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Basscast 35: Zappa's Bass

Tue, 1 Apr 2008 07:48:00 GMT

Feature CD/Step Back In Time: Buffalo by Frank Zappa (Bassist Arthur Barrow)

Co-host: Arthur Barrow

CD's Covered: AB3 and On Time by Arthur Barrow

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Basscast 34: Luthier's Corner

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 21:18:00 GMT

Feature CD: Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney

Step Back In Time: Don JUan's Reckless Daughter by Joni Mitchell (Bassist Jaco Pastorius)

Co-host: Jeff Mallia

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Basscast 33: Incubus to AC/DC: Supportive Rock Bass

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 09:10:00 GMT

Feature CD: Light Grenades by Incubus (Bassist Ben Kenney)

Step Back in Time: AC/DC Retrospective (Bassist Cliff Williams)

Co-host: Thomas Aguilar

CD Reviews:
Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney

Slaughterhouse 3 by Gary Willis, Lliberty Fortuny, and Kirk Covington

Downright Upright by Brian Bromberg

Sly and the Family Stone Remastered Box Set by Sly and the Family Stone (Bassist Larry Graham)

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Basscast 32: The Chapman Stick

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 12:30:00 GMT

In this enstallment of Basscast we take a close look at the Chapman Stick and the influential players breaking musical ground with this inovative instrument.

Feature CD: Advetures in Stickology by Steve Adelson

Co-host: Justin Levis

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Basscast 31: Welcome back - Pastorious; Calhoun; Holland; Claypool; Levin; Kilmister; Sheehan; Veasley; Haslip; Bona

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 05:34:00 GMT

This show is a catch up of bass oriented albums that we listened to in the break. Enjoy!

Bassists covered: Jaco Pastorious; Craig Calhoun; Dave Holland; Les Claypool; Tony Levin; Lemmy Kilmister; Billy Sheehan; Gerald Veasley; Jimmy Haslip; Richard Bona.

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Basscast 30: The next 20 greatest rock bass lines

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:59:00 GMT

The 21st to 40th greatest rock bass lines. This time in chronological order - from Ben E. King to Tool. Hear how bass playing, production and musical styles have evolved over the decades.

This show picks up were Basscast 20 left off. As before the criteria for selection are a subjective mix of enduring appeal, originality, complexity and influence. Some are technically difficult - but many more are relatively simple lines that serve the song superbly.

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Basscast 29: Christian McBride, Jimmy Johnson, Leon Gaer

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 20:53:00 GMT

Feature CD: Live at the Tonic by Christian McBride.

Step Back in Time: Jimmy Johnson.

Co-host: Leon Gaer.

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Basscast 28: Stanley Clarke; Lincoln Goines

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:44:00 GMT

Feature CD: Standards by Stanley Clarke.

Step Back in Time: Live at the Blue Note by Dave Valentin (Lincoln Goines, bass).

Co-host: Emile Nelson.

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Basscast 27: Mark Egan; Dave Holland

Sun, 3 Sep 2006 22:53:00 GMT

Feature CD: "As We Speak" by Mark Egan, who also co-hosts this show.

Step Back in Time: "Live at the Fillmore" by Miles Davis (Dave Holland, bass).

With this show we are pleased to announce Lakland as our new sponsor.

Mark, our co-host, toured with the Pointer Sisters and David Sanborn before joining the Pat Metheny Group (1977-1980) where he recorded and toured extensively. Since leaving Metheny, he has worked in many situations, including with Stan Getz, Jim Hall, the Gil Evans Orchestra (1983-1985), and John McLaughlin. He also leads Elements, which usually also features Bill Evans on reeds and keyboardist Clifford Carter.

"As We Speak" is Mark's first trio recording as band leader.

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Basscast 26: Washington; Becker, Brown, Jackson, Rainey

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:31:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Morph the Cat" by Donald Fagen (Freddie Washington, bass).

