Your Favourite Song That Features A Fretless Bass

[winston]

Hey gang,

I am looking for some musical inspiration. I just bought a fretless bass and I love it. Please post some videos of songs that you really like that have a fretless in them..........any genre is fair game.

Thanks.

[ozover50]

Clapton's "Blow Wind Blow"..... it's probably an upright bass in the track but that makes it fretless!!!

[jps]

Don't get me started! But to keep the list to something manageable, anything on Joni Mitchell's Hejira, especially, "Coyote" and "Refuge Of The Road".

[antipodean]

Just about anything on Paul Simon's Graceland, but particularly "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes".

[woodyng]

another clapton tune,"tears in heaven",features a nice fl solo. glad you're getting into that bass,brian!

[blueflamerick]

"Until it Sleeps" by Metallica.

[iamthebassman]

Any of several by Rick Danko of The Band.

[winston]

Thanks guys. I will hunt down videos for some of these. I want to properly learn various techniques that I am already emulating as a result of listening to sound bytes alone.

Keep 'em coming. I watched some of The Firm's videos last night courtesy of a suggestion by Joey. I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting their body of work.

Thanks for the bass Woody. I have not been able to put it down. Joey warned me that would happen. Ultimately I want to use this bass on a few jazz recordings. Songs that I will finally finish, now that I have the instrument to play the part that I have heard in my head.

[whojamfan]

Anything by Jaco I believe is fretless.

[sloop_john_b]

I'll echo most of what has been said already, but more specifically - "Strawberry Wine" by The Band (Danko on bass) and "Coyote" by Joni Mitchell (Jaco on bass).

For a completely different fretless experience, listen to the Primus album "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese".

[winston]

The Firm

[ajish4]

Lady in Red - Chris De Burgh
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Just to mention a few slow numbers.. I love the way fretless sounds in a ballad.

[wayang]

Jaco with Joni, "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat":

Jaco with Thielmans and the Word Of Mouth band, "Sophisticated Lady":

Jaco with WOM band, "The Chicken":

Jaco solo, "Portrait Of Tracy":

Jaco, Modern Electric Bass:


Jeff Berlin with Bruford, "Forever Until Sunday":

Jeff Berlin with Bruford, "The Sahara Of Snow":

Jeff Berlin plays an old British drinking song:

[jps]

For a completely different fretless experience, listen to the Primus album "Sailing The Seas Of Cheese".

Yeah, that would be different, fer sher!

[jps]

I saw this tour, one of the best bands ever put together!