The Baddest UPRIGHT Bass Break Ever

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Let's check out a little-known Astrud Gilberto Verve recording from 1969 and the genius of bassist Richard Davis. It's a double bass break like you've never heard before! I'll break down why it's so special and how it contains those magical trademarks from Mr. Davis' unique and amazing style.

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[durhamskywriter]

WOW! Thanks for dedicating a whole video to this! When I discovered your channel and I watched (and throughly enjoyed) a bunch of your videos, I knew I had to share this Richard Davis gem with you. When I bought the “I Haven’t Got Anything Better to Do” album by Astrud Gilberto, I was a young teen. I almost fell over *dead* when I first heard that magical moment—thanks for explaining the theory behind what was going on, by the way. I always had to move the needle back and listen to that phrase over and over … and even now I can’t let it go by without replaying it at least a few times. — pat

[jhersk]

Astrud Gilberto and Richard Davis both left the material plane in 2023, leaving only their magic behind. ❤

[theoforde-stiegler]

What a fabulous fabulous treat having you share this!

[RobberZhi]

I wish I had friends as cool as Patricia Murray

[antalantal]

Thank you for this marvelous discovery!

[lxxwj]

richard davis' playing on dolphy's out to lunch is still some of the coolest upright playing ive ever heard

[andrewraciti]

Great to hear this detail- Richard is my favorite bassist

[jazzpunk]

Anecdote...20 years ago(?!?), I was playing Richard Davis EPISTROPHY & NOW'S THE TIME at work, in my cube.
I left the office for a bit, the music played on.
My co-workers asked me to give them a break with my Free Jazz habit.
So I gave them a mega-dose of "Peaceful Easy Feeling" for about a week. We're friends...so it was all in good fun.

[insidejazzguitar]

Always learn something new and with a big smile on my face. What more could anybody ask for?

[BassPlayerNcl]

This is my favourite YouTube channel; it's educational and fun to learn about these incredible musicians and their legacy. I also love the excerpts of playing and onscreen transcriptions. Thank you so much, Bassman 😀🎵🎶❤️✌️

[-bitwallofdoom]

Thank you again sir; in such short focused vids you continue to turn me (us) onto new groves that often lead to downloading and further exploration. I haven’t found a channel as rich as yours.

[chuckduzzie]

What a great video. An intelligent and enthusiastic description. All teachers can take a lesson here, it is your enthusiasm that “Strikes the Match” of learning, that starts the student on their own path of learning.

[nylesfrench]

Richard Davis was Described perfectly. I loved his work with Eric Dolphy on Out to Lunch. Surprised the Hip Hop community hadn't used it. If the haven't. Saw him play several times in my hometown. NYC at the Vanguard. AMAZING

[blacklisted]

I love all these forgotten (at least in my world) gems given love and appreciation on this channel

[lilmelvin]

Thank you for your posts! A true Teacher.

[TheGlass]

You are on fire brother. The title song of this album is one of my all-time favorites. That is also one of the greatest album covers of all time.

[PronatorTendon]

This just popped up on my feed, great channel. I don't play upright but I do play fretless

[James-StJames]

Davis' work on "Astral Weeks" by Van is undoubtably one of the most important elements to that records unique place in Music History. Not even Van made another album like it. What a legendary player Richard is.

[VexxJam]

Your videos are incredibly importantly to music history and education. I can't even tell you how many masters I've learned about because of your channel. Ty 🙏

[ricardocorbie]

Thanks one of my favorite artists!! I would love to see you do a feature on my favorite group from South America “Azimuth” Please, , real soon 🔜 God bless 💜💜