Best Bass Solo Award

I'll bite - I voted for Sinister Minister just because he pulls out all the stops on that one. About Claypool's big brown beaver - I'd have to say that his best solo might be The Awakening.

 

"Bassball" by Keith Horne.

There's the recorded version(which kills) & then there were the few LIVE readings. Secrets once opened for Miles in Richmond...during Darryl Jones' solo, the crowd kept chanting "Bassball!"-"Bassball!"-"Bassball!".

I once saw Jeff Berlin do "Dixie" at a clinic & it was beautiful.

"Continuum" is gorgeous.

 

Iam quite partial to the Anathestia and Orion bass solos by Cliff Burton. Probably not in the same league as Jaco or Wooten but very well done.

 

Entwistle on "My Generation" changed my life. No one, at least in the US, had ever heard the bass jump out and take charge like that. Before, all the soloes were typically guitar or sax.

But then...........so did Entwistle's bass skills.

 

Even though it's a cover, I like Claypool playing "The Awakening".

 

"My Generation" - excellent choice.

as far as "popular" songs with decent bass solos, The Chain by Fleetwood Mac is up there.

or Twilight Zone by somebody, cannot think of the name of the band

 

I have to go with Portrait of Tracy.....Wonderful solo.

 

"speak": gary willis
Tom kennedy's stuff is nice "cape fear"
"low levels high stakes": skuli sverrisson
Matthew garrison has some nice stuff

 

I'm a big fan of Cliff too.

 

Marcus Miller - Power: Great Groove

Stuart Hamm - Prelude in C
Star Spangled Banner
Country Music
Terminal Beach
Sleigh Ride
etc
Great covers/solo's!

Finally, I really like:

Victor Wooten - Overjoyed

Another great cover!

Andy

 

rock on, i will be able to play Anathestia all the way through one day.

Anybody say Tommy the Cat or Jerry was a racecar driver yet?

 

where is classical thump!!!!!!!

where does that come

 

(Bob Barker voice)
Tell him what he's won Jonny
(Jonny)
Well Bob he won the honor of posting the most wanktastic solo ever

... and a brand new CAR!


(just kidding, I'm really bored and should be studing for Chemistry)

 

Country Music by Stu Hamm
Dixie by Jeff Berlin

 

Of the choices in the poll, I must say I have a soft spot for havona. It really does it for me.

 

I voted for portrait of tracey, i really like that solo, very fluent, and smooth

But i also like Havona, Continuum

One that isnt mentioned there that i like is Run For Cover by Marcus Miller

 

How about the original recording of "The Awakening" by Dexter Redding!?!

Finger style solo: anything by Tom Kennedy
Slap style solo: anything by Marcus Miller
Fretless solo: anything by Jimmy Haslip or Jimmy Johnson

 

"Same league"? Irrelevant. A great solo can be three notes or three thousand... one chord or eleven... you get the idea.

Ok, I will name "Tommy the Cat". It's the only solo that makes me LOL every time I hear it.

"Twilight Zone" was Golden Earring (don't know the player).

Good luck with Chemistry.

 

I picked Portrait of Tracy. Very very nice. Wooten's Norwegian Wood comes in at a close 2nd.