Re: The Well Part XXIII (take 2): I'll get something right someday
this thread is freakin wierd!
Thank you! I like challenging perceptions.
who's your favorite, non-bass playing jazz artist
Decisions, decisions... cream, you're asking an impossible question. I'll try and put it in context for you: I grew up in the NYC area, where jazz is as important as breathing for many of its' residents. At the time, there were 3 or 4 FM stations playing jazz 24 hours a day, with 2 of them broadcasting latin jazz on Sundays.
I spent my formative years listening to guys from all over the map, geographically and musically speaking. Airto Moreira, Flora Purim, Anthony Braxton, Amhad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine, Gato Barbieri, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Jimmy Smith, David Sanborn, Hermeto Pascoal, Clark Terry, Joe Cuba, Charlie and Eddie Palmieri (dad even took us to Eddie's house for a rice and beans barbecue)... I could literally go on for days.
My dad worked in some of the biggest recording studios in NY, so it wasn't uncommon for him to bring home something that was so out there that nobody could latch on to it, not even him. Braxton, for example, wrote the names of his compositions out as symbolic chemical formulas, with the octogons branching off every which way.
There are and have been jazz artists on every conceivable instrument that spin my propeller. Drums, guitar, horns, piano, violin, even harmonica -- yes, harmonica. Listen to a Quincy Jones tune called "Velas", and you'll hear a guy named Jean "Toots" Theilemans, blowing jazz on harmonica, and also doing guitar solos in unison with whistling along.
Once you learn the names, you'll know what I'm talking about. For me, it's like "pick your favorite sunrise". Every one I see adds to my life.
How about some of those massive power hybrid bass amps made today, like the SVT4PRO ? 1600 watts! They may not have the tone of an all tube amp, but you dont have to worry about headroom!
I've had to rely on opportunity for obtaining amps, so if Ampeg wanted to hit me up with one, I wouldn't mind a bit. I'll wrestle it into submission for a tone I can use.
