crafty":3ks6ohue said:Andy R":3ks6ohue said:Last night - Marcus Millerand Joni.
I could easily cry every time that I hear "Amelia" - it has to be in my top five all-time favourite songs and the pedal steel on this version is to die for. I wish that I could swap places with that guy on the Stingray V anyway.
Joni Mitchell always was, and still is, amazing...and Marcus - well he is just one cool dude.
Love it. Marcus bridges the gap between the old and new school of bass players. Very few have managed to incoporate the two.
In fact it may more accurate to say Marcus was the start of the new school of bass players.
Joni is one of the few writers/arrangers who can really move me with musical scapes.
I find it quite hard not to be affected by this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUdRMDSzCOM
Ed
Yes, "Boho Dance", with some superb work from the ever-excellent Larry Klein too - I always especially liked his playing on "Dream Flat Tires".
I think one of the things that elevates Marcus Miller above many other bass players of his genre is that in spite of his technical abilities (and he has this in spade-fulls) he never loses sight of the importance of a good groove and of "musicality", if I can call it that.
All his playing grooves and it's always strongly melodic - I'd also put a few others like Stanley Clarke and Anthony Jackson in this category too.
I love AJ's playing on Donald Fagen's cover of the Lieber-Stoller tune "Ruby Baby". Simple but perfect.