Step Back in Time: Bass players of Steely Dan - Walter Becker, Ray Brown, Anthony Jackson, Chuck Rainey.

Co-host: Duncan Brown, bass player with The Bodacious Cowboys, a shifting collection of top session players dedicated to the performance of the music of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen.

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Photo by David Stennett.

Basscast 25: Pino Pallidino, Abraham Laboriel; Joe Osborn

Mon, 31 Jul 2006 11:45:00 GMT

This show is co-hosted by not one, but two bass legends!

The feature CD is "Surprise" by Paul Simon (Pino Palladino, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Al, Leo Abrahams: bass). This album features "Sonic Landscape" by Brian Eno and cameos by Herbie Hancock and Bill Frisell.

Step Back In Time is an overview of the work of legendary studio bassist Joe Osborn - who also joins us as a co-host. Joe has played on over 200 top 40 hits, including 20 no. 1s!

The show is also co-hosted by Dan Lakin, the founder of Lakland.

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Basscast 24: Joseph Patrick Moore; Stanley Clarke

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 16:52:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Decade: 1996 - 2005" by Joseph Patrick Moore.

Step Back In Time: "Stanley Clarke" by Stanley Clarke.

We also catch up on a stack of great bass oriented new releases.

The co-host is Joseph Patrick Moore.

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Basscast 23: Justin Chancellor, Michael Manring, Jay Terrien

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:04:00 GMT

Feature CD: "10,000 Days" by Tool (Justin Chancellor, bass).

Step Back in Time: "Thonk" by Michael Manring.

This show is a progressive bass special - co-hosted by Jay Terrien. We also check out Jay's new CD, "All The Dolls in the Same Place".

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Basscast 22: Prince, Sonny Thompson; Andy Rourke

Sat, 10 Jun 2006 22:33:00 GMT

Feature CD: 3121 by Prince (Prince, synth bass; Sonny Thompson, bass).

Step Back In Time: Andy Rourke (The Smiths).

Co-host: Milica Stefanovic.

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Basscast 21: Flea; Andy Fraser

Thu, 25 May 2006 01:13:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Stadium Arcadium" by Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Flea, bass).

In vinyl days this would have been a triple album. Not many (any?) artists pulled that off successfully. Will the Chillis?

Step Back In Time: "Fire and Water" by Free (Andy Fraser, bass).

Co-host: Pete Imbesi (aka Petebass).

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Basscast 20: Twenty greatest rock bass lines

Thu, 4 May 2006 21:50:00 GMT

What are the twenty greatest rock bass lines of all time?

Some of them are complex - but many are simple yet have had enduring appeal. There are a number of virtuoso performances - but many more that just serve the song superbly. Some ARE the song.

Which three bass players appear twice on the list?

Which three composers also appear twice on the list? (Hint: They are all guitarists.)

Which decades produced the most classic bass lines?

Join me as we count down.

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Basscast 19: Bromberg, LaFaro

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 22:03:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Wood II" by Brian Bromberg.

Step Back In Time: "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" by Bill Evans Trio (Scott LaFaro, bass).

Co-host: Steve Morrison.

Picture of Scott LaFaro at the Newport Jazz Festival (2 July 1961) by Ed Dephoure.

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Basscast 18: Wooten; Armstrong, NHOP, Patterson, Stief, Windfel

Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:13:00 GMT

Feature CD: "The Hidden Land" by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (Victor Wooten, bass).

Step back in time: Jean-Luc Ponty (Ralph Armstrong, bass), Miles Davis (Richard Patterson, Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson, Bo Stief, Alex Windfel, bass).

Co-host: Aussie-Chilean bass and guitar wunderkind Dauno Martinez.

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Basscast 17: 2005 Wrap Up - Dyson, Eckhardt, Fraser, Manring, Moore, Moreno, Mulholland, Rainey, Terrien, Wasserman, Wyman

Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:41:00 GMT

We skim the surface of some great bass albums released in 2005 that we didn't get around to featuring on other shows.

David Dyson: "The Dawning".

