Play something original from your heart! – Steve York bass Youtube is swamped with videos of bassists playing along with recordings. Most of the performances are very good, meticulously copying the original bass parts, But why? Who is this meant to impress but other bassists? I started playing professionally over… Continue reading
Where the funk lives! The ambiguous 3rd. – Steve York bass Blues and funk have their roots in African music. We are taught about the “blue” notes and there are various ” blues scales ” but this is of little practical value. ( see the end of this article for… Continue reading
Part One This is intended as a method of soloing over “Wave” by approaching it as a jazz blues instead of as a series of unrelated chords! For any instrument, not just bass! I played Jobim’s “Wave” many times before I realised that the A section is a jazz blues… Continue reading
