Thanks for the vid and the download. Nice to hear attention paid to the subtleties and variations. (Such things are often overlooked or ignored.) I remember reading somewhere that when recording the album the band was short of one number. Lee Young disappeared for 20 minutes at one point, and everyone assumed that he was shooting up drugs in the toilets. He reappeared having conjured up The Sidewinder, so it was entirely new to them. The bass player said at the end of his solo he'd forgotten the riff he'd been playing before it, so they had to stop and re-record the closing section. Amusing and interesting that out of such messy circumstances great music is magically produced.
Thanks!!! Once again! I love the detailed takes on learning these simple tunes, it’s, as you pointed out, the details and variations that really make it happen… and feel and tone … ;-)
Great video! From an historical viewpoint, the real game changer that would lead to the possibility that The Sidewinder would even exist was James Brown's 1964 monster hit, Out Of Sight, a true before-and-after moment.
That's gold, Matt, pure gold! Having only casually listened to the song before, and trying to remember it on that basis, of course I ended up playing the Db and Gb in those Eb7 and Ab7 chords... Should never make that mistake again! 🙂 But a thought occurred to me... How much do you think the fact that you get the open strings when playing D and G instead of Db and Gb factored in his note choice? To casual listener it does not make much difference, but makes the playing so much more natural, especially if you play in the half-position, and of course the leading tone works well.
@@jarma76 haha thanks! (“They should call it “round-tine”) Anyway, yes 100% the ease of the open strings and the fact they are chromatic approaches to the big notes was a huge huge factor I’m sure
@@LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki I suppose you have seen the interview on TH-cam (Jazz Video Guy) with Bob Cranshaw where he is reminiscing about the recording? Lee just asked him to play a "pick up", but he did not remember it at the end to get back to the head, so it was spliced in! :-D And history was made with that fill...
@jarma76 ah, shoot…I *didn’t* see that and wish I could’ve referenced it when I recorded. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! Someone else mentioned another video of him in relation to the tune - maybe it was the same…
Great! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Thanks for doing it! The best channel for Jazz bass on TH-cam for sure!
How kind of you to say, thank you!
Thanks for the vid and the download. Nice to hear attention paid to the subtleties and variations. (Such things are often overlooked or ignored.)
I remember reading somewhere that when recording the album the band was short of one number. Lee Young disappeared for 20 minutes at one point, and everyone assumed that he was shooting up drugs in the toilets. He reappeared having conjured up The Sidewinder, so it was entirely new to them. The bass player said at the end of his solo he'd forgotten the riff he'd been playing before it, so they had to stop and re-record the closing section. Amusing and interesting that out of such messy circumstances great music is magically produced.
@@hisnibs1121 thanks for your comment! Yes I linked to that exact interview you referenced in the description!
@@LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki Ah, I hadn't spotted that.
Now, dare I read it again, and risk discovering I'd misremembered it? 😀
@@hisnibs1121 haha you had it exactly right!
Wow, what a great lesson. Thanks Matt!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you for this lesson and for all the others, they’re really well made and professionally designed 🔥
Thanks for watching and for your kind comments!
Thanks!!! Once again! I love the detailed takes on learning these simple tunes, it’s, as you pointed out, the details and variations that really make it happen… and feel and tone … ;-)
Thank you!
Perfect timing, someone called it for a Sunday gig coming up, talk about lucky
Have a great gig!
this dude sounds good
Thank you, Matt!
@@bobcongleton3485 you bet! Thank you!
Great video! From an historical viewpoint, the real game changer that would lead to the possibility that The Sidewinder would even exist was James Brown's 1964 monster hit, Out Of Sight, a true before-and-after moment.
Great point!
Great stuff as usual! 👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it!
Excellent
Thank you! Cheers!
That's gold, Matt, pure gold! Having only casually listened to the song before, and trying to remember it on that basis, of course I ended up playing the Db and Gb in those Eb7 and Ab7 chords... Should never make that mistake again! 🙂 But a thought occurred to me... How much do you think the fact that you get the open strings when playing D and G instead of Db and Gb factored in his note choice? To casual listener it does not make much difference, but makes the playing so much more natural, especially if you play in the half-position, and of course the leading tone works well.
@@jarma76 haha thanks! (“They should call it “round-tine”) Anyway, yes 100% the ease of the open strings and the fact they are chromatic approaches to the big notes was a huge huge factor I’m sure
@@LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki I suppose you have seen the interview on TH-cam (Jazz Video Guy) with Bob Cranshaw where he is reminiscing about the recording? Lee just asked him to play a "pick up", but he did not remember it at the end to get back to the head, so it was spliced in! :-D And history was made with that fill...
@jarma76 ah, shoot…I *didn’t* see that and wish I could’ve referenced it when I recorded. Thanks for bringing that to my attention! Someone else mentioned another video of him in relation to the tune - maybe it was the same…
@@LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki This one: _th-cam.com/video/JMtvXd6TKUw/w-d-xo.html
@@LearnJazzBasswithMattRybicki Could be the same, the name of the video is "Bob Cranshaw Remembers Lee Morgan and "The Sidewinder" from Jazz Video Guy