What musical skill could be more impressive?

[Dr. Cheese]

I was listening to the Sirius Radio Jazz channel and I happened to catch the late Joey DiFrancesco playing an incredible while walking on the bass pedals at maybe 300BPM. That maybe the most impressive musical feat I have ever heard. If anybody can think of a more impressive feat, what was it?

 

[fdeck]

... and musical feet!

The thing that amazes me is that anybody can sing and play at the same time.

 

[WG Plum]

... and musical feet!

The thing that amazes me is that anybody can sing and play at the same time.

Beat me to it!

 

[bass player 53]

I always thought this was something
special:

 

[Docduval]

Me plucking a strong without people going insane and pulling their hair out as their eardrums rupture in pure agony.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Beat me to it!

Me, too.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I always thought this was something
special:

 

[tallulahsdaddy]

That whole live album is amazing, and Dennis Chambers is one of my favorite drummers!

 

[Mastiff_5]

Playing the harmonica.

 

[logdrum]

I have news for you most of the bass line is done by the left hand and the pedal is just ot provide omph and the punch, specially for very fast tempos like you mentioned. He is tapping the beat on probably 2 to 3 choice notes. Sometimes not even on the qaurter note. Now with ballads and long notes, yeah they will use the pedals to actually play notes.

In many gigs specially with a shortened B3 or a clone , pedal is not needed - you do the bass lines. witht he left or the right since both manuals have the same range. Still impressive to do left hand bass at 300 BPM

rancesco playing an incredible while walking on the bass pedals at maybe 300BPM

 

[Brandon Shea]

... and musical feet!

The thing that amazes me is that anybody can sing and play at the same time.

I think I can understand playing guitar and singing. At least if it's a pretty chill strumming part.

Playing bass and singing simply doesn't compute in my brain. I'm amazed when people can pull that off. I can't even talk and play at the same time!

 

[ardgedee]

That maybe the most impressive musical feat I have ever heard. If anybody can think of a more impressive feat, what was it?

Jimmy Smith being able to improvise while one hand chords and his feet keep a bassline isn't easy...


And of course there's Rahsaan!

 

[Michedelic]

How about Rachel Flowers, who is blind, tackling the Keith Emerson repertoire…


As far as left hand key bass is concerned, Domi actually gives it a bass guitar vibe…


But let’s not forget that Wild Bill Davis pioneered jazz organ bass…


…and Jimmy Smith developed it even further…

 

[stringthrough]

Then there's Esperanza . . . . . (wait for her to pick up the upright)



She's also a hell of a doubler . . . . .

 

[Deleted member 394181]

In my first band i just didnt know it was supposed to be very hard to play Bass and sing. This, in retrospect, helped me.

 

[mambo4]

Speed alone is not enough to make an impression on me, I have to be moved and actually like how it sounds.
There is no shortage of theoretically sophisticated, technically challenging, utterly forgettable music out there.

 

[Turnaround]

Saw a two-piece band a while ago. There was a guitarist who sang backup. The lead singer played the drums which he did with one hand and his feet while playing a bass guitar, hammering on. Perhaps he had two or more brains.

 

[gerryjazzman]

All very impressive in their own way. Here’s an unusual one. Who woulda’ thunk shredding was done 100 years ago.

 

[gerryjazzman]

Then there's Esperanza . . . . . (wait for her to pick up the upright)



She's also a hell of a doubler . . . . .

I always liked Esperanza, but hasn’t she gone in kind of a weird direction with her music as of late? No disrespect, she’s a great musician, but not really digging her recent stuff.

 

[badinage]

Good foot...