Some Watrous

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FranzS
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by FranzS »

Hello everybody,

I just found this on youtube and wanted to share the link.

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salvatore
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by salvatore »

Ciao, non mi fa impazzire il suono che ha Bill Watrous, ma indubbiamente ha un fraseggio invidiabile

il fraseggio be bop mi ha sempre incuriosito ed affascinato, ma lo preferisco quando è usato "parsimoniosamente" qua e là durante un assolo e no tutto un assolo senza quasi neanche prendere un fiato

Watrous lo preferisco quando suona delle ballade
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BGuttman
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by BGuttman »

In inglese, per favore

Translation of the post:
Hi, I'm not crazy about the sound that Bill Watrous has, but he undoubtedly has an enviable phrasing

the be bop phrasing has always intrigued and fascinated me, but I prefer it when it is used "sparingly" here and there during a solo and not a whole solo without even taking a breath

I prefer Watrous when he plays ballads
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tbdana
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by tbdana »

Never seen that. Thanks for posting.
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harrisonreed
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by harrisonreed »

Wow, that bass player outdid Watrous! And I'm not talking about the music.

The multiphonics Watrous does are awesome
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Doug_Elliott
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by Doug_Elliott »

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harrisonreed
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by harrisonreed »

[quote="Doug Elliott"]"That bass player" is Jennifer Leitham, when she was John Leitham.

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Good to know, thanks Doug! A superb bassist who seemed to me to steal the show. Very entertaining! I'll check out their site.

I was referring, though, to the bassist's harcut in the video. I didn't think anyone could out-watrous Watrous' hair-doo. I was incorrect.
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tbdana
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by tbdana »

[quote="harrisonreed"]

I was referring, though, to the bassist's harcut in the video. I didn't think anyone could out-watrous Watrous' hair-doo. I was incorrect.[/quote]

She's a wonderful bass player, who refuses to play electric bass (or, at least, she used to refuse). And she doesn't have a Watrous haircut anymore. LOL! :mrgreen:

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Posaunus
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by Posaunus »

[quote="Doug Elliott"]"That bass player" is Jennifer Leitham, when she was John Leitham.

<LINK_TEXT text="http://www.jenniferleitham.com/#nanogal ... 2851726851">http://www.jenniferleitham.com/#nanogallery/my_nanogallery/72157692851726851</LINK_TEXT>[/quote]

Leitham, whether John or Jennifer, has long been one of the best upright bassists around.

And she is certainly the best left-handed bassist on the planet!
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Joebone
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by Joebone »

Ditto on J. Leitham's greatness, based on personal playing experience long ago, on a planet far away...and then as an audience member since then, up through the pandemic.
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FranzS
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by FranzS »

One more

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