Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. At for bass players only, we take the frustration out of learning bass, so you can build confidence and thoroughly enjoy making music. Hey guys, this probably isnt the normal type of question for this forum. Order now at victors first instruction book in over 20 years.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Most came to berklee because of who and what we are. Viktorija has been involved in projects with abraham laboriel, perico sambeat, victor mendoza, john clayton. In the popular british series the mighty boosh, the recurring character the hitcher utilises his large thumb for playing slap bass. Since the 1960s, the electric bass has been the standard bass. See more ideas about victor wooten, bass and funky jazz. Victor wooten, abraham laboriel, or matthew garrison.
Slap bass was used by western swing and hillbilly boogie musicians. Now the original scoring with vibrant dynamics brings handels music totally alive it is an amazing experience for anyone who already knows the classic versions. Recent transcriptions are highlighted in orange, and new transcriptions are highlighted in green. During college i started teaching music at a local music school. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Slap bass project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read. So please consider making a donation or by submitting your own transcriptions to the archive. Steve bailey named chair of berklees bass department.
Steve bailey born february 10, 1960 is an american bassist who is famous for his pioneering work with the six string fretless bass. Stevens solo artist, the headhunters, victor wooten, steve vai, james brown, billy joel, tina turner, joe cocker t edit robert trujillo metallica, suicidal tendencies, ozzy osbourne, black label society. Bass player stu hamm bass musician magazine, the face of bass. Many of todays most successful bass players began their careers at berklee. Abraham laboriel dear friends by abraham laboriel music. Hear this incredible solo performance of the lesson featuring the emg jvx and emg pax bass. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments. Guitar player magazine called him the most widely used session bassist of our time.
Then, as i started to grow in the instrument, my friends introduced me to victor wooten, marcus miller, john patitucci, jaco pastorius, and all those monsters. Supplement to the magazine bass player, dedicated slap bass. Abraham leborial is a great exampled of this, along iwth victor wooten for starters. Im a big admirer of jaco pastorius, victor wooten and abraham laboriel. He is an optimist and he is someone who likes to appreciate the little things in. Low end hall of fame bass player stu hamm stu hamm was the cover feature in the august 2015 issue of bass musician. Master classes give 20 eminent bassists, including marcus miller, flea, les claypool, robert trujillo, larry graham, victor wooten and others. I love funk, black music, reggae, the fusion of funk and jazz. A joke in the 2009 film i love you, man is the main characters enthusiasm for slap bass. Joey archer guitar bass ukulele jammin music studios. Victor keats victor abraham keats frhs is a british chess historian and fellow of the royal historical society. Influences are john patitucci, victor wooten, jaco pastorius, abraham laboriel, anthony jackson, richard bona, marcus miller, christian mcbride, ron carter, stanley clarke, steve bailey e. Since that time the techniques have been modified and refined by many other bass greats including louis johnson, bootsy collins, les claypool, flea, stu hamm, mark king, marcus miller, victor wooten, abraham laboriel, fieldy.
Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. A mainstay in the bass community for decades, bailey was twice recognized as runnerup bass player of the year by bass player magazine and is cofounder of bass extremes, a collaboration with victor wooten. It made a change in my life for the better and every christmas i love forward to hearing it. Get the latest news, exclusive interviews, new releases and stay up to date with whats happening in the bass player community. Victor wooten has really raised the bar with regard to what is possible, but hes also inspired a multitude of unhireable bassists in my opinion who forgot to work on how to support the band and only ever worked on crazy fills, licks and burning fast slap lines. What advice can you offer to those trying to make it in. Page 91 of 100 bass musician magazine, the face of bass. I learn so much from these great teachers, i developed over the years and applied my own guidelines on what a great musicians skills should have in their own arsenal. By the late 50s, ela and francis had begun their careers as actresses and singers, and juan jr.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Victor wooten wooten woods interview part 1 youtube. As a child, we knew the popular parts of the messiah insideout from church groups and school groups and youth choirs, etc. Billy sheehan, book categories, teaching music, music lessons, bass, scale. Download audiobooks by victor l wooten at and save. In 2012 and 20, steve toured with victor wooten on the sword and stonewords and tones tour, playing electric bass, upright, keyboards, and trombone.
Slap bass lesson with victor wooten bass guitars page 5 learning guitar learn from the greats, listen to records and try and match their sound, but even better try and find tutorials on how to play from the best musicians. Victor wooten, a fivetime grammy winner, formed the supergroups bela. Being brought up in church, i was used to the original piece of the handels messiah and when i heard this piece, i lost my mind. Mike is a devoted christian who believes there is only one god jesus. Jaco pastorius 19511987 was an influential american jazz bassist, composer and big band leader. Apr 10, 2018 bass player stu hamm stu hamm was the cover feature in the august 2015 issue of bass musician.
