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Wayman Tisdale

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Jan 26, 2004
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Last night on CMT I saw ex-NBA superstar Wayman Tisdale playing bass on stage with Toby Keith, Willie Nelson, Aerosmith, Sammy Hagar, and some others.

I was pretty suprised..he's not too bad. :eek: He looks HUGE on stage playing that lefty! Also seems to use his thumb quite a bit. What do you think of Wayman?

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Wayman has been playing most of his life. Of course, it kind of took a back seat to playing ball when he was pro, but he always played. Marcus Miller said that he was jealous of Wayman because Wayman could "play either a session or an NBA game" while Marcus could "only play."

I have a few recordings with Wayman and he can certainly lay it down.
It is amazing how much the bass looks like a little kid's guitar on him.
Geez is he tall!
 
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narud said:
Jaco did the same thing and I think he had some success ;)
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Nah, I don't think so. Jaco was a universe away in talent than Waymon will ever be. If Waymon Tisdale was not a famous B-Ball player, he would not have gotten any record deal. Don't get me wrong though, His stuff is ultra funky but he's no innovator. Whenever I need a dose of some serious bass playin', His cd is not one I pick to listen to! Just my opinion......... ;)

In addition, I've seen Waymon live and all he did was play a repeating lead line and sing a little. I saw very little bass playing. A keyboardist was layin' it down mostly.
 
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I got a record deal........and I am not an NBA player and I am certainly not the second coming of Jaco. Getting a deal is not as un-attainable as some people tend to think. Difficult yes, but not un-attainable.

I think wayman is a supportive, solid player.... which is what most of the music he plays, calls for.

His main deal, however, is songwriting. There have been a few notables who have recorded his music. Philip Bailey comes to mind.

As for the live thing, I have yet to see him in the real.
 
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Davehenning said:
I got a record deal........and I am not an NBA player and I am certainly not the second coming of Jaco. Getting a deal is not as un-attainable as some people tend to think. Difficult yes, but not un-attainable.
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But I would gather that you are more than a mediocre player which is what I honestly think he is and if he wasn't a 'name' I honestly don't think he would have gotten his deal. Same deal with Bernie Williams. But it's cool, I ain't hatin' although it seems that way. :D
 
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DWBass said:
Nah, I don't think so. Jaco was a universe away in talent than Waymon will ever be. If Waymon Tisdale was not a famous B-Ball player, he would not have gotten any record deal. Don't get me wrong though, His stuff is ultra funky but he's no innovator. Whenever I need a dose of some serious bass playin', His cd is not one I pick to listen to! Just my opinion......... ;)

In addition, I've seen Waymon live and all he did was play a repeating lead line and sing a little. I saw very little bass playing. A keyboardist was layin' it down mostly.
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im not equating their talent or innovation levels at all. but, you say he works out his solos and jaco indeed use to do the same thing. if you listen to any of his live solos from bootlegs he sounds amazingly average compared to a gary willis or patitucci. hell, even marcus has said jaco wasnt a great improviser. :eek:
 
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narud said:
im not equating their talent or innovation levels at all. but, you say he works out his solos and jaco indeed use to do the same thing. if you listen to any of his live solos from bootlegs he sounds amazingly average compared to a gary willis or patitucci. hell, even marcus has said jaco wasnt a great improviser. :eek:
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I hear what you're saying. I'm not a Jaco expert but whether his solos and licks were pre-conceived or not, what he put forth is worlds beyond what Waymon puts forth and this is my point. Jaco, I assume, worked very hard to get to the level he attained. And he deserved to be heard whether solo or in a band context. Can't say I've ever heard a 1/16 note come outa Waymon! :hmm: I do have 2 of his cd's so I'll take a listen again just to make sure................ ;)
 
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DWBass said:
I hear what you're saying. I'm not a Jaco expert but whether his solos and licks were pre-conceived or not, what he put forth is worlds beyond what Waymon puts forth and this is my point. Jaco, I assume, worked very hard to get to the level he attained. And he deserved to be heard whether solo or in a band context. Can't say I've ever heard a 1/16 note come outa Waymon! :hmm: I do have 2 of his cd's so I'll take a listen again just to make sure................ ;)
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But would you not agree that Jaco and Wayman has different styles ? You didn't here Jaco thump/pluck and Wayman does not play strait 16th notes,however both of them have concept of the groove.
As far as soloing,to me,Jaco was IMO frustrated sax player playing bass ( almost like hearing Charlie Parker on bass)
Wayman ; Yeah I can hear the Stanleyisque type tone in some of his soloing but with that being said I think he 's doing a incredible job
Also Wayman's abillitie to make record that's not WAY WAY out there says something also
 
#15
I like his playing.

My favorite tune of his is 'Washington High' on the 'In The Zone' album.

It has a very nice flowing bassline and the melody is very catchy.

I'm not sure, but I believe I saw him on 'Showtime At The Apollo' several years ago.

All I remember was a huge guy, playing a lefty black bass. I really liked what he did and if I remember right, he did pretty good.

I'm thinking of trying to email him to ask if he was on Apollo sometime.

Overall all, I think he's pretty good and like his compositions. Like someone said, his stuff is not very 'way out there', compared to other bassists. His stuff is great to listen to when you don't want to try and figure out what someone is doing.

Just my .02
JB
 

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