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Double Bass RIP GEORGE MRAZ
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BobDeRosa
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- May 16, 2012
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My first bass teacher gave me some great advice: Listen to anything by George Mraz. I think a Mraz binge right now would be appropriate. RIP.
Love the tune and had never heard his take on it - many thanks for posting this. RIP, Mr. Mraz.
Wow, this one hurts. Rest in peace.
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Another one of my favorites...
really sad....
Wow! What an intro. Love the groove of this version. Thanks for sharing
Ugh.
He's on a great and obscure Norma Winstone record called Well Kept Secret with Jimmy Rowles and Joe LaBarbera. I love that one. And the Abercrombie quartet records have a special place in my ears, too.
He's on a great and obscure Norma Winstone record called Well Kept Secret with Jimmy Rowles and Joe LaBarbera. I love that one. And the Abercrombie quartet records have a special place in my ears, too.
A huge loss; one of the greats! I got to spend some time with him at one of Attila Zoller’s jazz “camps” a number of years ago in Putney, VT. He wasn’t that great a teacher (I always felt that he was there more for the fishing than the teaching), but he did give me a xeroxed copy of Mike Richmond’s “Modern Walking Bass” book before it was published, which is a great method for inserting rhythmic accents and “drops” into bass lines. What was most valuable and influential was standing next to him for a week and hearing him play. All those beautiful lines and powerful grooves have stayed with me ever since!
Results may vary; I had the opposite experience; I found him a wonderful, inspirational, powerful teacher.
He acted as if I was a respected peer, when in reality I was a completely nuts 23 year old.
Really helpful, practical, useful advice.
Patient, thoughtful, funny; a beautiful man.
I still use a fingering he simplified for me on a movement of the Bach 'Cello Suites.
I listen to something by him at least once a week.
One of my favorite musicians and souls I've ever heard, seen, or met.
May his memory be a blessing . . .
He acted as if I was a respected peer, when in reality I was a completely nuts 23 year old.
Really helpful, practical, useful advice.
Patient, thoughtful, funny; a beautiful man.
I still use a fingering he simplified for me on a movement of the Bach 'Cello Suites.
I listen to something by him at least once a week.
One of my favorite musicians and souls I've ever heard, seen, or met.
May his memory be a blessing . . .
He was as good as it gets. A huge loss, but a full life and a body of work as deep as the ocean. I always loved this version the John Abercrombie Quartet. They made three strong LPs for ECM and there is a three CD box out of them.
RIP and beaming respect. I first got hip to him because my uncle found out i started playing double bass and made a point to let me know that his favorite bass solo was on a Tommy Flanagan record, and the player was George Mraz. He became a legendary bass player to me pretty much immediately.
There's a cool concert of his jazz vs. Moravian folk songs concept. It will be there only for a week (for free), so if you are interested, check it out:
Jazz: Morava - George Mraz, Emil Viklický, Zuzana Lapčíková, Laco Tropp — Česká televize
Jazz: Morava - George Mraz, Emil Viklický, Zuzana Lapčíková, Laco Tropp — Česká televize
