Vital techtones, scott henderson 2, steve smith 5, victor wooten vital techtones, scott henderson 2, steve smith 5, victor wooten vital tech tones album 3 versions. Smiths career culminated with his appointment as chairman, chiefs of staff committeeforerunner of the role of australias chief of the defence forcefrom 1970 to 1975, following an earlier term as chief of naval staff from 1968 to 1970. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo grand master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer. The rhythm section of drummer steve smith and victor wooten alternately funks up the beat and subdivides it into complex rhythmic algebra.
Steve smith was originally drawn to the drums by hearing marching bands in parades as a child in his native massachusetts. Victor wooten victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. Most of the songs on this recording started with drummer steve smith giving his. The victor wooten 10 elements of groove periodic table. I can just say that i fell in love with wooten s playing on vital tech tones lie detector. In addition to his prolific output of books, cds and dvds, victor remains. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Sep 28, 2008 victor wooten and steve smith have a battle.
Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument. He is also the author of the parable the music lesson. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. I have also used smith stuff off and on for various companies when they were supplying the torches and regulators. Launching his solo career a few years later, with a show of hands, it soon became apparent that wooten was also a major musical force, thanks to an organic and highly original approach. Such a simple, straightforward, jamoriented process is risky, but these three have the goods to pull it off, in the. A spiritual search for growth through music victor l.
May 11, 2015 i have asked this question many times before. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Scott henderson, steve smith, victor wooten musixmatch. Victor wooten for bass players onlyfor bass players only. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Why is victor wooten not the greatest bass guitar player.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Of added value is the fact that these transcriptions have been done by victor wooten himself. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes. Will smith has 166 books on goodreads with 1479 ratings. My main preference for the victor, besides the fact that i cut my teeth on them, has to do with where i live. Vitaltechtones, scott henderson, steve smith, victor.
Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Wootens center for music and nature at wooten woods retreat originally focused on teaching music to bass players. Smith still is made in the us by weldinroper date 09062008. He has convinced a very tough studio system that bass players can write scores for movies.
Victor wooten was born in mountain home, idaho in september 1964. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist. But there is much to be gained by a thorough study of this material. A spiritual search for growth through music by victor wooten pages. Sep 01, 2009 im a longtime fan of carlos castanedas books, and wootens the music lesson is cut from similar cloth. Wooten is an american bass player, composer, producer, and fivetime grammy award winner, as well as an original member of the jazz and bluegrass band bela fleck and the flecktones. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, victor has also become widely known for his own grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Frank gambale, victor wooten, tom coster and steve smith live at namm 20 duration. Bass extremes steve bailey victor wooten cookbook 1998.
Since i am a bass player, this is confusing for many. Join facebook to connect with victor wooten and others you may know. As any listener of victor wooten will know, these bass lines are very challenging. I dont know if its unique but it is a part of my playing. Im on tour right now with bela and i play my compito fretless every night. Korg at winter namm 20 tom coster, steve smith, victor wooten, frank. Victor wooten, steve bailey, and david fingers haynes, 4 of 4. This is not your usual jazz autobiography, but then wooten is not. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro. Berklee college of music boston ma, evergreen state college, olympia wa and california state universitychico chico ca. Many of my musician peers are enamored with is virtuosity, yet i am not a fan of his playing.
Fivetime grammy awardwinning bass player, producer, composer, author, and educator victor wooten will release his first album in five years, trypnotyx, september 8. Vital techtones, scott henderson, steve smith, victor wooten vital. The trio has assembled a wide ranging, often bluesbased arrangement of. Emphasizing the rock half of jazzrock fusion, vital tech tones brings together three monster players of the genre, blends their creative juices and virtuosic abilities, and creates a truly vital sound that reinvigorates and reestablishes fusion as a viable part of the musical landscape. Lyrics for subzero by scott henderson, steve smith, victor wooten. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Bangkok blues finds steve playing etheral falseharomonics over victor s anchoring funky blues,then victor plays hammerons over steve s fretless chording. Complete your vital techtones, scott henderson, steve smith, victor wooten collection. Perhaps a more spontaneous supertrio gathering of the post70s fusion generation, vital tech tones finds guitarist scott henderson chasing the voodoo down with mercurial bassist victor wooten known for his scintillating slapstyle as a member of bela flecks flecktones, and veteran jazz stadium rocker, steve smith.
Madonna lee bass 4string fretted victor wooten bass 6string fretless steve bailey drums gregg bissonette recorded by. But as jimk said, wooten s got lots of time to learn. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback barnes. Among other things, he is a loving husband and father of four.
Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your. Once the same emotions are generated by enough people, the politician can use it to steer the public in his desired direction. If youd like to see some of these, just go to this link. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and. The videos range from personal musings on what god is doing in our lives to trainings on church planting movements. The best of victor wooten by victor wooten bass tablature.
Bass extremes steve bailey and victor wooten bass musician. Wooten, now a fivetime grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. Madonna lee bass 4string fretted victor wooten bass 6string fretless steve bailey drums gregg bissonette recorded by brian springer writtenby s. Bass extremes avec steve bailey, derico watson et oteil burbridge, the vital tech tones avec scott henderson et steve smith. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form. Bass acoustic steve bailey cello, shaker victor wooten drums kenny aronoff recorded by kurt storey writtenby s.
Most of the songs on this recording started with drummer steve smith giving his rhythmic ideas to bassistextraordinaire victor wooten, who developed a groove over which guitarist scott henderson worked melodies and harmonies. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Wooten bass workshop the language of music and how to speak it bookonline video. Victor wooten vs stanley clark discussion in bassists bg started by brook, sep 26, 2000. In the castaneda books, the authoran anthropologiststudies with a mexican yaqui shaman by the name of don juan matus who teaches the author many things. Bass victor wooten drums steve smith 5 engineer 2nd engineer wendy levin. An extremely gifted and versatile bassist, victor wooten is a highly acclaimed performer whose work straddles the lines between jazz, bluegrass, funk, and progressive rock.
Victor wooten and his ying and yang fodera bass jazz artists, jazz. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Victor is a great bass player also and may someday grow to where stanley is. Victor wooten songbook by victor wooten, paperback. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and.
If you are going to have employees throwing it around, victor. At age nine, in 1963, smith began studying the instrument in earnest with local boston area teacher bill flanagan, who played in big bands in the swing era. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his. The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Victor plays a tenor bass adgc against steve s chords, both take solos at the same time. One of the thigns i really like about victor s elements is how it reduces the idea of groove to more concrete elements for productive discussion and learning. Wooten has written a book about music called the music lesson.