Shedding 'Giant Steps' (bass vid)

[Mike Flynn]

Hi People

Just wanted to share a little practice session video, filmed on my iPhone 4 - as I always practice first thing and while this has few mistakes in I thought it'd be fun to share my progress playing over these bastard changes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWZouVbFKw

I thought it'd be better posted here rather than recordings as this tune is more of an etude than something for soulful expression etc - let me know what you think

Cheers for checking it out

Mike

[bottomzone]

You are a very brave man taking on Giant Steps and posting your shedding for all to see-and I appreciate it very much!!! Very nice job, too. Here is one guy that continues to blow me away everytime I watch his video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdG8EYETvUo

It's time for me to move into the shed!!!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

[Kobaia]

Originally Posted by bottomzone

You are a very brave man taking on Giant Steps and posting your shedding for all to see-and I appreciate it very much!!! Very nice job, too. Here is one guy that continues to blow me away everytime I watch his video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdG8EYETvUo

It's time for me to move into the shed!!!

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

Ugh that tone is disgusting.

[Pacman]

Originally Posted by Kobaia

Ugh that tone is disgusting.

Seems to be working very well for him.


Cutting off someone's head does not make you taller.

[Jon_West]

Originally Posted by Pacman

Seems to be working very well for him.


Cutting off someone's head does not make you taller.

But getting a better tone does make you sound better.

[Kobaia]

Originally Posted by Pacman

Seems to be working very well for him.


Cutting off someone's head does not make you taller.

didn't say he was a bad player, just that his tone sucks.

[Skitch it!]

He is wicked, that is serious, woah, Reggie Young, come on down

[lucas vigor]

I fail to see anything wrong with the tone of the bass on either of those clips! Amazing playing on both of them, too.

[engedi1]

Pretty amazing player, thanks for posting the clip. I am not 100% wild about the tone myself, but it could also be the way it was recorded, so we should always be graceful! For my money, it doesn't get much better than this version of giant steps by Pattituci:

He combines monster chops with a lot of interesting musical ideas and sophistication.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyXCsKdnyI

[Skitch it!]

Originally Posted by engedi1

Pretty amazing player, thanks for posting the clip. I am not 100% wild about the tone myself, but it could also be the way it was recorded, so we should always be graceful! For my money, it doesn't get much better than this version of giant steps by Pattituci:

He combines monster chops with a lot of interesting musical ideas and sophistication.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyXCsKdnyI

Fabulous, the sequences, the time displacement, the lines, the feel, it's all there. Thanks for the link, I haven't seen this before, have I been living under a rock or something?

[Tslicebass]

My humble contribution to the over saturated "Giant Steps shed on youtube videos"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OTDj_0qJrY

[Bipslapper]

Nice, both of you. I appreciate those who have the balls to post things like this on the web.

Thanks.

[chuck3]

Originally Posted by Bipslapper

Nice, both of you. I appreciate those who have the balls to post things like this on the web.

^^^
What he said.

[LM Bass]

Way to go Mike. I was just working on this last night, again.
Here's a neat video I found with the Coltrane solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kotK9FNEYU

[CGramazio]

I thought it was great! Excellent job.

[engedi1]

Originally Posted by Skitch it!

Fabulous, the sequences, the time displacement, the lines, the feel, it's all there. Thanks for the link, I haven't seen this before, have I been living under a rock or something?

You know, I just came across this a few weeks ago and was totally floored. John Pattitucci is such a mellow understated guy that I had forgetten what a monster badA** he is. He doesn't get the press like Wooten or Wilkenfeld but he totally deserves it!

This solo is one of the most impressive thing in jazz I have come across in a while, the most impressive being Hiromi, but that is a different story!

[Mike Flynn]

Originally Posted by engedi1

Pretty amazing player, thanks for posting the clip. I am not 100% wild about the tone myself, but it could also be the way it was recorded, so we should always be graceful! For my money, it doesn't get much better than this version of giant steps by Pattituci:

He combines monster chops with a lot of interesting musical ideas and sophistication.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyyXCsKdnyI

Couldn't agree more JP tears it up but in the most musical way, I've grown to appreciate his playing more and more over recent years, I think his playing has actually got better, if that's possible.

Thanks for the positive comments on my efforts, keep posting other clips and your own efforts - cheers M

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by Mike Flynn

Hi People

Just wanted to share a little practice session video, filmed on my iPhone 4 - as I always practice first thing and while this has few mistakes in I thought it'd be fun to share my progress playing over these bastard changes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hWZouVbFKw

I thought it'd be better posted here rather than recordings as this tune is more of an etude than something for soulful expression etc - let me know what you think

Cheers for checking it out

Mike

Nice start me thinks
But I'd have practised this a little more before putting it on the tube, to be honest.No Disrespect, but not even the head is really on the button in terms of time and feel.
But maybe that's just me.
I enjoyed some of your other videos though!

[Cloverfield]

To the OP (or anyone, really, who'd like the answer -- and I don't mean to hijack this thread, btw):

Not being much of a jazz soloist (yet), may I ask how you go about to starting to get ideas for how to solo over a tune like this? Usually I just hear bop renditions of it, and so much of what soloists like Coltrane, etc. do just flies right over my head.

[Jamarcla]

Evan Marien shedding Giant Steps:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l62ynIYa7_M