Klaus Doldinger - Bassic - Jeff Berlin bass solo

live at Jazz in Concert in Switzerland. Klaus Doldinger (sax), Alphonse Mouzon (dr), Trilok Gurtu (perc) and Peter Ponger (key).

[@ireneruthfox]

Jeff was so underrated back then... He is a monster.

[@theeasywayoutcampers6550]

He is one of the most underrated musicians ever... Forever Berlin!!!!

[@psyber84]

What year is it?

[@petehelme7714]

@@psyber84 have to guess around 1980 as Jeff did some album work with Doldinger around then.

[@MJ98774]

When the great bassists of this era said they wished they could play what Jeff did, that in and of itself speaks volumes.

[@captainshiner42]

He still is underrated in 2023.

[@liorzelering5988]

Hate him or love him, Jeff Berlin is a master of the instrument at the highest level. Way way up there.

[@laurentdarcq5624]

How can someone hate Berlin ?

[@freedok]

@@laurentdarcq5624 I don't. Even when I give him shit on his FB page. He knows I am joking around and goes with it.

[@rationalmuscle]

I studied with Jeff for 2 years and I still can't believe what I hear when he plays. Un-fucking-real.

[@timl1481]

I once saw Jeff Berlin jamming at a seminar at the Bass centre, Wapping, London. He was brilliant. If memory serves, it was some time in the 1980's. Also, casualty standing at the back of the room, was one John Entwhistle of Who fame!! It was a night that I will never forget.

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

One of the all time greats of our instrument

[@MJ98774]

I never get tired of this vid. I love Stanley and Jaco, but in the 70s and 80s nobody could touch this guy. I wish the audio of his older stuff wasn't distorted.

[@ntesslafan]

too bad this and other clips aren't at a higher resolution. He was off the planet!

[@KidneyPunch11]

berlins a fucking monster

[@skineyemin4276]

Well, Stanley was leading his own thing while in RTF and Jaco was composing better music, playing with WP while having 1 solo album out. I think both Jaco and Stanley both touched him; some would say even surpassed them in some ways.

[@robinwatson4282]

My thought exactly. Hurts his legacy as arguably the most proficient four stringer ever - bar none.

[@bankovicalexandre7221]

The show was called "Ohne Filter" and i saw that evening JB live with Doldinger, my jaw dropped. In '88 I had the chance to study with JB at MI.

[@SuperSquark]

This is in another league.

[@PorkSodaBaby]

Thanks for this awesome upload, really isn't enough videos on youtube of Jeff's awesome playing, especially not pro-shot material.

[@peterg.bassist]

Stunning, awesome solo! See Jeff live! I have (twice)...great, really inspiring!

[@enzosmith5371]

Jeff Berlin … is THE MAN

[@vincentm3890]

Jeff Berlin is if not my favorite one of my favorite bassist. He has impeccable tone and he paces his solos well. He can jam with any other top bassist and still hold his own and peoples attention. Some bassist lose their intomation somehow during a long solo but he never does for some reason. Maybe its the way he has his bass set up. The sound on this video is awful but still you can hear the musicality in Jeffs playing.

[@fusionfan6883]

Klaus and his group Passport have produced so much great fusion music over the decades, a personal favourite album of mine is Ataraxia🤘🏻

[@ZappaFan101]

What a solo.

[@pilotpete405]

One of the best bass solos I’ve ever heard! From one of the best bassists Ever. The drummer is doing his best to keep up with him. So funny to watch his facial expressions.

[@skineyemin4276]

That drummer is the great Alphonse Mouzon.

[@petebilling276]

The bass solo is great - but I don't think Alphonse ever had to keep up. That's just his face!😁

[@pilotpete405]

@@petebilling276 jeff needs to do a rush tribute! I’d love to hear him shred on that stuff!

[@jonsmith848]

Keep up? That's Alphonse Mouzon...check his FUSION lp's out...Tommy Bolin is on one or two

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

stilll love it!!

