Double Bass Stanley Clarke - "Captain Marvel"

[Manticore Guy]

Cecil McBee did this awesome, 5 minute solo on a Pharoah Sanders song named "Love" that I heard once and my jaw fell. It was psychotic upright playing!

 

[Kneehimiah]

Mr. McBee was playing with a little outfit called "Saxophone Summit" with MBrecker, Lovano, Liebman, Billy Hart et al. He also toured for a while with The Three Altos including Vincent Herring and I think maybe Greg Osby. Aside from that, he's teaching at NEC in Boston, and still has his place in NYC and his spot in Maine.

I can't say enough nice things about Cecil McBee as a player, patient teacher and human.

I can say one nasty thing about him. If he doesn't start touring to the South, or recording solo, or something, there will be...double toothpicks to pay

Kneehimiah
www.ramonpooser.com

 

[Kneehimiah]

Wow, Ramon...good memory! I think the album was called "Dance Of Magic". I haven't heard that one in years.

Stanley and Cecil are so at the tops of their games it's not even funny.

Kneehimiah
www.ramonpooser.com

 

[Marcus Johnson]

True dat. I remember one track where they're both just freestyle stutterbassing all over the fade. Good stuff.