Saturday, October 16, 2021

Improvisation is a hallmark of jazz, but...

...it was a mistake for me to play "Get Back" by The Beatles with a bowed bass line.  As I became more deeply entrenched in the high school jazz band, I tried bowing certain songs that would have been plucked otherwise.  I was curious to hear what it sounded like, and no one was stopping me.

Maybe they should have stopped me on "Get Back."  A bowed bass line on that tune, when amplified, sounds downright strange.