Double Bass Scott Lafaro Podcasts

[dblbss]

Hey folks,

Some of you might already have checked this out, but I just discovered it. There are 4 podcasts featuring Scott Lafaro.

Do a search in the itunes store for Jazz Insights with Dr. Gordon Vernick

 

[Marcus Johnson]

That's killer, thanks dbl. Lots of good stuff on there.

 

[Stev187]

Fantastic! There's also this from a little while back:

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--Steve

 

[funkyfretless]

dr. vernick knows a ton about jazz history. a very knowledgeable man.

 

[Stev187]

dr. vernick knows a ton about jazz history. a very knowledgeable man.

He's an incredible host--these are just wonderful podcasts!

Funny note about the pronunciation of names. Most people I've heard (including me for many years) mis-pronounced LaFaro, making it rhyme with "Far" instead of "Fair." (e.g. correct = La-FAIR-oh; incorrect = La-FAR-oh). Dr. Vernick gets it right, but mispronounces the drummer Paul Motian's name, which is pronounced MO-shun, and not MO-tee-un.

Not that it matters much. I just find silly stuff like that interesting.

--Steve

P.S. In an unrelated field, the most commonly mispronounced name of a moderately famous person that I know about is the anthropologist Clifford Geertz. Every anthro prof I ever had (and the anthro faculty I work with) pronounce it GEAR-tz, but Prof. Geertz pronounces his own name "GURTZ."

 

[Stev187]

Oh, and if you're not an iTunes person, the podcasts stream directly from Invalid Link Removed, or you can download them in mp3 format. The other shows look great, too.

--Steve

 

[tww001]

This pod cast is great! thanks for sharing! Check out his PC podcast too!

 

[jallenbass]

I haven't listened to Scott in quite a while so I listened to all 4 podacasts and am struck again by his technical and musical clarity. And that he walked like no one else. Just an outstanding musician who happened to play bass.