Birelli + Bass = Sick...

JHL · #1 03-09-2006, 07:02 PM

Don't know if this has been posted... but it gave me a nervous twitch...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5408096&q=bass

Rusty Chainsaw · #2 03-09-2006, 07:34 PM

Now there's a Jaco disciple if ever I heard one!

Great stuff though.

**j-raj** · #3 03-09-2006, 08:47 PM

yeah I think that he picked up a thing or two from Jaco, while they were playing together....

Seriously, he has always been a great bassist and interested with bass. A while back he wrote Timothee and it was a tune that he did the Guitar and the bass on...Kinda bass infront-like tune... later on the Front Page album, DdP does a great job on that Bireli tune.

**j-raj** · #4 03-09-2006, 08:49 PM

oh I forgot to ask... is that Didier Lockwood? Man, his phrasing is beautiful!

superbassman2000 · #5 03-10-2006, 08:50 AM

that guy in front of the camera really liked it!

pretty good, and very jaco-ish!

JHL · #6 03-10-2006, 09:26 AM

for those of you who don't know how Birelli Lagrene is, he's a well-known french jazz guitarist... and appearently a pretty good bass player as well.. ;P

Here's an example of his guitarplaying: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cRHnA5GYqS8

Mike Flynn · #7 03-10-2006, 10:05 AM

That was a wicked clip - undoubtedly he learnt a lot from jaco - also remember Bireli was a child prodigy he was amazing when he was about 9 years old - there's a great dvd of his Gypsy guitar stuff and there's a clip of him at Montreux jazz fest doing a solo spot as a child blowing the crowd away - but he's still a very impressive bassist - what I'd love to hear is him and Dominique Di Piazza have an all bass jam...!

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Mike Flynn · #8 03-10-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by XO-Bionic

Now there's a Jaco disciple if ever I heard one!

Great stuff though.

He toured with Jaco around Europe for a couple of years when he was about 18 playing guitar - but he's a monster player - sorry I'll stop bigging him up - I'm a bit of fan...

DaveBeny · #9 03-10-2006, 10:42 AM

Great video clip. Bireli is definitely one of my favourite guitarists - I love the gypsy-swing style of jazz, and 'Front Page' is one of the best 'fusion' records of recent years.

I'd love to dabble in some gypsy-jazz guitar in the future.

Mojo-Man · #10 03-10-2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by XO-Bionic

Now there's a Jaco disciple if ever I heard one!

Great stuff though.

He's a great guitar player.
It's cool if he's trying to keep Jaco vibe alive?
But to me, he's totaly playing Jaco lines, I'd like to here Birelli play like Birelli?

Mike Flynn · #11 03-10-2006, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man

He's a great guitar player.
It's cool if he's trying to keep Jaco vibe alive?
But to me, he's totaly playing Jaco lines, I'd like to here Birelli play like Birelli?

The fact he can do both is kind of the point though - he's a brilliant all rounder...

flatwoundfender · #12 03-10-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mojo-Man

He's a great guitar player.
It's cool if he's trying to keep Jaco vibe alive?
But to me, he's totaly playing Jaco lines, I'd like to here Birelli play like Birelli?

I'd like hear basslines.

Piedro · #13 03-10-2006, 11:06 AM

anybody watch the "spain" Video... in the link...

waaa... that's fast.. not a big fan of too fast thing.. but that's impressive

**j-raj** · #14 03-10-2006, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn

He toured with Jaco around Europe for a couple of years when he was about 18 playing guitar - but he's a monster player - sorry I'll stop bigging him up - I'm a bit of fan...

Yeah he was on that Live in Italy album and Stuttgart Aria with JFPIII... He is a killer playing!

From what I have heard, he has always been an amazing Bassist!

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Originally Posted by David Benyahia

Great video clip. Bireli is definitely one of my favourite guitarists - I love the gypsy-swing style of jazz, and 'Front Page' is one of the best 'fusion' records of recent years.

Thanks to cats like Mike Flynn and David, I picked up 'Front Page' ... man, there is some killer playing on it!

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Originally Posted by David Benyahia

I'd love to dabble in some gypsy-jazz guitar in the future.

How about a mix of Safardic/Gyspy and Flamenco on that upcoming Drozd? You still getting one of those?

willgroove2 · #15 03-10-2006, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by flatwoundfender

I'd like hear basslines.

he WAS playing basslines then he took a solo, then he started walking basslines again

Mojo-Man · #16 03-10-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn

The fact he can do both is kind of the point though - he's a brilliant all rounder...

I agree, but on guitar he's himself.
Super talented though.

rontalsaurus · #17 03-10-2006, 03:53 PM

I'm a big fan of his stuff on guitar. That, despite the incredible technical skill, didn't do much for me. It got kinda boring once the "oh my god listen to how fast he's playing" quickly wore off.

bobbykokinos · #18 03-20-2006, 02:18 AM

Check out this video. If you have time, watch the whole thing (Even though its in Frech). If not, make sure you check it out at 18:22

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...38486&q=bireli

Edit: Check out 26:35.. This cat can even sing fairly well!!

Lorenzini · #19 03-21-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JHL

for those of you who don't know how Birelli Lagrene is, he's a well-known french jazz guitarist... and appearently a pretty good bass player as well.. ;P

Here's an example of his guitarplaying: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cRHnA5GYqS8

Thats awesome!

I play with a guitarist who sounds very similar to Birelli, but I dont think he even knows it.

The bass playing in the video was good, but almost too much showmanship. I would have liked to hear the melodic lines which he did play about half the time.