Naw . . her solos are plenty fine . . And as impressive as Rick's right hand his, his left -- not so much. Bridget's intonation is *much* better.

ha nice! we actually left straight after to a bar on king's street and guess who showed up 1h later or so ^^

Gutted I missed that. Did you have a beer with him? We promised him one but didn't see him after that x

Why is he even with them? Zero personality, mediocre trumpet player, dime a dozen guitar player.

Maybe because he's the founder, they're all friends and they like him and believe he is a large part of their sound. I like him. If you watch more of their videos you'll see he contributes a lot to their popularity. And he has a 'dry,' personality which some people don't find appealing. But if you get, it's funny.

@@alanon6160 Yeah, I think I heard he put the band together.

in fontaine, next to grenoble, france :)

She is excellent but the best ever, well I'm not sure. I'm thinking Mingus, Ron Carter, Oscar Petiford, Marc Johnson, Ray Brown just to name a few. I do love her work for sure.

She is DAMMIT good, but there’s this cat named Edgar Meyer who might well have something to say about her taking the title for Best Bass Player. At any rate, the research is fun. 🙂

I try to avoid titles like best when applied to musicians. Favorite might be more appropriate. There are so many good musicians, each in their own way and with their own talents. It’s like trying to pick the best artist (painter). Can’t be done, and only an opinion. And even when you pick your favorite, if you ask them who is their favorite, I guaranty they aren’t going to pick themself. Then where are you. Bridget is very, very good for certain, and I enjoy her playing. Rachael is astounding, especially when I hear her singing very old songs. Her interpretation is exceptional. The two guys? Meh. But they work well in this group, which I like a lot, so that counts for something.

@@HQBergeron McDuck, the trumpeter, wrote a bunch of their best songs -- although they have each written crackers

@@MrPhillyguy Yeah, agree -- choosing the 'best ever' is every bit as delicate and treacherous as picking a favorite child! But while we're at it, maybe don't leave out James Jamerson, Stanley Clark, Louis Johnson, Jaco Pastorius, Marcus Miller, Will Lee, Nathan East, Victor Wooten, the Dirty Loops guy, the guy with The Crusaders 40 years ago, the current super-monster on SNL, and probably dozens upon dozens more that I can't think of at the moment . . (plus a few favorites of my own that might be too parochial to make the list!).