big thing. Sometime back in the late 90s ray asked me if i was hip to edgar meyer, mcbride explained. Victor wooten and edgar meyer bass duet using only one bass. Another brick in the wall part 2, comfortably numb, the fletcher memorial home, have a cigar, money, see emily play, time. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. Since the 1960s, the electric bass has been the standard bass. Aug 24, 2006 victor wooten same has above but for slapping few years later he showed me bill dickens chris wood saw mmw on session on west 54th, he had gator clips attached to the strings of on old hofner george porter jr. If anyone knows where to find this recording, please drop a comment. They are accompanied by the detroit symphony orchestra, conducted by leonard slatkin. Jason heath is the host of contrabass conversations, a podcast devoted to exploring music and ideas associated with the. I feel a little weird doing that myself, so if i tie the quiver to my music stand with shoe laces. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. Aug 30, 2008 an amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players.

Yoyo ma cello, edgar meyer bass, mark oconnor violinbluegrass style. This is victor wooten, edgar meyer, and pittsburghs own late great ray. It is a jazzy album with roots in bluegrass, where fleck is joined by bluegrass stars sam bush, tony rice, jerry douglas, as well as his jazz friends chick corea, branford marsalis, paul mccandless and flecktones members victor wooten, future man. Their wildly eclectic musicmaking and virtuoso abilities are disected and serve as educational tools for all musicians. 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. Double bass, new york, gary peacock, ray brown, jazz, classical, f. Fleck was forming a jazz group to appear on a tv show. Trace elliot, pedulla thunder bass 5, modulus q5, rickenbacker 4003, fender j fretless, fender victor bailey, roscoe lg 3005, 1978 musicman stingray, and more that i cant remember. It is the bands only release as a trio, after the departure of howard levy but before the arrival of jeff coffin. Share with friends share your show calendar with likeminded music fans. Never miss a show track your favorite bands and get show alerts for your area. Along with sean and sarah watkins, he formed the hit acoustic band nickel creek, and chris later found further fame and critical acclaim with the punch. After returning from africa and recording tales from the acoustic planet, vol. Victor wooten did an excellent job on this book i dont know if he had help or not but he expresses his self very well and his journey and path through his bass playing and music in general.

Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback barnes. Aug 31, 2008 an amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players. Edgar meyer tickets 2020 edgar meyer concert tour 2020. Index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music. Ryan madora releases new book bass players to know.

Hey guys, i realize this could be just about anyone but, i was watching showcase or bravo a few years ago. Three legends ray brown, edgar meyer and victor wooten playing together. Jun 18, 2018 below is the complete transcript of mike forfias conversation with victor wooten. Bands upcoming shows, tickets, articles, more jambase. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Giovanni bottesini 18211889 bassist, composer, conductor. Edgar meyer, ray brown, victor wooten playing jazz bass and electric bass. 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.

A shortlist of notable double bass players includes. Bass, soloist bela fleck, amazing grace on electric guitar. Carter beauford and victor wooten are two of the most electrifying performers around today. Edgar meyer and victor wooten coolest duet ever youtube bass fun. Victor wooten and michael league present low end theory livestream. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten multimedia librarian position vacant. One of the most gifted musicians of our time if and in you dont do nothin else.