In the castaneda books, the authoran anthropologiststudies with a mexican yaqui shaman by the name of don juan matus who teaches the author many things. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Berklee college of music announces that steve bailey has been named chair of the colleges bass department. Parliament, james brown, janis joplin, joni mitchell, herbie hancock, snarky puppy, and anything with metropole orkest playing. Blueprint bassist marcus miller defining bass artistry. Sweet groove from ryan madora at aguilar booth winter namm 2012 by raul amador february 14, 2012. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions. Wherever i am in the world or the day, fbpo lets me keep in touch with whats going on in. He was voted runner up for bass player of the year in 1994 and 1996. Bailey, an influential sixstring fretless bass pioneer, educator, and author, begins his tenure this summer. 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. Guitar player magazine described him as the most widely used session bassist of our time.
As a church bassist, my first main influence ever was abraham laboriel. Though lacking in the kind of bassdriven melodies heard in albums by other bass greats like john pattiticci and victor wooten, this album is very well thought out in its use of the bass as an instrument that undergirds each compositions. Abraham laboriel dear friends by abraham laboriel amazon. March 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message.
On bass they include marcus miller, victor wooten, adam nitti, abraham laboriel, carol kaye and billy sheehan. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. The 1990s sitcom martin features slap bass riffs as well as many sitcoms of that period with soul, funkoriented theme songs. Bass player stu hamm bass musician magazine, the face of. The slap bass program bass guitar lessons, bass guitar. Dominik stuecklin world of electric bass groove bass club tunes, vol. Its a question bassist victor wooten has been answering throughout his career. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bass player, composer, author, producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards wooten has won the bass player of the year award from bass player magazine three times and is the first person to win the award more than once. Author of many books about the iphone and machine learning. Check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten.
This article needs additional citations for verification. Lee will lee come talk to me tony levin a view from the best seat in the house nathan east master balance abraham laboriel the insider neil. Laboriel, abraham dear friends music skip to main content. Im just making this list to help anyone that needs reference, on what strings did their favourite bassist use, maybe they want to try it, and see if that works for them. Slap bass is the percussive funk bass style that first gained popularity with larry graham in. Abraham laboriel 18 acid jazz 3 adam lane 1 adam nitti 5 adriano campagnani 3 adriano giffoni 4 al garcia 2 al macdowell 1 al mckibbon 2 al turner 3 alain caron 25 alain perez 1 alan warner 1 alberto continentino 3 alberto rigoni 1 alex malheiros 3 alexander boynton jr 1 alexis sklarevski 2 alfred shorter jr. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from victor wooten at the discogs marketplace. Were thrilled to have steve join us again at wesfest 11. While victor wootens contributions to music will be felt forever, it is. On guitar his musical influences and tastes include but are not limited to dave matthews band, eric clapton, john mayer, chris tomlin, the beatles, the civil wars, needtobreathe, matt redman, jim croce and kansas. The bassment free bass guitar transcriptions in standard.
Carter penned several bass method books, and taught at city college of new york. If you want something unique in the sense of sound, unusual in the sense of technique or you just want to find some interesting trick for the song welcome to the video new bass concepts. Beginner to intermediate bass players who want to learn slap bass veteran bass teacher and berklee grad reveals a new super simple method for playing slap bass without expensive lessons, years of tedious practice, or even natural ability. As victor wooten says, he is to funk bass what the bible is to religion. Abraham laboriel esperanza spalding john myung george mraz victor bailey. See more ideas about bass, jaco pastorius and jazz musicians. He has written a number of books on the history of chess with particular reference to the contributions of jews to the game. Acoustic guitar dan sistos bass abraham laboriel, alain caron, alexis sklarevski, bill dickens, dave carpenter, dominik hauser, ernest tibbs, rocco prestia, gary willis, harald weinkum, james genus, jimmy earl, jimmy haslip, marco mendoza, ric fierabracci, steve bailey, victor wooten drums kirk covington electric guitar gerald. He is best known for his work with weather report from 1976 to 1981, as well as work with artists including joni mitchell, pat metheny, and his own solo projects.
Even though the bass guitar can be thought of as only a rhythem instrument, it can used a lead instrument, and be played quite beautifully by the artist using it. And theres a guy named abe laboriel whos done it for years also. Bassist victor wooten uses a double thumb technique which is like a slap, but. It was different and i could relate to it without feeling lost.
Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo. Abraham laboriel is a mexican bassist who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Sep 01, 2009 im a longtime fan of carlos castanedas books, and wootens the music lesson is cut from similar cloth. Has opened shows for chris dave and drumheadz at vilnius mama jazz festival 2012 with artists such as wallace roney and ravi coltrane and has performed with internationally renowned bassist victor wooten. My musical inspirations have included abraham laboriel, victor wooten, bootsy collins, marcus miller, john patitucci, tommy sims, richard bona, felix pastorius, and jaco of course. Slapping and popping are ways to produce percussive sounds on a stringed instrument. Harald weinkum basstalk 8 a bass bolero 2004, cd discogs.
Bassist victor wooten uses a double thump technique which is like a slap, but utilizes both sides of the thumb for all the strings. Though lacking in the kind of bassdriven melodies heard in albums by other bass greats like john pattiticci and victor wooten, this album is very well thought out in its use of the bass as an instrument that undergirds. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. Were honored to welcome back berklee alum jr robinson.