Recent content by Richard Whiteman

I'll be on vacation soon in the Sunshine Coast and would like to have a bass to keep my hands in shape. Any suggestions? Any help would be welcome. Please PM me.

Beautiful job. It's nice to see beautifully hand-copied music. There's a written bridge to this song on the earlier version with Clifford Brown.

And the pianist is the great Don Thompson who knows a few thing about bass playing.

A few years ago I compiled a sax/bass/drums Spotify playlist: sax/bass/drums

I'd be interested in reading your thesis. I'm a big fan of George's. His combination of musicianship and technical ability is astounding. <[email protected]>

I recently made an appointment with Mario Lamarre, the expert Montreal luthier, to fix some rattling in the tuning peg area of my bass. While waiting for the appointment I bought a new set of Weichs to replace the two-year olds on my bass. At the appointment Mario fixed the rattling and...

George Mraz Ray Brown Walter Page Oscar Pettiford Israel Crosby

"I see you're admiring the size of my instrument" can be a successful rejoinder.

I've had a set of Spirocore weichs on my German Flatback for just under two years. They still sound wonderful and there is no real need to install a new set. I do miss the "buzz" , however, associated with new strings and gear.

A palindrome?

My new (used) car has a 6 CD player that I have been using for some intense listening to George Mraz with Tommy Flanagan and Hank Jones. He is not the greasiest bassist but his overall musicianship is superb. His intonation is amazing. His low notes sustain like a pipe organ and his high...

Mofo!

The duet recordings Gomez made with Evans are brilliant and uncluttered. Sometimes the music made with the trio with Marty Morell and Eddie Gomez got a little TOO busy. My favourite recordings of that trio are from Ottawa in 1974: "Blue in Green" and "Live in Ottawa". The music is frequently...