Appreciate the bass! They anchor the rhythm and add lots of colour when the leader throws them a solo. One of the greatest jazz bass solos I ever saw was at a tribute to Larry Crawford, where a band from California was doing a set, and when the bass player’s solo started (it was a 6-string, fretless electric bass), the band left the stage and sat in the audience while this guy wailed for something like a full 5 minutes. Incredible.
As for myself, I play an upright acoustic…washtub.
Appreciate the bass! They anchor the rhythm and add lots of colour when the leader throws them a solo. One of the greatest jazz bass solos I ever saw was at a tribute to Larry Crawford, where a band from California was doing a set, and when the bass player’s solo started (it was a 6-string, fretless electric bass), the band left the stage and sat in the audience while this guy wailed for something like a full 5 minutes. Incredible.
As for myself, I play an upright acoustic…washtub.