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09-22-2007, 12:02 AM
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Hey guys, I am solo-ing at next June School Concert (I'm in grade 12), and I need some advice on picking out songs...
It is a year-end concert with all the concert bands and jazz bands, and it is in the school theater, so there's gonna be at least a thousand people there (parents and students)...
I got a green light on playing "A Night in Tunisia" - Victor Wooten version (its the third song on 'medley' by victor wooten on his A Show of Hands album) from my band teacher, but that song is only one minute long... I need another song or two to play! Preferably Jazz... and I gotta make this solo at least 3 minutes long!
No rush though, I got until next june.
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09-22-2007, 12:50 AM
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09-22-2007, 01:34 AM
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09-22-2007, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Sorax  Portrait of Tracy by Jaco, also Continuum can be played solo. Jaco also did an arrangement of Naima by Coltrane. | couldn't agree more. might i also suggest The Chicken w/ the soul intro. While the song isn't a bass solo the intro is awesome and the song structure itself is very comfortable to solo over. And if you want something super-funky try Marcus Millers arrangement of Frankenstein.
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09-22-2007, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Kwesi And if you want something super-funky try Marcus Millers arrangement of Frankenstein. | BE WARNED! Frankenstein is ridiculously hard to pull off a good rendition of!
i agree, a jaco song would be awesome, just make sure you get everything down with the song before you start in on a solo
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09-22-2007, 08:44 AM
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I was looking for songs that people would recognize more. Does anyone have any other ideas?
Btw, I'm not that great at slapping 
But I'm good at two-hand tapping, which I'm doing for Night in Tunisia.
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09-22-2007, 02:45 PM
| | | | A looong time ago, I did a transcribtion of a piece called " contradanza" by paquito D' Rivera.
It works very well on bass. |
09-22-2007, 02:51 PM
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it's great and you can take a long solo
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09-22-2007, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ai4281 Thanks for the great suggestions guys!
I was looking for songs that people would recognize more. Does anyone have any other ideas?
Btw, I'm not that great at slapping
But I'm good at two-hand tapping, which I'm doing for Night in Tunisia. | You actually don't need to slap Frankenstein to make it sound good, in fact i prefer fingerstyle when i play it. Just strum a tad harder to get a more aggressive tone.
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09-22-2007, 06:12 PM
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09-22-2007, 07:46 PM
| | | | Jaco(Teen Town, Portrait of Tracy, Donna Lee, Birdland), Wooten (may get to technical), Marcus Miller, Coltrane (anything), and try learning The Awakening solo by Les Claypool (youtube it). Also improv. Its always good.
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09-22-2007, 07:56 PM
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09-22-2007, 10:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mattoon, Illinois | | | Might be somewhat simplistic, but I did the melody of the Star Spangled Banner on bass, used tap harmonics and some chromatic fills to liven it up a bit. People recognize it instantly and it is very appropriate for a high school concert (IMO). |
09-22-2007, 10:36 PM
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09-23-2007, 02:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southampton | | you might not like to do a metallica song, but frankly if no-one told you Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth) was a metallica song then you'd never know.
Play without distortion and it'll sound good enough for the oldies.
A cover of it if you haven't heard it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdidPb7THI |
09-23-2007, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Flintlock you might not like to do a metallica song, but frankly if no-one told you Anaesthesia (Pulling Teeth) was a metallica song then you'd never know.
Play without distortion and it'll sound good enough for the oldies.
A cover of it if you haven't heard it: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mHdidPb7THI | +1 pulling teeth without distortion would sound great, I had to learn it like that and my dad didn't think it was metal at all. |
09-23-2007, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Twnty1inRF How about Lopsy Lu (Stanley Clarke)? | Thats a good one. If you were going to do Star Spangled Banner, look up Jeff Berlin's "Clinton Country", much more interesting!
I'd also recommend looking at Tears In Heaven by Jeff Berlin. That would be excellent. |
09-23-2007, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mournblade Might be somewhat simplistic, but I did the melody of the Star Spangled Banner on bass, used tap harmonics and some chromatic fills to liven it up a bit. People recognize it instantly and it is very appropriate for a high school concert (IMO). | I don't think I should do Star Spangled Banner though... since I'm in Canada. People might get pissed at me..
But keep the suggestions coming!
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