If this isn't beauty, I don't know what it is...

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

...aside from a bass solo, of course. One of my students, who is about to perform his diploma concert, told me last week: "I'm going to play this tune. It has a terrific bass solo which I've transcribed and I want you to tell me if it's OK". I gave it a listening and ended transcribing it by myself. This is argentinean bassist-multi instrumentalist Pedro Aznar's version of "How Insensitive", and I think you'll agree with me that this solo is pure beauty:

http://media.putfile.com/Pedro-Aznar...tezs-bass-solo

I put it in my learning list. It's a shame that Mr. Aznar is barely mentioned at TB (aside from being the guy who played with Pat Metheny years ago), since he's one hell of a bassist and an outstanding overall musician.

[msquared]

Beautiful. Thank you for posting this.

[Groovy Bastard]

Very nice! The man has a really beautiful way of phrasing, he sounds very organic.

[BrandonBass]

can it be done a 4string?

[KJung]

Beautiful solo!

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by BrandonBass

can it be done a 4string?

Sure. In fact, as far as I know (and maybe I'm wrong - paging Papersen), Pedro Aznar plays 4-string basses exclusively. BTW, he has a very strong influence from Jaco and he's been known mostly for his work with fretless. I'm not an expert on him and that's why I say that this is the first time I hear him playing a solo on a fretted bass.

[Tony G]

Hmm, I get an error when I try to play it.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Originally Posted by xgabriel

Hmm, I get an error when I try to play it.

Maybe you're using Firefox? Sometimes Putfile works fine with that browser, sometimes not. Internet Explorer always give me good results. Another option would be to try updating your Windows Media Player.

[Baryonyx]

Quite a nice piece, I dig the feel of it and the confidence with which he plays, and the tone was good too!

[puff father]

Cool, thanks. I had never heard of him.

I lead a sheltered life.

[Papersen]

Originally Posted by Alvaro Martín Gómez A.

Sure. In fact, as far as I know (and maybe I'm wrong - paging Papersen), Pedro Aznar plays 4-string basses exclusively. BTW, he has a very strong influence from Jaco and he's been known mostly for his work with fretless. I'm not an expert on him and that's why I say that this is the first time I hear him playing a solo on a fretted bass.

He always played 4 string basses. However, IIRC I´ve seen him playing a 5 string Modulus, I´m not completely sure.
He´s fretless phrasing is just amazing and his Jaco influence is definitely there.

The guy can proficiently play over 20 instruments (bass, guitar, piano, drums, flute, bandoneon, harp, etc, etc.) and has evolved from bassist to musician to producer (like Marcus Miller). He´s probably one of the most complete musicians I´ve seen in my life.

Thanks for sharing that tune Alvaro.

[juancho]

Well, I had not known about this thread before so I started another a few minutes ago, but until I heard Seru Giran (Aznar´s former band) I had never imagined a fretless bass could be used in a rock band, I didn´t know it sounded so cool when playing rock.

[mikekim]

Pedro Aznar is one of my favorite bassists and musicians. As it's been said already, his fretless phrasing is truly beautiful as well as his original compositions and interpretations.
Check out the fretless solo in "Como la cigarra" (in the album Parte de Volar). I can't get the same feeling with my fretless even though I play the same notes.

As for the 5 string, I'm pretty sure it's a Tobias. Here's a pic (by the way he's playing with a screwdriver, for the song Muñequitos de Papel).

[MixBass]

Beautiful indeed. He knows where he's going and he knows how to get there. Thanks.