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  • The Ass’s Ears – Greenslade

    The Ass’s Ears – Greenslade

    Bass Player: Martin Brierley Another tune from the 1975 Greenslade album, ‘Time and Tide’.  This was the fourth studio album by the band and the only recording they did with Brierley on bass. The massive sounding bass in question is reportedly a Rickenbacker similar to the one with which Chris Squire achieved his iconic sound…

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  • Level Pegging – Dave Pegg

    Level Pegging – Dave Pegg

    Bass Player: Dave Pegg Dave Pegg (born 2 November 1947) is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer although he is known primarily as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the UK folk institution, Fairport Convention but has been bassist with a number of other Folk and Rock groups including Jethro Tull and has…

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  • Round Trip (head) – Pat Metheny

    Round Trip (head) – Pat Metheny

    Bass Player: Jaco Pastorius Pat Metheny already had something of a career playing alongside Mick Goodrick with Gary Burton’s band before his first release as a solo artist on the ECM label. The album was also one of the earlyest recordings in the career of legendary bassist John Francis Pastorius III aka. Jaco Pastorius. The…

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  • Inflection Point – Panoply

    Inflection Point – Panoply

    Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Another one from the Panoply pad that Bilbo is preparing. The material was written and performed by Suffolk based guitarist/composer Kevin Fitzgerald for his historically studio based project ‘Panoply’ but Kevin is looking to perform the music live and Bilbo has the bass chair.

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  • Terra Firma – Panoply

    Terra Firma – Panoply

    Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Another tune from the pad BIlbo is preparing for the live gigs being proposed by Suffolk guitarist/composer Kevin Fitzgerald and his studio project ‘Panoply’. This is another tune from the 2019 album, ‘Transcript’.

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  • Stand Up – Solstice

    Stand Up – Solstice

    Bass Player: Robin Phillips Robin is the son of Margaret Phillips, who played on the first Solstice album, ‘Silent Dance’ and occasionally joined the band onstage at the Marquee. He grew up surrounded by music and so it was destiny that he should join Clive Bunker to form the Solstice rhythm section that gigged in…

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  • Hereafter – The Dixie Dregs

    Hereafter – The Dixie Dregs

    Bass Player: Andy West Another transcription from the bass of Andy West from the legendary Dixie Dregs. The Dixie Dregs is an American instrumental Rock band from Augusta, Georgia, that formed in 1970.  West was part of the band that released six studio albums before disbanding in 1983. The band’s instrumental music fuses elements of rock, jazz,…

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  • Zitti E Buoni – Maneskin

    Zitti E Buoni – Maneskin

    Bass Player: Victoria De Angelis Måneskin (Danish for ‘moonlight’) are an Italian Rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band is composed of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio.[2] Performing in the streets in their early days, they rose to prominence after finishing second in the 11th season…

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  • A Walk In The Park – Panoply

    A Walk In The Park – Panoply

    Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Another transcription completed as part of a project to take the recordings of guitarist/composer Kevin Fitzgerald out live. This is the title track from the 2018 Panoply album, ‘A Walk In The Park’. Another chance to practice reading in multiple time signatures.

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  • Five Steps To Nowhere – Panoply

    Five Steps To Nowhere – Panoply

    Bass Player: Kevin Fitzgerald/Mac Hines Another chart from the studio project Bilbo is helping Suffolk (UK) composer/guitarist take ‘on the road’. This is the tune ‘Five Steps To Nowhere’ from the 2019 Panoply album, ‘Transcript’. Some interesting time signature changes to watch for.

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