ME! But I don't have any recordings you can check out.
Oh! Do you mean bassists who play latin music, or bassists who are latin?
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Latin Bassists?
- Thread starter Scott Cutrer
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ME! But I don't have any recordings you can check out.
Oh! Do you mean bassists who play latin music, or bassists who are latin?
The whole thing with this genre, is that while you can say "so and so is great", the fact is that virtually all latin records have great bassists on them. You have to be pretty damn good to play at that level. I have been studying latin bass, and playing in a latin band, for 2 1/2 years now, and I feel like a raw beginner still. Sure, I can play salsa grooves all night long, but when I listen to the authentic grooves on most any latin recording, and the way most latin bassists can weave in and out of the conga lines without any obvious rhyme or reason, I realise that it is going to be a lifelong study.
adrian garcia
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Amen, Marty. The fact is music is a life long study. But as in everything, some people excel. There are many exciting new cats onthe latin scene. im hyped about the new wavr of latin music.- peace, Adrian
yup, you hit it Marty, it is definately a life long process to learn this genre of bass playing. not to state the obvious, but it is complicated by all the different variations that each Latin country's culture adds to it. I mean I am from New Orleans, and there is "one" New Orleans style street beat. You say that and everybody knows what you are talking about. But in Latin music, there are soooo many different variations, not to mention the complexity of the clave and the "weaving" of synchopated bass lines underneath the beautiful piano grooves. I cant believe that it took me this long to catch the fever for it. But being around real latin players is really a plus. In my band I have several Puerto Rican guys and an Ecuadorian too. None of them are bass players or drummers, they are all sax, trumpet and bone players, but I can ask anyone of them what groove I should play or what the right feel is, and they can tell me. They can even tell me who the great bass players are on most recordings that I ask about. The thing that I truly love about Latin Music is that rythm is king. These guys know bass players like we know jazz sax players. thanks for all your input on this thread guys!