Kai Eckhardt: "Visions of an inner mounting apocalyse" - a fusion guitar tribute to Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Andy Fraser: "Naked...and finally free".

Michael Manring: "Outerspaces" by Sadhappy.

Joseph Patrick Moore: "Live in 05" and "Wherever we go" by EMP Project.

Charlie Moreno: "So lonely".

Brian Mulholland: "Deco".

Jay Terrien: "All the dolls in the same place".

Rob Wasserman: "Cosmic Farm".

Bill Wyman: "Just for a thrill".

Step back in time: "Musical Massage" by Leon Ware (Chuck Rainey, bass).

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Basscast 16: Michael Manring; Jackson / Laboriel / Lee / Miller / Rainey

Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:10:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Soliloquy" by Michael Manring.

Step back in time: "The Nightfly" by Donald Fagen. This is a Super Sidemen show in one CD with very tasty bass contributions from Anthony Jackson, Abe Laboriel, Will Lee, Marcus Miller and Chuck Rainey.

Co-host: Steve Hunter.

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Basscast 15: Marc Johnson; Herbie Flowers

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:59:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Shades of Jade" by Marc Johnson.

Step back in time: "Transformer" by Lou Reed (Herbie Flowers: bass, double bass, tuba; Klaus Voormann: bass).

Co-host: Jonathan Zwartz.

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Basscast 14: Wonder / Watts / East, Lefebvre / Lee

david@greensquare.net — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 23:44:00 GMT

Feature CD: "A Time for Love" by Stevie Wonder (Stevie Wonder: keyboard bass; Alex Al, Nathan Watts, Nathan East: bass).

Step Back in Time: "Greenwich Mean" by The Wayne Krantz Trio (Tim Lefebvre, Will Lee: bass).

Co-host: Brett Hirst.

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Basscast 13: John Myung, Cliff Burton

david@greensquare.net — Tue, 3 Jan 2006 03:45:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Octavarium" by Dream Theater (John Myung, bass).

Step Back in Time: Cliff Burton.

Co-host: Richard Greenup.

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Basscast 12: Super sidemen (featuring Nathan East, Anthony Jackson, Abe Laboriel, Will Lee)

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Possibilities" by Herbie Hancock (Willie Weeks, Benny Rietveld, Nathan East, Pino Paladino, Steve Lewinson, John Patitucci, Reggie McBride, Shane Fitzsimons: bass).

Step Back in Time: Super sidemen, featuring Anthony Jackson, Abraham Laboriel, Will Lee and Nathan East.

Co-host: One of Australia's super sidemen, Mark Costa.

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Basscast 11: Paul McCartney, Geddy Lee

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 3 Dec 2005 22:24:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Chaos and Creation In The Backyard" by Paul McCartney.

Step Back in Time: "Moving Pictures" by Rush (Geddy Lee, bass).

Sydney Bass Get Together review.

New releases: "Metal" by Brian Bromberg, "Lightyears" by Kathy Velentine.

Co-hosts: Pete Imbesi, Mark Latimour.

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Basscast 10: John Entwistle, Gene Simmons

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:13:00 GMT

Feature CD: "So Who's the Bass Player" by John Entwistle, an anthology of his work outside The Who.

Step Back in Time: Gene Simmons.

Co-hosts: Dave Marshall, Michael Marshall.

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Basscast 9: Billy Sheehan, Phil Lynott

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 5 Nov 2005 08:03:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Cosmic Troubadour" by Billy Sheehan.

Step Back In Time: Thin Lizzy (Phil Lynott, bass and vocals).

Co-host: Claude Fonseca.

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Basscast 8: Charlie Haden, Ron Carter

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 09:50:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Not In Our Name" by Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra.

Step Back in Time: "In Person" by Bobby Timmons Trio (Ron Carter, bass).

Co-host: Brett Hirst.

