tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post642352663931339736..comments2024-03-27T22:41:44.357+00:00Comments on bebop spoken here: Watson Walker Edis @ The Cluny. October 30Lancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-62440461017166939232012-11-01T08:33:18.771+00:002012-11-01T08:33:18.771+00:00I was there. I enjoyed it, but a bass player was a...I was there. I enjoyed it, but a bass player was a BIG miss. As I said in my post - just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-28582809145809441202012-10-31T23:11:13.351+00:002012-10-31T23:11:13.351+00:00Not quite sure where you're coming from here &...Not quite sure where you're coming from here 'Nony'. A bass player does add depth to a combo but, in the absence of one - whether by necessity or choice, a two-handed pianist can do the job. The fact that this is the third gig these guys have done tells me that they are happy with the set-up. As one who knows Lewis Watson's very firm opinions (and Paul's) if they'd wantedLancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04494856116843281101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2890708154880054256.post-71307033827682829382012-10-31T17:58:11.250+00:002012-10-31T17:58:11.250+00:00As good as Paul is, a great bass player is the pri...As good as Paul is, a great bass player is the primary element required to outline and underpin harmonic structure. No? Listen to some of Bill Evans or Oscar Peterson for example, and hear the difference when the bassist cuts in. A full aural spectrum is much preferred, although the only element that could be left out of an ensemble may be the drummer/percussionist if a famous jazz musician is toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com