Edgar meyer moderato from amalgamations for solo bass. Victor wooten is continually exploring new paths on the bass. Victor wooten, edgar meyer, and ray brown part 5 of 6 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. The pair has fun with meyer s original tune webbed feet in this 1991 clip from kentucky educational televisions the lonesome pine specials. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten multimedia librarian. Double bass, new york, gary peacock, ray brown, jazz, classical, f. The album will release on august 25th, and is available for preorder. When i said no, ray immediately took me into his lab and showed me a video that he made with edgar and victor wooten. Learn from victor wooten, nathan watts, ed friedland, mark egan, linda oh, felix pastorius, and many others with their super indepth lesson packs. A bassists guide to surviving the coronavirus lockdown. Geddy lee, jeff berlin, pattitucci, gary willis, ray brown, edgar meyer, victor wooten, terry lee burns, chris squire, jaco, christian mcbride, lincoln goines, anthony jackson, james jamerson, richard bona, victor bailey, jimmy haslip, jimmy johnsonto name a few. Most of the pieces are original compositions by meyer and fleck, working alone and together.
Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten no treble. Sorry about the audio, especially in the beginning of this first part this is from a monoto mono vcr dub i did 20 years ago, but the content more than mak. 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. As victor wooten says, he is to funk bass what the bible is to religion. Log onto zoom to watch these incredibly special performances and chat with others.
Fodera monarch electric bass fender pbass 78 string bass 34 string bass taylor 410ce acoustic electric lag guitar acoustic tc electronics. Chords for victor wooten trio funky in istanbul funky d. If you work on what i show you, youll get great results. Edgar meyer, ray brown, victor wooten playing jazz bass and electric bass. Bass guru is an online lesson site and app for iphone that features lesson packs taught by pro bass players demonstrating and sharing other insights and techniques. It was a bass trio, but iirc there were some duo parts. May, 2009 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.
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. An unassuming artist whose virtuoso performances fuse jazz, rock, irish balladry, and bluegrass, fleck fronts a band that cannot possibly be classified as strictly bluegrass or even new grass. Bach, an arrangement of a sonata by henry eccles, and piece by miles. Also iirc, wooten and brown played a song with both of them, on one bass, at the same time. Lonesome pine specials september 1991 louisville music news.
Jaco pastorius, christian mcbride, victor wooten, edgar meyer, flea, les claypool, ray brown. I first became aware of edgar about 25 years ago through the late, great ray brown. Mccartney is definitely one of the greatest rock bassists of all time. Bass instincts with ray brown, edgar meyer, victor wooten, and friends. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths. While we feel that all these bassists are geniuses, edgar meyer was actually deemed one, by the macarthur foundation in 2002. The means are not necessarily new in this age after stanley clarke, jaco pastorius, larry graham and other electric bass icons have laid the groundwork. Jan 12, 2021 index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music. Jump to 2000, and speaking of victor wooten again, i went to victors bass. Lakland 5594 usa, pedulla buzz, peavey palledium, california tobias signature 5, 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. Ive always been a fan of this video featuring the late great ray brown and electric bassist extraordinaire victor wooten in concert with edgar.
May 17, 2009 check out this amazing trio of bass greatness. Sporting ray brown like skills and savvy as a teen, the phillyborn mcbride has gone on to become a jazz ambassador both. Ray brown impeccable technique, gorgeous sound, and driving swing define ray brown s contribution to jazz. One would be forgiven for thinking that the reunion of the flecktones original lineup for rocket science was a nostalgic one, but thats not what happened. It was great, i would love to have a copy of that show. The teachers studioguitar lessons with me take place in the following areas. Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar.
They also perform four of their arrangements of music by j. Banjo legend bela fleck teamed up with bassist edgar meyer and tabla player zakir hussain to produce melody of rhythm. Edgar meyer tickets 2017 edgar meyer concert tour 2017 tickets. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths double. Bela fleck is an acknowledged master of the fivestring banjo. People talk about the guy who has shaped it and changed it the most in the last 20 years. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten check out this amazing trio of bass greatness. Jan 30, 2009 edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten illinoisans have lowest homestate opinions in the u. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Ray brown, the walking history book of jazz in the 20th century, edgar meyer, one of the premier arco bass players in contemporary music and victor wooten, bass mutant and wizard of unimaginable things on the electric bass. Leland sklar, fender, lessons, bass, edgar meyer, victor wooten, ja. Usn music night 2021 goes virtual university school of. 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. An amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players. Ray brown, the walking history book of jazz in the 20th century, edgar meyer, one of the premier arco bass players in contemporary music and victor wooten. Check out victor wooten and steve bailey performing joe zawinuls mercy mercy mercy. Wooten, according to fleck, has redefined the electric bass in a lot of ways.
Ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar and fellow bassist victor wooten. Crowe, doyle lawson and paul williams 777 tribute to buddy holly with david frizzell and helen cornelius 776 angaleena presley and. Fodera monarch electric bass fender pbass 78 string bass 34 string bass taylor 410ce acoustic electric lag guitar acoustic. Music for two is an album of duets by edgar meyer and bela fleck created and recorded while touring to support perpetual motion and released by sony classical in 2004. Were celebrated edgar meyer s birthday with an awesome throwback bass duet with victor wooten. These music night allstars include alison brown and garry west, beth nielsen chapman, edgar meyer, gabe dixon 96, suzy bogguss, victor wooten, and william tyler 98. Victor wooten ray brown sting jack bruce edgar meyer gary karr paul mccartney john lennon yo yo ma mozart chris squire. Bela anton leos fleck born july 10, 1958 is an american banjo player. Log onto zoom to watch these incredibly special performances and. You can enjoy this starstudded event from your home.
Howard levy left the band back in 1992, leaving bela fleck, victor wooten, and roy future man wooten as a trio for six years before saxophonist jeff coffin came aboard in 1998. Her new album, blueprint, was recorded in nashville with the best acoustic musicians around jerry douglas, bela fleck, edgar meyer, victor krauss, sam bush, brian sutton and victor. From that point on, i became a huge fan of edgar and started following his career. Edgar meyer tickets 2017 edgar meyer concert tour 2017. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten, in a 1991 performance. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classical, rock and various world music genres. Feb 03, 2017 ray asked if i knew of edgar meyer, so he showed me this video he did with edgar and fellow bassist victor wooten. Index and abstracts of articles, books, dissertations, conferences, and other literature on music. Woodsongs show archives woodsongs old time radio hour. Leland sklar, fender, lessons, bass, edgar meyer, victor wooten, jazz.
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