Studio Jams #69 - "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"

Here is one of several tracks from Studio Jams Episode #69, taped at Forge Recording Studios in Oreland, PA (USA). It features bassist Nathan East, drummer James "Biscuit" Rouse, guitarist Gil Parris and keyboardist Matt King. It was taped on April 18, 2015. For more on the series, go to www.StudioJams.com.

[@arnlmndza]

The space that James and Nathan allow is heaven to the melodic section.

[@craiglauder5481]

Solo clapping for Gil Parris, “I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy”. Praise God for the talent that Gil Parris and each of the talented musicians have been given, the joy that they have shared, and for working through the equipment and algorithms that make it accessible to many. Also, when possible remember to support local musicians. I miss going to Open mic nights in Oakland, CA.

[@martingreen8775]

The best performance of this jazz standard I have ever heard. Congratulations.

[@eastonpeter1242]

Wherever he is, Nathan is fun to just watch.

[@gdavidfrye]

It took me a long time to warm up to the non-standard bridge chords. But these guys absolutely kill it. You sold me.

[@catboyzee]

I have always loved the tone Nathan East gets from his Yamaha TRB 6 string bass. Haven't heard a bass that sounds like it; love the way it sits in the mix in studio and live settings. Of course, the person playing it has a lot to do with that also...respect.

[@onzkicg]

Infidel14? I love his tone too.. Every time I see him play, makes me think “sounds great & oh looks easy”.. because I never seen him flex/move too much, he’s so relaxed! then I grab my bass to try, and I’m back to reality:)

[@vidmooreda]

I think Nathan East is the only person I like on a Yamaha bass. I had a Jeff Berlin edition at one time but just didn't like it. I was also nowhere the player I am now, so things change. Anyhoo, East really compliments that bass (or the other way around).

[@sosmooth7]

Great version of this song. Everyone played really it flawlessly. The groove was solid. This is what happens when real musicians get together to play real music. GREAT WORK GENTLEMEN!! Oh,BTW I now know who that funky drummer is!!

[@mohamadkhateeb402]

This KZbin channel is a blessing from God

[@j.p.lindsay6768]

Nathan East is a BEAST!!! :)

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

2019 The legendary beast of the bass guitar...

[@dutchray8880]

Blown away. Thanks!

[@gemstatetv7146]

Man, I love this type of music. Keep up the good work!

[@jozentax4817]

Extraordinaire Reprise ....Super Band, Fantastiques Musiciens!!!!!!!!!

[@CrossBonesAlex]

What a creative guitar solo - mindblowing

[@yurgenmurgens8140]

Totaly freakin INCREDIBLE

[@darrellwilliams6741]

Fantastic Band & Nathan east on That Yamaha Trb 6 .that Solo smooth as Butter.

[@donna7436]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this…the guitar is WOW!! Mercy….❤️❤️❤️

[@sp4gsus]

So glad I watched this

[@miscellanyman263]

Amazing. This tune represents so much regarding the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s and the struggle for Equal Rights. But never had I known that this “funky blues ditty” was written by this dude who witnessed the horrors of the Holocaust in his native Austria, a guy who played acoustic piano like hell on fire in his early Jazz years, who later founded the inimitable Weather Report with Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine, at its core, who further founded his own post-fusion ensemble, the man known as the late-great Joe Zawinul. So very glad I got to hear Weather Report circa 1981-1982 at the JVC Jazz Festival at Lincoln Center in New York. Man, the late-great Bill Evans (“Blue in Green” with Miles Davis from the “Kind of Blue” album) had passed away right before that time, so I never got to hear Bill play live (Damn, God!). Mr. Nathan East here again, I’ve nicknamed him the “Ron Carter” of Electric Bass cuz dude be ev’rywhere lol. Great post, thanks. It’s good to cry a little sometimes... that’s why we’re Human! 🤓

[@polijunk2]

Have mercy, indeed!

[@longde]

the guitarist knocked my socks off!! what beautiful tone and articulation! It has been long since i wasn't surprised by a guitar player (and I say this as a fan of Jeff Beck)

[@oscarwarren8017]

longde Jeff with Stevie.

[@srenpreisler5063]

i don't know, he felt like a knock off scofield to me

[@SRHMusic012]

Yeah, he's great. Definitely will check out more of his playing. (And for the tone, note the original Jeff Beck signature Strat was very close to this guitar, an early 1990's Strat Ultra, I think.)

[@notpopebuthope]

... superb jamming! Cheers!

[@jimdep6542]

Excellent ! Great chemistry between these players.

[@paulrodberg]

thanks i needed that

[@SRHMusic012]

Good stuff. I love that guitar/keyboard hand off at 5:32. For guitar nerds- I believe Gil's playing an early 90's Strat Plus with Lace Sensors and the original Wilkinson roller nut.

[@pathofprophecy]

Great arrangement. Excellent tone on the guitar!

[@boompayo4478]

Great Jam, talented musicians doin what they do!

[@bub64882]

Fantastic!

[@EmeraldWoodArchives]

Holy shit, y'all. That was amazing.

[@jarbassmusic1961]

Is fantastic

[@jacksharkey9257]

So good!

[@daviddesmond2143]

Always good for me to listen to musicians far greater than me. Wonderful when master bassist Nathan East played a solo that other players kept playing and supported him. So many times if a bassist plays a solo everyone but the drummer abandons supporting him.

[@kevinharrison3265]

Music is a wonderful human thing. We can all learn from each other, speaking in harmony.🎸♥️

[@MegaRazer92]

best jam ever!

[@timpascale4151]

7:10 Nathan East , what big ears he has , comps the altered chords by instinct.

[@mattkingpiano]

Nathan has big ears indeed, and is an absolute BEAST...however, those altered chords are mine, and were discussed/rehearsed prior to recording.

[@Thebigdoublek]

@@mattkingpiano wow

[@saxmanchan]

Yea.. agreed. His understanding of altered chords and tone coloring is outstanding.

[@nickynoshoes]

Bisquit!! I went on tour with him for Lauryn Hill. Good guy.

[@martinlehfeldt6916]

great guitar!

[@idigfusion9152]

Wow that was astonishing! Gil Parris took string bending pretty darn far there, great stuff.

[@robertv9448]

I feel like quitting after watching Gil. Tight stuff!

[@arnlmndza]

hahaha

[@arnlmndza]

where are you from? Javier?

[@arnlmndza]

Javier Mendoza Oh. I'm from the Philippines. Well, music will always be music anywhere :-)

[@reneguillot]

Great guys

[@DeutschenbaurEu]

love it..!

[@slamegarobinson]

Nathan East what a BEAST!!!!!

[@hansbittner-trommelhans9742]

Klasse gespielt!!!

[@AdamBorseti]

Great Rhodes sound out of that Nord.

[@peradegoma12]

GREAT!

[@Dang...]

Sweet!

[@shmuelbenavraham4209]

Beautiful;

[@MM-rr1kp]

love the groove with bit of a barney miller theme song vibe at times

[@groovelife9816]

Good groove 😱😍

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

WOW,SOME DRUMS AND A GUITAR AND A BASS AND SOME KEYBOARDS.REAL INSTRUMENTS ALL DA WAY.DIS MY KINDA OF SHIT HERE. THANKS FOR DIS ONE FOOL.

[@loukilouks7632]

Vous assurez les gars ;-)

[@Gminor7]

Super compatible players.

[@edamagna4917]

so cool

[@KeithCopeland778]

Nathan East!!!!!!!

[@simenhw]

Oh man, I had to pull so many faces during this!

[@gladstonefuller953]

The bass player is wicked!!

[@capricornmoon961]

Oh,yeah!!!!

[@jupiterek]

I am resting with you.

[@capricornmoon961]

Oh,Yeah!!!

[@Craving4Sound]

Yeaaaaaaahhhhhh ! So Groovy, isn't ? :-)

[@shahrilimansulaiman4948]

8.09 that improv

[@robertv9448]

tight!

[@lawrencegenereux8567]

F-n-m-a-zing!

[@kenneagle8989]

sometimes ya just gotta say - DAYUM ! !

[@hartfordwolfpack8678]

Can you purchase just the recording?

[@Cubsfan122112]

Nice.

[@christianboddum8783]

Gil is STILL waving the solid state flag (Roland cube amp) it seems, 30+ years ;-)

[@gilparrisgp]

Actually a 30 year old Randall RG-80 with Celestion, and a Tech 21 Trademark 60...but yes. (*To date I've used that set-up on all SJ, including "Europa") Thanks for the memories, I recall saying that in a Guitar Player Magazine interview...circa 90's. best, gp nyc

[@longde]

Gil Parris you're one of the best guitar players i've ever heard in my life, how come you're not more well known**?! Truly wonderful playing, tone, articulation!! ** as in: within the rankings of top 20 players alive...

[@lawrencegenereux8567]

longde They used to say the same thing about Danny Gatton, "The World's Best Unknown Guitar Player". Gil is amazing; fame isn't everything, talent like his, however, IS everything. Gil is a guitar player's, guitar player's, guitar player.

[@vonols1]

гитарист супер

[@drumz47]

BISCUIT!!!! WHAT UP DAWG..

[@MisterNatale]

At velocity 1.5 they become Vulfpeck !

[@MrScannermann]

or watch Vulfpeck in 30 years when they've all grown older and slooooowed down

[@alexbrint3798]

lmao

[@CMDRMeatBag]

"Nice, now take your shirt off and go get me a burger Randy." *evil grin*

[@sluket1513]

We have a lift off - at 6:00

[@eugenioalbertotilocca2978]

5:25 few seconds of paradise

[@benalfons1165]

The Guitarplayer has some fresh ideas

[@belindawhite3373]

Grover Washington gone but not forgotten

[@goodkawz]

❗️

[@jacobcastille4133]

Jaco”s version is the best!!!!

[@joshwoofter4789]

nice

[@gulfcoastbeemer]

Joe Zawinul would approve.

[@aa7im]

What are the chords the keyboard player is playing at 6:10? Very modern sound...

[@bobsmith1098]

I don't have a keyboard handy, the bottom is like descending from Ab, G, F, E, Eb, D. Some common tones, bass movement to Eb in the middle of it. Probably a real neat trick. Dunno if @mattkingpiano will divulge trade secrets or not.... 🤣🤣

[@BeachJazzMusic]

Tasty!

[@bradlehl5221]

Did Wes Montgomery ever do a cover of this, because I think he did.

[@dominicmieszczanski4272]

Are those ivory pickups?

[@edwardsingleton2248]

I think Gil is playing a fender Ultra Strat ebony fretboard and lace sensor pups

[@babalonworking6]

tasty!

[@user-tf2ey5tr3u]

8:00 bass solo

[@pfflyers1]

Ah yeah that's the ticket

[@tomaszgoadz3394]

only jaco

[@MarcHalikas_surfercook]

So much pocket

[@rey.b.bass96]

Rocco prestia quote 9:25 !!

[@rey.b.bass96]

(Squib Cakes?)

[@arondachs6144]

6 String Bass

[@bluesysamurainao4557]

Great! I also cover it with guitar in my channel!

[@vanlalOOhta]

Guys let me download your brains please!

[@ai2012]

2:15

[@jhlockside382]

3:04 looks like Nathan regretted that unnecessary slap bass.

[@shahrilimansulaiman4948]

i want to jam like this, have mercy on me haha.. oh ya Denzel is on the bass.

[@simipi2]

+Shahril Iman Sulaiman No, Nathan East

[@tomdelonge1768]

lol that's Nathan East

[@kamogeloboale1051]

@@simipi2 think they're saying looks like Denzel Washington

[@F20ization]

You musicians you are selfish!you had also to give drumist James time to improvise...???!!!!Oh la la la !!!