[@ORIGINALDaveB]

Maestro! If I could reach a level only 1/1000 as good as he is, I would feel like I accomplished something.

[@levelfivejp]

So cool!!!

[@nicolasroy6654]

Wouaaaaa c'est fou la performance. Bravo !!!!!!

[@giacomofontanelli147]

That's why he is my favourite!

[@ZENSIBLE]

Maestro!

[@erginyilmaztenor]

Miracle

[@rkshores]

Damn after seeing this I think I need to find something else to do . incredible -!

[@basserx78]

A rythym extravaganza!

[@RRavazzi]

Jeff Berlin, baixista fenomenal, musicalidade absurda. Mesmo na fritação tem um som bem melódico. Sensacional.

[@dyacuobyDecoy]

The best!

[@alejandrososa5146]

When Geddy Lee looks up to you, you’re damned good…

[@Thisisspacemusic]

he plays with such calm and ease! He's the zen master of bass guitar!

[@brucemcdonald1114]

It's his light touch. Unlike my sledgehammer hands.

[@maxgarcia7674]

Fodaaa!! Apesar da idade do video,simplesmente perfeito!! ;)

[@garykay7418]

the venue seems super cool too

[@fibboobbif]

Jazz-In was a show where swiss and german musicians could select from the very top musicians. I think the Studio was from SRF in Zuerich. Also watch other shows on the tube where Curt Cress had Hermann Weindorf, Steve Gadd, Stanley Clarke, Ian Bairnson and Klaus Baebi in one band.

[@alainplane5737]

c 'est monstrueux

[@paraguacumarinho8056]

O Jeff pediu o batera ir com ele no improviso , que massa!!!!

[@d.fowler2537]

That was totally awesome!

[@mcedd54]

This guys gives Rocco a run for his money. I like how he kept it in the pocket until it was his time to shine. Far too many bassists today just make noise all the time and don't hold down the bottom end like they're supposed to. Well done!

[@skineyemin4276]

Jeff is a great, great player, but, "holding down the bottom" is not what comes to mind whenever I think of or listen to him play.

[@fusionfan6883]

I recall an interview where Jeff expressed his admiration for Rocco.

[@jsilence418]

Phenomenal player when young, the bad recording defeats his tone some what but still a great post .

[@shaiyehudi526]

Geddy Lee's most favorite Bassist!

[@catboyzee]

Like the sound of the Rhodes.

[@giemzag]

You made my day with that comment!

[@BradMaestas]

More cowbell, Trilok! haha

[@MbdslEst1964]

Haha, I only just twigged its Trilok. DOH!

[@enzosmith5371]

He is a GOUL !!!

[@isaachgbeis]

Wow

[@joe5182]

BAD ASS!

[@terrymiller111]

Uncle Rico on bass

[@ishgumi44]

He hawks Tupperware in the parking lot after the show.. Great business no doubt!

[@iansnyder274]

LOL....he took state!!!!

[@MojoDragonflyBass]

Holy Shit JEFF BERLIN!!!!!! WOW!!!!

[@LudwigSC93]

Great bass player!!! 3:20 24" China??

[@sanchopp]

Waaaaahouuuuuu !!!

[@lisasim]

wow this is great!!! ...there's a new project on pledgemusic: "Jeff Berlin plays Jack Bruce"... just sayin' :)

[@kpec3]

Anybody that doesn't like this needs a check-up from the neck up.

[@paulgroben5337]

That scale he plays twice from 1:07 - 1:14 is fantastic - wish I could do that!

[@Rodwill18]

lydian scale ....lol crazy how this vid never gets old I remember that line like it was yesterday even though I was a little kid when I first herd this.

[@skineyemin4276]

@@Rodwill18 Well, you could actually really slow down the video and learn it.

[@MrDiscordinated]

Madman

[@guillermolandaker7805]

Holy shit

[@drumsbymark]

Tris Imboden is sooo underrated.

