Fat Is A Great Word
Monday can be a Funday, it all depends on your profession
The list of prohibited words is too long
When a bass player lays down a infectious bass line, there are only so many words to describe the feeling of listening to it on a great stereo or a pair of serious headphones.
And I’m not talking about complicated or very sophisticated bass lines. It can be as simple as Pino Palladino’s hypnotic (or better ‘hip-notic’) groove on Omar’s - There’s Nothing Like This - Apple Music | YouTube Music
Or just the walking bass line intro to Tom Waits’ - Nighthawks at the Diner - Apple Music | YouTube Music played by Jim Hughart on upright bass lures you into listening to the entire album.
But Jim Hughart’s walking bass lines maybe sound simple, but they’re far from it. Just this weekend I had a gig with the saxophone player Urs Stucki and he suggested a hip bass line for that famous interlude in Sting’s - Englishman in New York - and you start doubting your ability to play three chords on your guitar. Sure you could just arpeggiate the chord notes and that’s it. But weave them together to a pearl necklace of notes is the ultimate art of playing bass.
So, Monday it is and let’s make it a Funday playing them fat strings and start walking on that fat bass neck.
Have a great and creative week.
P.S.: This Thursday I’ll post the fourth song of my Substack Sessions
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My Catalog: 8 Singles & 2 Albums
You’ll find all the songs from My Songs & Stories posts on this playlist: