Ray Brown - Double Bass Master class.avi

Ray brown teachin student how to be a real double bass player.
Up to me he just was one of the best swingin double bass player of all time.
Enjoy & learn :)

[@keithdoeskungfu]

22:20 "I'm just going to try and simulate the feeling that you can get..." *plays one of the most fire bass lines you've ever heard*

[@AroldoLuvisottoNeto]

😂 so true! lol

[@ReadIcculus93]

I've heard many a bass line in my day... this has to be the most fire I have ever heard.

[@othmaneskali2497]

Are there any longer version of that part?

[@Theomcgaugheybass]

@@othmaneskali2497don’t think so but check out “the real blues” off summer wind it’s similar

[@storydon]

This would be my nightmare, being scrutinized by someone of Ray Brown's stature. Hats off to the students who stood beside him. He is a god!

[@ramonpooser2434]

But…the real God watches you every day…

[@InconvenientGoat]

@@ramonpooser2434 my sister? She does randomly just stand and watch me…

[@ReadIcculus93]

It would be a dream :) a bit scary, but once you realize that any bit of scruntinization from that man could transform your playing over time, I'd look forward to it.

[@RychleTube]

I would shit my pants

[@timobara64]

It would be a dream to be scrutinized by a man like Ray. Unless you a crap and he tells you to go back to the beginning where you belong and learn where the notes are on the fingerboard. 30 years ago I had my professor pacing up and down at a jazz session where No Charts were allowed and you only had yer ears and instrument with you. I was nervous at first. My professor is 70 now and studied from Ray Brown early 70's. But for Ray to tell me what to do where am wrong is Not a scrutiny in any shape or form. It's a privilege to say the least.

[@eranamir7637]

"Drummers don't need bass players hangin' on their coat tails" - the best advise I got

[@jamesrichardson700]

Eran Amir You got turned around man!!

[@MrPJ1954]

Bassists need to keep drummers on short leashes.

[@bradcwellman]

Dissin god. Fuck you

[@Oldmanshields]

this made me laugh out loud, i was at a practice playing drums yesterday and the new bassist and i kept dragging down the tempo trying to fit into each others pocket 🤣

[@bsoup7309]

I swear just watching this guy play makes me happy

[@patrickthames8853]

This should be required watching and listening for every jazz educator.

[@paulnicolosi4792]

I met him at a seminar where he and Joe Pass were promoting Polytone amps. We talked for a while and he was nice enough to allow me to play his bass. Quite an honor!

[@whykatera81]

Well folks what did we learn from this? that Ray Brown is better than everybody.

[@voidnexusamongus7290]

Wizdumb not true

[@ricardopontessax]

@Made You Look! Yes, he was "the man"!

[@Plotani]

What about Scott LaFaro?

[@mattymiller3789]

play it like you own it...

[@khaimang4]

Ray Brown. A great musician and an equally wonderful teacher. Boy, if these students truly understood the immense privilege it was to be able to learn these golden nuggets of wisdom from this bass master, well... Very glad I stumbled across this session... Made my evening.

[@SeanVplayer]

Mr. Brown was a class act, a gentleman through and through. His devotion to his practice regimen was/is Legendary! Known for keeping to his practice regimen even while touring, he practiced his arco technique for hours in his hotel room. The result is the assurance and flawless, seemingly effortless mastery on his instrument. The treasure of videos, like this one, of him instructing following generations is truly inspiring. Thanks for uploading.

[@wyrdstone85]

I remember this being shown on the BBC when I was just a youngster, learning to play bass guitar....of course, I worked towards and eventually had a double bass as well. He had SUCH a great sound to his playing and there was swing in everything he played, even arco.

[@fineartist7710]

...What a charming, educated and articulate artist and teacher!!!

[@positionnormal]

For goodness sake this is brilliant. Thanks for uploading this.

[@austinwagner536]

Wow that rock jam blew me away...he is so damn good.

[@MacTeee]

That rock blues improve he did was somewhere way way beyond the other side of groovalicious...Wow!!

[@garryfimister6878]

Ray Brown was such a gift to the musical world.

[@ocean4315]

One of my favourite bass players. He swings and has an incredible sound. We lost him much too soon. I'm surprised that Ray didn't talk to the girl at the beginning about time since it is so important for every instrument, especially the bass. Maybe she was nervous, but her timing was very shaky.

[@MadameM.]

Was she nervous? I would think that answer would be a resounding "YES!" Would you be in front of the great Ray Brown? I would have dropped my teeth. :)

[@jkujawski16]

Yo the girl at the beginning sounded a lot better than the other two clowns.

[@MadameM.]

jkujawski16 I think she did too!

[@explosionof9]

He may have addressed it w/o directly mentioning it, by discussing other principles that affect the timing.

[@devilmate969]

@@explosionof9 I totally got that! When Ray told her to slow the tempo and change the key.

[@KileleSwingCats]

He grooves, swings, like noone else....I adore him!

[@johndoe1765]

When i took my first bass classes all i wanted to sound like was like a double bass its sound is unique and forever fresh and , really in the hands of Ray Brown my , uncle who was a drummer said that Ray Brown was his man on the bass now, years later and my uncle gone and , much older i can understand what he was talking about i ,still play electric bass but love double bass thanks Mr Brown for your talent your missed.

[@damiangustavorepetto6377]

"don´t let the amplifier play you.." nice.

[@elizabethmaus]

Thank you so much for this upload! Incredible to find such a goodie on the jazz double bass.

[@alexgreen5064]

What a great player, teacher & joy to watch.......

[@JoeJoe-ng9qb]

Thank you, whoever uploaded this complete gem!!!!

[@RobertoGinsburg]

At 22:20 cames THE FUNK. Martin Drew on drums.

[@davidmas3900]

Wonderful and SO helpful for up and coming bassists! Ray is an incredible musician and bass playing? It doesn't get any better!!!

[@detoxxxmusic]

I absolutely love the sound of the double bass! I must get one soon!!

[@bobwilliams3376]

when it comes down to the bass , Ray Brown is the BassMaster.

[@moddel]

I've loved Ray Brown's playing and trio for a long time, and just discovered a young player who sounds very much like hIm: Domi Edson.

[@drjazzmd]

'On bass, the genius, Ray Brown' quote OP

[@MikeNorth0101]

I am loving this man! Totally dig it!

[@ultra_toxic3131]

Best of the best right here

[@mauricelucienn6735]

old style bass never end...

[@flojeune]

What a wonderful and precious video! Thank you.

[@davidbteague]

Not my thing, but this is thrilling and inspiring. I don't know how to learn to do this but I have resources and even a 79, I will work at it. Thanks for wonderful and very worthwhile 37 minutes.

[@kenmorley2339]

How are you progressing ?

[@stairwaytoholiday]

Hope it's been going well for you!

[@aced1972]

Yep. And it totally has that mid-'70s public TV vibe to it. Mr. Rogers could have stepped out of the audience and it would seemed normal. His show also used a lot of music like this, maybe that's why I make the connection.

[@mrotee0123]

Wow kool very good classics, love 'em

[@2dasimmons]

Checkout: How High The Moon - live in australia - louis armstrong. You'll see the master double bassist ARVELL SHAW. I think you'll enjoy:)

[@launayaudren1868]

Magnifique et humble attitude.

[@2dasimmons]

Ray Brown is the master, but we ALL loved this bassist: ARVELL SHAW. He's here on KZbin with Louis Armstrong, live in Australia playing HOW HIGHT THE MOON. Phenomenal:)

[@zyriab5797]

Merci Ray Brown

[@stefthor7297]

nice points. beautiful playing.

[@johnkohmusic]

Woah... he really was the best of the best.

[@detheridge1951]

Fabulous material -many thanks!

[@NeilRaouf]

yesyesyes! ray is such a good teacher!

[@TheDamianius]

thing from 22-22 ROCKS! real drum - n - BASS style

[@algonquin1832]

Ray, in his early years was a student of the piano, having taken lessons until he became interested in the upright bass violin. His knowledge and experience with chords prepared him to be a master of improvisation, able to provide the right chord at the right time. He developed his own tone sound that became his signature.

[@vanessabrooks8710]

He is awesome!

[@籾井隆一]

22:20 Basic of Funk

[@jameswelch8916]

Ray is a beast!!