[@elliottblackler5452]

tasty line at 1.40

[@CaptainTedStryker]

I wish sound quality was better.

[@mansenmias]

What an insanely talented line-up of musicians -wow! Doldinger a great sax player and even better composer, Berlin is my pick for the very best bass player despite somewhat messy solo here, Alphonse Mouzon is a really good drummer… though Trilok Gurtu is even better and thus should have been the drummer here. ..

[@fibboobbif]

Doldinger casted the band as he wished. Jazz-In was a show where swiss and german musicians could select from the very top musicians. I think the Studio was from SRF in Zuerich.

[@skineyemin4276]

Perhaps Trilok wasn't ready. Mouzon was a monster, not just...., "really good".

[@wjdfhr57]

0:58

[@andymg3]

Who shot the horse😁

[@quebecclassicrock8812]

Somebody know's what's the bass he's using?

[@burtreynolds2969]

It's a modified Fender precision bass with a customized neck and bartolini pickups.

[@quebecclassicrock8812]

Thanks man! I found out a little time after I posted my question

[@AlimonyPayerinCars]

Michael Tobias made the neck, I think it was before he started Tobias basses.

[@GustavoDB]

Very interesting solo. Nice. But it's difficult for me to hear bass distorted. I would love to hear the same more natural sound. But it's very cool solo anyway

[@learnmusic488]

1983?

[@Jpeterson7]

The band is trying to keep up with him!

[@skineyemin4276]

No.., at least 2 of them are rushing.

[@peterg.bassist]

My passion is transcribing great basslines note-for-note. This is a great bassline. However, I'll pass on transcribing it. Kind regards to you, Jeff!

[@beforemanhattan]

Shhhhhreeeding.

[@jamatrackmusic579]

Hey Ernie? Where's Bert?

[@ebenezerzorewo789]

berlin wold be mad as hell if he read that. lol!

[@iansnyder274]

Grandma just called and says she wants Uncle Rico to leave the stage because he's been eating all their steak and making everyone's lives miserable..

[@HerlequinStandard]

skinny jeff!

[@ruffys9282]

i can play the cowbell

[@noahspore499]

KINDA LIKE JACO

[@JulioFalavigna]

Love Jaco but he had nothing on Jeff, when both were at the their prime back then...

[@kingtwo285]

Il cameraman spero abbia cambiato lavoro........

[@JandJFitFood]

I have always found this style of jazz solo (the guitarist) to be too technical. everything fits into the progressions but the music isn't painting any real story or going into any real direction. If you listen to musicians like Django reinhardt, charlie christian they feel the music then speak with us. this music sounds like someone who studied theory playing the correct notes to a progression as fast as they can. the feeling is there but not going in any direction. I enjoyed the piano player solo more.

[@MbdslEst1964]

I have to disagree here, to my ear, the solo, while very intense, steadily builds to crescendo, telling a story as it does so. The keyboard doesn't really play a solo, he plays what he plays throughout the rest of the song. This was Jeff Berlins style, and very few could do what he did. He'd be the first to hold his hand up to overplaying back then. Horses for courses, I loved it.

[@Herehear49]

This might have been more about musical energy besides blindingly great technical facility. Jeff's solo sprung up out of the stage floor like an oak tree. I dug it!

[@elahem6940]

who is playing guitar here I must have missed it

[@MJ98774]

You're' right, the guitarist overplayed so much they didn't give him any camera time. He was hiding behind the curtain, shredding his butt off.

[@stevewoodward7850]

Try it without effects pal......then have a listen to Jimmy Lea's bass playing!!!!

[@CHUNGAandNANOOK]

Honestly it’s a bit of an incoherent gobblygook solo. Some great passages but Not good in general. Jaco is better. Think about melodic style and phrasing Mr Berlin does not appreciate but Jaco does.

[@CHUNGAandNANOOK]

I retract this statement fully.

[@SunsetCorpLtd]

That was a very nice warming exercise and scale practice... 0 soul

[@idontmindatall]

Nothing special imho.