Good Bass and Piano songs?

[danwainwright]

Hey me and my friend are planning to do some recording work with a bass guitar and a piano, but we don't know any good songs that we could cover. Please give any suggestions that could help us out. Thanks

 

[NightTripper]

Paul McCartney has done some great songs like this. Check out these, you might like them:

Let 'Em In (super easy and sounds great)
From a Lover to a Friend
Silly Love Songs
C Moon
Maybe I'm Amazed.

Of course you can do any song you like, whether there is piano and bass or not, and just make a nice piano/bass arrangement. Be creative.

 

[Mystic Michael]

Hey Bulldog - The Beatles

MM

 

[bassman314]

Jazz standards are always fun for Bass and Piano.

Some of my favorites:
Take the A Train
All Blues
My Favorite Things (Yes... from the Sound of Music.. Jazz waltz is super fun)
When You Wish Upon a Star (Yes.. from Pinocchio)
Girl From Impanema

Grab a drummer and turn yourself into a Jazz trio!

 

[Mayers]

You have to find the album "Conversations" by Alain Caron. Acoustic 6 strings bass with grand piano. Very nice mix.

 

[tangentmusic]

Anything by Elton John with Dee Murray on bass

 

[fingerbun]

Artists to check out ;

Tori Amos
Billy Joel
Leon Russell (played piano for Joe Cocker)
Bruce Hornsby and the Range
Joshua Kadison

Or just take whatever music you like to listen to and start experimenting!

 

[cnltb]

There is some duo stuff by carla bley and steve swallow.
There is also a duo disc by swallow with deidre rodman(spelling) which is real nice.
And one with akira ishii which is nice too.
You may ind inspiration from those.
Other than that ,any song you like should be possible to arrange for bass and piano.

 

[J. Crawford]

Anything Queen or Elton John.

Oh, and Crash Kings is a good one.

 

[Snarf]

Absolutely anything from Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

 

[hinklegm]

Any Ben Folds Five songs work too.

 

[BassyBill]

Chas & Dave - Rabbit 1981 - YouTube

 

[bottomzone]

Check this out:

The Reddings - Main Nerve 1981 - YouTube

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

 

[lohz]

"Linus and Lucy" by Vince Guaraldi

"I Want You Back" by the Jackson Five

"Last Date" by Floyd Cramer

 

[Remus_Redbone]

Steppin' Out, Joe Jackson. It will give you a workout unless you are on piano....

Joe Jackson - Steppin Out - Live - YouTube

 

[Remus_Redbone]

Actually, this is the bass workout version;

Joe Jackson 02 Steppin Out - YouTube

 

[NightTripper]

Also,

Suzanne Vega - Tombstone

Herbie Hancock - Cantaloupe Island

 

[Roscoe East]

"Palewell Park" from Bruford's Gradually Going Tornado album.

 

[Basscataz]

Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott Heron