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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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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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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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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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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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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Feature CD: Live at the Tonic by Christian McBride.

Step Back in Time: Jimmy Johnson.

Co-host: Leon Gaer.

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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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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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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.