Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:26:19 -0700
Shakehip@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/21/99 5:55:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> erikg@macconnect.com writes:
> O.K. I have to wine and moan whenever I hear Medeski's name... What in the
> world is a B-3 player doing with a bass player first place, then Blue Note
> going ahead and signing him when you have cats like Larry Goldings who can
> blow 'em away ????
Hey now...
I assume you dislike James Taylor (JTQ since he uses a bassist, now?) too...It
all depends, there are certain things you can do with an electric bass that you
can't do with pedals. The limited note range is the main thing, and don't tell
me you can do 16th note runs on your feet (and if you can I'd love to hear it...
:)) Peadals are great for walking stuff and boogaloo-type lines, but you can't
play every kind of bassline on them.
I agree with you that MMW aren't doing anything mindblowingly new, but to his
defense, I don't think that Medeski is trying to be some B-3 god. The organ is
just a part of his setup...he plays Clavinet, Wurlitzer and acoustic piano, too.
Elson
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