Basscast 7: Weather Report / Jaco Pastorius, Steve Hunter

david@greensquare.net — Sun, 9 Oct 2005 06:47:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Mysterious Voyages - A Tribute to Weather Report" (Bass players: Armand Sabal-Lecco, Marcus Miller, Gudze, Christian McBride, Gary Willis, Larry Kohut, Kai Eckhardt, Laurent Vernery, Miriam Sullivan, Boudewijn Lucas, Terje Gewett, Matthew Garrison, Janek Gwizdala, Neil Stubenhaus, Tony Grey, Andre Cayres, Lincoln Goines).

Step Back in Time: "Heavy Weather" by Weather Report (Jaco Pastorius, bass).

Co-host: Aussie bass virtuoso, Steve Hunter. We take a look at Steve's career, gear and music.

Basscast 6: Tony Levin, Glenn Cornick

david@greensquare.net — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:53:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Prime Cuts" by Tony Levin.

Step Back in Time: "Stand Up" by Jethro Tull (Glenn Cornick, bass).

Gear: New retro basses, Acoustic Image Series 3.

CDs: Herbie Hancock (with a galaxy of great bassists); Michael Manring.

Books:"Me and my Bass Guitar" by Victor Wooten, "The Bassists Guide to Injury Management, Prevention and Better Health".

Feature site: www.digitaldreamdoor.com - the ultimate collection of musician lists.

Co-host: Mr Dave Marshall.

Basscast 5: Meshell Ndegeocello / Matthew Garrison, Dave Holland

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 23:59:00 GMT

Feature CD: "The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel" by Meshell Ndegeocello.

Step Back in Time: "In a Silent Way" by Miles Davis (Dave Holland, bass).

Gear: 12 inch speakers.

CDs: Jefferson Airplane, Dug Pinnick, Rush tribute, The Cure reissues.

DVD: "Beyond the Beginning" by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Feature site: Big Bottom - the ultimate bass geek news site.

Win a copy of "Bass Culture: The John Entwistle Bass Collection".

Co-host: Dave Symes.

Basscast 4: Geezer Butler, Tom Fowler

david@greensquare.net — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:30:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Ohmwork" by G/Z/R (Geezer Butler).

Step Back in Time: Frank's Bottom, Part 1 - Tom Fowler.

Gear: Basses with lots of strings and frets.

CDs: John Wetton, Weather Report, Rob Wasserman.

Book: "Off the Rails - My Adventures in the Land of Ozz" by Rudy Sarzo.

Win a copy of "Bass Culture: The John Entwistle Bass Collection".

Co-hosts: Pete Imbesi, Mr Dave Marshall.

Basscast 3: Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorius

david@greensquare.net — Sat, 30 Jul 2005 22:40:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Silver Rain" by Marcus Miller.

Step Back in Time: "Word of Mouth" by Jaco Pastorius.

Gear: Steinberger, Gibson.

CDs: Meshell Ndegeocello, Bill Wyman, Tony Levin.

Tours: Chris Hillman.

DVD: Electric Ladyland.

Book: "Searching for the Sound" by Phil Lesh.

Co-hosts: Jonathan Zwartz, Christian Young.

Basscast 2: Glenn Hughes, Flea

david@greensquare.net — Thu, 21 Jul 2005 00:13:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Soul Mover" by Glenn Hughes

Step Back in Time: Flea

Gear: Trace Elliot is back!

DVDs: Sting, Thin Lizzy, Level 42 - the 80s rule!

Book: Chic

Tours: Jeff Berlin, John Patitucci

Co-hosts: Pete Imbesi, Claude Fonseca

Basscast 1: Victor Wooten, Charles Mingus

david@greensquare.net — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 02:12:00 GMT

Feature CD: "Soul Circus" by Victor Wooten.

Step back in time: "Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus" by Charles Mingus.

Gear: Hartke, Line 6

Books: Cream

DVDs: Nathan East

Tour news: Cream, Headhunters with Marcus Miller, Trio with Stanley Clarke

Co-host: Jonathan Zwartz