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05-01-2007, 07:51 PM
|  | Steve Boletchek | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Apex, NC and Woolwine, VA | | | Best Bass on a Commercial
Maybe this is old news, but ...
I just saw a TV commercial for the first time w/ Diana Krall touting a Lexus auto and its Mark Levinson sound system.
The tune she is listening to while blissfully recalling how she decided she wanted to be a musician - the title track from Night Train by the Oscar Peterson Trio w/ Ray Brown.
Night Train and We Get Requests have to be two of my favorite jazz recordings, especially just for the recorded tone of the bass.
Boy, she sure knows a lot about good bassists. She's recorded w/ John Clayton and Christian McBride, among others.
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05-01-2007, 09:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ontario | | Night Train was the first jazz album I ever bought -- probably not coincidentally, Ray Brown is also my biggest influence and favourite bassist  .
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05-01-2007, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by bolo  Night Train and We Get Requests have to be two of my favorite jazz recordings, especially just for the recorded tone of the bass. | Those two recording are absolute essentials to my mind (and some of the first jazz albums I really listened to also). Quote:
Originally Posted by bolo Boy, she sure knows a lot about good bassists. She's recorded w/ John Clayton and Christian McBride, among others. | I'm not a big fan of Jazz singing, but Diana Krall always sounds good to me - great voice, great band.
Andy
Note: now I come to think of it, I heard that Ray Brown had something to do with her 'discovery' as a singer. Does anyone know the details of this? |
05-02-2007, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago | | | Andy, you know a sax player in L.A. by the name of Dave Pozzi? He told me a good story about Diana Krall.
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05-02-2007, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by christ andronis Andy, you know a sax player in L.A. by the name of Dave Pozzi? He told me a good story about Diana Krall. | As a big fan of Diana Krall(specially her early stuff a la Nat king Cole Trio) i would love to hear the story.. you can p.m if you want 
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05-02-2007, 10:46 AM
| | Steve Boletchek | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Apex, NC and Woolwine, VA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy Allen Those two recording are absolute essentials to my mind (and some of the first jazz albums I really listened to also). | Soular Energy by the RB trio was produced over 20 years later, but IMO is almost the same caliber. Not quite, but close.
Man, I love the way Gene Harris plays piano.
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05-02-2007, 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by christ andronis Andy, you know a sax player in L.A. by the name of Dave Pozzi? He told me a good story about Diana Krall. | I've heard the name, but never met him - he moves in higher circles than I do  .
You could always PM me the story
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05-02-2007, 11:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago | | | Nuno and Andy....no need to PM you, i think it's a pretty funny story. Dave and i have been good friends for years and when he was first starting out he'd run into Diana alot on jobbing dates around L.A.. They became friends and would sit and talk alot about how the music business was so tough, etc., etc.. Dave told me he remembers sitting with her one day and telling her NOT to pursue music as a serious vocation cause it most likely wouldn't lead anywhere. He didn't say it to be cruel, he was just trying to give some friendly advice. Needless to say, we laugh our a**es off every time we see each other cause i won't let him forget it. I can't wait for him to run into her again.
Sorry for the temporary hijack!!
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05-02-2007, 11:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: St. Louis // St. Charles, MO | | | Well, I misinterpreted the intent of the thread - but while I am here ...
In the Cingular commercial where the guy is calling the girl the next day after their first date saying something to the effect of, "I know you're supposed to wait two days to call after the first date but, did you feel we made a connection?.."
If you look in the background you will see what looks to be a nice Rickenbacker (4001/4003) on a guitar stand.
I thought that commercial had a pretty darn good - well, at least an interesting bass in it!
I bet that someone in charge of the production of that commercial is also a bass player - otherwise, since they obviously wanted to portray this dude as some sort of hobbiest musician, it would have been some generic bass (a Fender knock-off - not even a real Fender) or a guitar - probably an acoustic...
But a Rickenbacker bass in the shot? Gotta be a bass player's contribution!
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05-02-2007, 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by tZer Well, I misinterpreted the intent of the thread - but while I am here ...
The Cingular commercial where the guy is calling the girl the next day after their first date saying something to the effect of, "I know you're supposed to wait two days to call after the first date but, did you feel we made a connection?.."