[@RekseeM]

22:22 now that is the grooviest rock n' roll music i've ever heard :O

[@no1nerd]

...My Favorite Bass Player!

[@antoniotraverso6462]

bon travail.

[@licuricicostel30]

Câtă dulceața de profesor .

[@leelmag9087]

I watched this and I play drums. This was good. Any one know what what year?

[@getalife799]

Him and Cleve eaton are my favorites

[@lucienmetz7701]

la leçon !! impressionnant

[@RobertoGinsburg]

1975..great BBC production

[@2dasimmons]

Hands down, the double-bass sounds much better than any electric bass. BUT you need to be there in person to feel the vibrations the double-bass send throughout the air. It's DIVINE. The electric bass doesn't do this although it can create loud sound but the feel just isn't there.

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

You can't really compare them, they are so different.

[@2dasimmons]

Yes, there is no comparison. Double-bass is for JAZZ.

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

Jaco? Richard Bona? Victor Bailey? Michael League? Anthony Wellington? Oteil Burbridge? Hadrien Feraud?

[@BunkleMcCrunkle]

and you can use the upright for more than Jazz.

[@ocean4315]

owenmcburns For sure. Listen to some song from Santana's Caravanserai where's there's upright. "Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation" and "Stone Flower" are two of my favourites. Great album!

[@chrisbeard7940]

Golden

[@Floflotoon]

" Jouez-moi un petit blues en Do bémol... " Hein ? Quoi ? Non cher monsieur, ceci est un La bémol (A) Mais merci pour cette magnifique vidéo ;) Cheers !

[@jvidechi]

Oui, j'ai remarqué l'erreur de traduction. Y a si dièse aussi comme tonalité!

[@mattymiller3789]

Plot Twist: the last guy was Bob Ross and after this he quit his dream as a bassist and started painting 26:33

[@mattymiller3789]

"i don't feel that your.... your not supposed to be the leader up here."

[@powerofpeace7]

ray was a master on bass

[@mosilflutil10]

wonderful

[@theproblembelief7549]

Man that swings!

[@Amoeba744]

The master!

[@SeerTrulth]

Good god dam, Ray, lay it out! BUT, this vid seems like a bit more of him stroking the hell out of some licks versus teaching at times. Everyone is in reverence, but the students needed fundamentals. None of them swing; all of them needed guidance as to how to lead properly. Still, just an amazing, timeless display of how our jazz pillars were the real deal. Ray, Oscar, Coltrane, and on and on. The real deal. Young boys and girls, when you look at your videos now of many of these new "artists", do you see the real deal like you see it here?

[@VideoMask93]

+SeerTrulth Sure do. Just gotta look in the right places.

[@Beassagra]

Just wow!!!!!!

[@AndruhaUkraine]

22:20 Don`t you think that he invented Hip-Hop? He was a Genious RIP

[@thomassegaert]

+Andrey Gubenko no it's just rhythm and blues that he is playing

[@MassiCavallo]

Have a listen to the Ocean's Eleven soundtrack... :-)

[@dbanton83]

It sounded like funk to me

[@Starritt_Piano]

Who is the pianist in this recording? I love his delicate pearly sound especially when he chopinises body and soul ... Can anybody tell me?

[@charasmanali]

+rachel starritt He's Brian Lemon :) BTW it's written in credits at the end of the vid ... ;)

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

Erica had a rich kickass tone on her instrument. Wonder if she is around and knows this is online.

[@АлександрЛипенский-с1х]

Thank you!

[@johnrobinsoniii4028]

No one plays the String Bass quite like....Mr. Brown.

[@bustabass9025]

Every double bassist has his/her own sound and playing style. Comes from decades of familiarity with the instrument. Usually developed from childhood, in an elementary school band or orchestra, and continued throughout the life of the musician. Paul Chambers (whose style and playing I prefer, and try to emulate), Ron Carter, Jimmy Blanton, and scores of others have also left their indelible mark on jazz bass, with this remarkable instrument. Each contributing to the evolution of the double bass. From a single pitch percussive choral outline note, to a melodic as well as harmonic voice in the ensemble, it has come a long way. Ray Brown is definitely one of the masters. However, there are many...far too numerous to mention here!

[@funwithy]

..the greatest

[@johnvincent7744]

Ray Brown.......Just awesome!

