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Double Bass Gary Peacock on Trio 64

#21
A friend of mine and great player Reggie Willis has the bass that Gary played then. It's always fun playing an ax and remembering the important music that it was a part of.
 
#23
Mike Arnopol said:
I have to be honest. Gary Peacock's playing since he's been with Keith annoys me to no end. Bad sound , mushy time feel, bad intonation, marginal solos. — — — I really dug a lot of Gary's 60's avant garde stuff. I thought that he REALLY understood conception and space in that style. As far as TRio 64 Michael said that he's never heard before or since someone who could play that open in essentially the standard jazz context. As opposed to another notable later bassist of Bill's, Gary manage to open things up and never be assertive as to get in Bill's way. I heard later that Bill was a bit scared and freaked out playing with Gary because he wasn't sure how to play in that context. Actually it was a lot more modern than the Vanguard sessions. But Bill was such a master that putting him in a context that challenged his comfort zone was exactly what he needed.
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Bad sound! No! I not agree to that. Gary has a really great sound. I wish I had something like that.

Mushy time feel! Yes, sometimes.

Bad intonation! Yes, that is interesting. The album Tales Of Another from 1977 is a catastrophe. I think that that record is Gary´s bottom quotation. I do not understand how Eicher, Gary and Keith could release it, at all. It is a pain to listen at.

Marginal solos! Not agree on ballads. Agree when it comes to fast tempo. Why do so many bass players, on upper levels, accomplish so meaningless and dull solos for the paying audience.
Often too long. E.G. often play (with B.E.) boring solos of never ending.
Often too bad timing.
Often too bad intonation.
Often too speedy tempos. Marc J. do it, NHØP did it and Patitucci do it as well (to name a few). One gets lot of notes but no tones.

There is a boundary for everyone. Every bassist should know when it is time to stay away from solos in prestissimo. Tell me a bass player that are able to create a nice bass line in that tempo.

I like Gary most for his intensive drive, his sound and a nice choice of notes in fast walking.

Regarding the 60’s there is a recording I like. Clare Fischer "First Time Out", from 1962, for Pacific Jazz Records. Check out that one. Gary did a nice job at that record. Gene Stone on drums.
 
#24
My buddy Hyland just laid on me a live date from the Vanguard in 1966 with what appears to be Miles' band without Miles and Ron and with Gary. Wayne is just killing on this, but the way Tony and Gary sound together is particularly burning.
 
#26
Never released, from the sound quality it's a bootleg. The story I heard was that Miles had to cancel because of hip surgery, so Max gave the date to Wayne. How did Gary get the gig? Speculation runs to two scenarios:
1. since Miles wasn't on the gig, Ron took something else (but no one's provided where or what this alternate gig may have been)
2. Tony may have preferred playing with Gary (who was the bassist on Tony's first two records for Blue Note) and gotten Wayne to give him a shout...
 
#27
Ed Fuqua said:
My buddy Hyland just laid on me a live date from the Vanguard in 1966 with what appears to be Miles' band without Miles and Ron and with Gary. Wayne is just killing on this, but the way Tony and Gary sound together is particularly burning.
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You got my address........:hiding:

EDIT: I got some red ones....some blue ones, even.

EDIT #2: I know whatcha did to that little chick after that gig in Augusta that night after that gig. (in the car....with that flashlight). I know where your day gig is too.
 

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