If you look in the background you will see what looks to be a nice Rickenbacker (4001/4003) on a guitar stand.
I thought that commercial had a pretty darn good bass in it.
I bet that someone in charge of the production of that commercial is also a bass player - otherwise, since they obviously wanted to portray this dude as some sort of hobbiest musician, it would have been some generic bass (Fender knock-off - not even a real Fender) or a guitar - probably an acoustic...
But a Rickenbacker bass in the shot? Gotta be a bass player's contribution! | hmmm...never noticed that. I know exactly which commercial you're talking about too.
I kind of like the raunchy electric bass sound on the Dodge Ram commercials. Nice combination of grit and distortion.
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05-02-2007, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by bolo Maybe this is old news, but ...
I just saw a TV commercial for the first time w/ Diana Krall touting a Lexus auto and its Mark Levinson sound system.
The tune she is listening to while blissfully recalling how she decided she wanted to be a musician - the title track from Night Train by the Oscar Peterson Trio w/ Ray Brown.
Night Train and We Get Requests have to be two of my favorite jazz recordings, especially just for the recorded tone of the bass.
Boy, she sure knows a lot about good bassists. She's recorded w/ John Clayton and Christian McBride, among others. | Diana Krall, that's one lady who really swings. Although her more recent offerings reflect some changes going on.
Interesting remark about her knowledge of bassists. All three were mentored by Ray Brown to varying degrees. John Clayton was a long-time student of Ray Brown and was involved with Brown's video project called "The Art Of The Bass" a few years ago. There are two other albums that bassists will derive some benefit from, if only the listening. The album "This One's For Blanton" features Ray in a duo setting with Duke Ellington. When I originally bought the vinyl recording back in the 70's, I recall reading somewhere that Norman Granz wanted to record those two considering the influence Jimmy Blanton had on Ray Brown. Of course, Granz was instrumental (pun intended) in recording a great many, wonderful musicians on the Pablo label. That album had some of the best recorded bass and piano I've ever heard. Whatever microphone they used on his bass, along with some fine engineering, just caught a true sound of the instrument. He just had a great sound that's always a pleasure to hear.
The other currently available CD is actually two vinyl records compiled into one CD titled "The Jazz Soul Of Oscar Peterson" which was the title of one of the vinyl albums. The other was "Affinity". "Close Your Eyes", "The Maidens Of Cadiz", "Waltz For Debbie" (usually associated with Bill Evans), and "Baubles, Bangles, and Beads" are the cuts I tend to listen to first. Brown was playing gut strings as he was on the "Night Train" album. On the "We Get Requests" album, he believe he was playing Lycon steel bass strings (How many recall those from that Danish company?), which were a nice string considering the early days of steel strings. That trio, with the perfect Ed Thigpen, has always been a favorite, right along with the predecessor trio with Herb Ellis.
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05-02-2007, 11:28 PM
| | Steve Boletchek | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Apex, NC and Woolwine, VA | | | Thanks Lloyd.
Yup, I've got all 4 of Ray Brown's videos, and the one w/ John Clayton and him giving a clinic is probably my favorite.
I've got This One's For Blanton on CD too.
And of course it's John Clayton and Christian McBride that Ray chose to perform with him on Super Bass. The three of them also appear on some of the tracks from Walk On.
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05-03-2007, 03:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL | | | Don't overlook some of the work that Ray did with Monty Alexander and Milt Jackson. There's one recording I'm always talking about on these forums.... Milt Jackson album called "Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk". The last track is called "Blues for Groundhog" and it features some quintessential Ray Brown playing. In fact I can say personally that everything I love about jazz bass playing is contained in that recording.
Side note, I wonder if there will ever be more SuperBass trio collaborations. Maybe Clayton and McBride could find some really young bassist to take under their wing and do some performances. That would be fun to see....
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05-03-2007, 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Tbeers Side note, I wonder if there will ever be more SuperBass trio collaborations. Maybe Clayton and McBride could find some really young bassist to take under their wing and do some performances. That would be fun to see.... | Christoph Luty is one of John Clayton's protege's - fabulously tasteful player (check him out with the Jeff Hamilton trio).
I'd certainly buy a CD with the three of them on.
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