[@brucemuirhead6596]

C

[@paulkoskinen8895]

Paid good money once to attend one of these with Charlie Haden. He never even took the instrument out of the case. Just stood there rambling about all kinds of philosophy. Didn't help my playing much.

[@primeproperty3]

There's more than one version of this on YT, and all that I've found thus far have a gap in the middle - the second student played Have You Met Miss Jones with the piano and drums - anyone got this section?

[@elliejonesjazz6159]

Does anyone know where this masterclass took place?

[@KimchiBucket]

Gotta bookmark 22:20 good lord he’s excellent

[@elmtree6531]

22:07 I want this to be a fully fleshed out song. Man, it is so kickin'

[@eb7907]

+Elm Tree ooooooo that is some fire dude! haha that would be awesome.

[@illya0000]

check out bags groove by him, very similar!

[@elmtree6531]

elliot bailey Oh yeah! Such a great riff stock Alright, I shall!

[@JoshxxLegg]

+Elm Tree Check out 'The Real Blues' from the album live at the loa. He is playing the same thing

[@migorigor8819]

Yeeeeee

[@actorKris]

John Clayton now plays that bass.

[@richardyoo6756]

anyone know what year this was?

[@drjazzmd]

'On bass, the genius, Ray Brown' - six words by Oscar Peterson. Says it all - nothing to add!

[@tofinoguy]

Has anyone transcribed the A-Flat blues at 5:24?

[@andymitchell1114]

Hi @Glen MacPherson I have done the transcription so get in touch if you'd like it. Though, I would say the best way to transcribe this is to internalise it using the recording. It will help you understand how RB navigates through the changes better IMHO. This will also enable you to transpose through any key. His lines on this Ab blues work anywhere on the neck and each line is a composition in it's own right. What a fertile and creative musical genius he was.

[@tofinoguy]

@@andymitchell1114 I would love to have the transcription, so as to play it on an electric bass. Regarding internalizing it, I'm finding it's simply taking far too long to do so. I suppose my ear training is not what it should be!

[@tofinoguy]

Still waiting for the transcription. 🙂@@andymitchell1114

[@enginkazanci4727]

The funk is so brutal it hurts

[@cjasz622]

real genious

[@OldWine]

Real Master!!!

[@MrHestichs]

When was this recorded?

[@lloydielloyd915]

22:05 he starts getting quantum on that bass

[@1969sdh]

she played cherokee brilliantly

[@howardmao3331]

Yeah, you can tell she really practiced the song. But she struggles when she has to play in a different key, and she tends to rush when playing it more slowly. What sets Ray Brown apart from the students is his adaptability. He can play in any key, any meter, any style, any tempo and keep perfect time. That comes from his wealth of experience compared to them.

[@henridelagardere4584]

"Wealth of experience", you're spot-on! His generation, and the previous one, they enjoyed the riches of diversity. It may very well have been that 'jazz giant' Ray Brown actually played for waltzing couples, bop after hours, Broadway or Brahms, tiny clubs and glitzy venues. There are many kids nowadays who will most likely never live up to their great potential, as social life has actually become less diverse than it used to be. Gigs that would enable them to be learning by doing are hard to come by. Sounds paradoxical, but it's the awful truth.

[@peterdalby8019]

Holy shit! ❤❤

[@wboet]

amazing, thank you!!!

[@paolosarri773]

@Kristofer Tornton. John Clayron's boublebass is't this one. He told me personaly.

[@voidnexusamongus7290]

Not saying i am better but there is people who could be better

[@大森彬生]

すげえ

[@kikikiki9121]

I wish I were in the class even I am just a audience.

[@jamenard]

This totally sounds like the stuff Medeski, Martin, and Wood is made of.

[@sammyrocamusic]

When was this video recorded??

[@RobertoGinsburg]

1975 (at 35:08 appear in roman numbers).

[@frankus54]

Anyone know when this was originally filmed?

[@MagnificentFiend]

frankus54 1975

[@yourfriendphinex]

Does anyone know what year this is from?

[@GeometryDashDyno]

yourfriendphinex 1975

[@FUNGUS5555]

What year is this from?

[@SeanVplayer]

1976.

[@peterbull3955]

Does anybody know what year this was shot?