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01-28-2011, 06:47 PM
| | |  Jack Bruce - Blue Note
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I'm off to NYC tomorrow with the sole purpose of seeing my idol Jack Bruce at the Blue Note. This is the guy that made me want to play bass after hearing that free form craziness with Cream and then the Supershow video (must see for anyone who is unaware of this gem) when i was about 14.
Has anyone been to the Blue Note before? I bought tickets pretty early so hope i have good seats. I've never been there before so dont know what to expect.
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01-28-2011, 07:58 PM
| | | | Supershow? You mean that thing with Buddy Guy? Enjoy Jacks show tomorrow night, he's the best, and he and Jamerson are why I play bass. |
01-28-2011, 08:10 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | have you guys heard about the band he's got for this gig? vernon reid, john medeski and cindy blackmon...a real superstar lineup! i envy the crap out of all who are going!
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01-28-2011, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by joebeadg  Supershow? You mean that thing with Buddy Guy? Enjoy Jacks show tomorrow night, he's the best, and he and Jamerson are why I play bass. | Yeah man, thats the one. the sound quality isnt that great, but that thing is priceless. Jack jamming with Buddy Guy, Buddy Miles, Dick Hecksall Smith, Jon Hiseman,Roland Kirk and Clapton plus a host of other superstars.
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Last edited by SH69 : 01-28-2011 at 08:39 PM.
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01-28-2011, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM have you guys heard about the band he's got for this gig? vernon reid, john medeski and cindy blackmon...a real superstar lineup! i envy the crap out of all who are going! | its going to be a great show. ive been looking forward to it ever since i got the tickets. Cindy Blackman is really great so is Vernon, cant wait
Heres a taste: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSNZTAJIups
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01-28-2011, 08:27 PM
| | | | get there early. seating is first come first served. the line will probably start at least an hour before show time, so if you get there later than that you may get stuck with crappy seats. you will be packed in like sardines |
01-28-2011, 08:28 PM
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01-28-2011, 08:29 PM
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Originally Posted by shwashwa get there early. seating is first come first served. the line will probably start at least an hour before show time, so if you get there later than that you may get stuck with crappy seats. you will be packed in like sardines | I have table seats. Arent they assigned?
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01-28-2011, 08:30 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Tan Valley, AZ | | | Awesome. I love me some Jack Bruce. Have a great time. |
01-28-2011, 08:41 PM
| | | no, you can definately get stuck in a table in the back. the club is set up kind of weird, and while its not huge, there are definately seats in the place that i would not want. ive been there many times Quote:
Originally Posted by SH69 I have table seats. Arent they assigned? | |
01-28-2011, 08:43 PM
| | | I found a clip from that Supershow DVD. You GOTTA CHECK THIS OUT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW7mCDmP644
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01-29-2011, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by SH69 | 
Jack Was my first bass hero.
Nice video, great band, Cindy is kicking ass. |
01-29-2011, 06:43 PM
| | | I think it's time to put the bass down...or at least the mic.  |
01-31-2011, 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by SH69 I'm off to NYC tomorrow with the sole purpose of seeing my idol Jack Bruce at the Blue Note. | I hope you enjoyed the show - if you get a chance can you post a review - Thanks
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02-04-2011, 11:13 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alameda, CA | | | I caught them last night at Yoshi's in Oakland. Un.F***ing.Believable! Jack's voice was as strong as it was on the old Cream records, and his playing was amazing. I got there an hour early and was first in line to get in (though they let the people who ate dinner there get first dibs), so we were at a table about 10 feet from Jack. His playing is rock solid. He doesn't overplay at all, and he holds back a lot so that every note he does play carries weight. The rest of the band were amazing, too. They communicated well with each other with just a glance here and there. And they looked like they were really enjoying themselves up there. Besides the regular solos in each song, each member got an extended solo and each one was better than the next.
And since Cindy Blackman's husband lives in the area, he came out and joined them for the last two songs. You may have heard of him. His name is Carlos Santana! They played Sunshine of Your Love and Carlos played it with twice as much feeling as Clapton ever did.
This is the second one of my bass idols I've gotten to see in that room. Last time it was Tony Levin with Terry Bozzio, Alan Holdsworth and Pat Mastaletto.
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02-04-2011, 11:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | I'll be there on Saturday |
02-04-2011, 11:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alameda, CA | | You're going to have a great time! Here's a very short clip somebody posted from one of Thursday's shows: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgZgSEw-34w
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02-04-2011, 01:26 PM
| | | I was there, second show! I worried a little when the band took so long to enter the stage after being introduced and Jack needed some help putting his bass on.......he seemed confused and a little disoriented. But right away he sang his butt off,  one of the greats as a vocalist. As the set went on, his bass playing and particularly tone became more focused. He is such a fluent player, I think he is playing electric bass more from his roots as a cellist/double bassist these days.
Deepest instrumental solos of the evening IMO were by John Medeski, he truly channeled Larry Young. Reid and Black channeled the flame of the Williams/Mahivishnu connection, incredible.
But nobody sings and plays like Jack, and he is a living example of the best getting better with grace.! |
02-04-2011, 05:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alameda, CA | | | I was at the same show. Medeski's last solo (the one where he was playing the synth on top with the organ) was just mind-blowing! How awkward was it when they announced the band, everyone clapped and nobody came out for a while? And then the same thing happened with the encore. I also found the sound mix to be incredibly muddy during the first song, but after that it sounded clear.
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02-05-2011, 12:01 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC | | glad to here the shows have been good, I wanted to get down to their Seattle show but I lost my passport  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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