NewImprov Posted December 21, 2012 Share Posted December 21, 2012 I recently picked up tenor saxophonist Michael Blake's new album, In The Grand Scheme Of Things, and was really intrigued by the work of keyboardist Chris Gestrin. Gestrin supplies all the bass lines on the album from a Moog Micromoog, along with some very tasty Rhodes playing. His bass work is very interesting, both from a timbral perspective, you don't hear a lot of analog synth bass in this kind of setting generally, and in his approach. He really seems to approach this date as a bass player first, and keyboardist second. Several of the tunes have little or no Rhodes, and his bass lines are pretty inventive. The lineup is tenor, trumpet, keys and drums, and Gestrin makes very tasty use of the space that this ensemble affords him. Here's a couple of tracks from the album: [video:youtube] [video:youtube] Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morizzle Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Hey, thanks for posting this. I like the open atmosphere of these songs! Gonna have to pick up this one after christmas! It's not a clone, it's a Suzuki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 It's a very interesting use of synth bass in both songs. I would only ask for a little more rhodes use and/or some synth coloration(s). I think that would add even more to the overall sound and the themes as well. Nice stuff! Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonksDream Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yay! Both Chris and Michael are Vancouverites and friends. I'm going to pass on this thread to both of them! Chris is a very fine keyboardist, indeed. I think some of the beauty of his left hand approach comes from his leading organ trios. Instrumentation is meaningless - a song either stands on its own merit, or it requires bells and whistles to cover its lack of adequacy, much less quality. - kanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Yay! Both Chris and Michael are Vancouverites and friends. I'm going to pass on this thread to both of them! Chris is a very fine keyboardist, indeed. I think some of the beauty of his left hand approach comes from his leading organ trios. Nice! Gestrin is a new name to me, I hadn't heard him before this record, but I'll have to check out more! Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Oh cool! They're coming to town in a couple weeks! Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluMunk Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just bought the CD based on those tracks. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Just bought the CD based on those tracks. I love it! Cool! Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Producer57 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I have put my mini Moog for bass,own lots of Jazz albums since 1983. Miles Davis,Michael Brecker, Gato Barbieri,David Sanborn are just a few of the artists who's albums I've put it on. I would say I'm in the triple digits. This really isn't anything new but the more people find new ways to add instruments like the Moog bass in Jazz the better the chance the music has to be a real part of the future of music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dglavko Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Thanks for this. I dig it very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yannis D Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I have put my mini Moog for bass,own lots of Jazz albums since 1983. Miles Davis,Michael Brecker, Gato Barbieri,David Sanborn are just a few of the artists who's albums I've put it on. I would say I'm in the triple digits. This really isn't anything new but the more people find new ways to add instruments like the Moog bass in Jazz the better the chance the music has to be a real part of the future of music Give us some titles, please. I'd love to check out some CDs Be grateful for what you've got - a Nord, a laptop and two hands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovernorSilver Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I dig the Michael Blake tracks. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keykrazy Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Check out "Lenore" from Chick Corea's "Leprechaun" album for some tasty minimoog bass in a jazz context... ^_^ 'Twas the first thing that came to mind when reading the post's title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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