That would be easy.......but I chose to do it here.
Who knows? Maybe I'll get a PM from her someday!
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Double Bass Great Female Double Bassists
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That would be easy.......but I chose to do it here.
Who knows? Maybe I'll get a PM from her someday!
To be fair, so is Esperanza's myspace.
Seriously people, let's not get sidetracked by negativity here. If somebody doesn't like somebody else's choice for a great female player, I think we can all get past that. Personally, I think Esperanza's doing just fine playing with McCoy. She's not my favorite bassist, but I think there's a lot of talent there. I wish I could sing and play at the same time like she can. Or play with McCoy, for that matter. Or better yet, both.
And keep in mind that while everyone is allowed to have their own opinions on the bassists listed in this thread, people are also allowed to have opinions on the assessments - positive or negative - of the bassists in this thread. The important thing to remember is that it's a sign of security and maturity to be able to state your opinion as such and not try to change anybody's mind with it. I doubt anybody is going to get their mind changed on a player they don't like because of a conversation here. State your opinion, then let it ride. If others disagree, then that's just their opinion. As long as we keep it all above the board and respectful, it's all good.
That's all fine. Even better, we could invite Esperanza to address these things herself. It would be great to hear from her in these forums. And because she already communicates freely on the internet on MySpace, it would be easy to do the right thing and encourage her to tell her side of the story, and maybe learn something from a talented kid in the process.
Just sayin'.
Just sayin'.
That whole discussion is strange.
There's enough things in enough players that can be easily disliked. Esperanza's nails, Gary's intonation with Keith Jarrett, A. Cohens jewellery klicking uncontrolled on the bass while he' soloing, anybody's weird antics... But they have their jobs, and it's highly unlikely they only have their jobs because all of us were walking their dogs while the phone rang. There seems to be something in what they do that resonates with the respective leaders. End of discussion. It could all too easily be mistaken as bitching.
Sidecar
There's enough things in enough players that can be easily disliked. Esperanza's nails, Gary's intonation with Keith Jarrett, A. Cohens jewellery klicking uncontrolled on the bass while he' soloing, anybody's weird antics... But they have their jobs, and it's highly unlikely they only have their jobs because all of us were walking their dogs while the phone rang. There seems to be something in what they do that resonates with the respective leaders. End of discussion. It could all too easily be mistaken as bitching.
Sidecar
To be fair, so is Esperanza's myspace.
Seriously people, let's not get sidetracked by negativity here. If somebody doesn't like somebody else's choice for a great female player, I think we can all get past that. Personally, I think Esperanza's doing just fine playing with McCoy. She's not my favorite bassist, but I think there's a lot of talent there. I wish I could sing and play at the same time like she can. Or play with McCoy, for that matter. Or better yet, both.
And keep in mind that while everyone is allowed to have their own opinions on the bassists listed in this thread, people are also allowed to have opinions on the assessments - positive or negative - of the bassists in this thread. The important thing to remember is that it's a sign of security and maturity to be able to state your opinion as such and not try to change anybody's mind with it. I doubt anybody is going to get their mind changed on a player they don't like because of a conversation here. State your opinion, then let it ride. If others disagree, then that's just their opinion. As long as we keep it all above the board and respectful, it's all good.
+1, there is clearly a lot more going on than her playing that is getting her where she is, but as I said before she is playing at very respectable level and can only get better.
48 years ago, at the Five Spot, while they were playing, I saw Charlie Mingus snatch a bagel from a customer's plate.
He spent more time eating the bagel than supporting the soloist.
The rest of the band played beautifully together.
You can say what you want but I don't think anyone can really argue she isn't worthy of inclusion in this "great female bassists thread!
It sounds like she may have been annoying that night with McCoy. She does other things, too!
It sounds like she may have been annoying that night with McCoy. She does other things, too!
