[78-L] Use of double bass in dance bands

[David Weiner]

There's an earlier one - Harry Barth on Ted Lewis' record of Milenberg
Joys, from August 1925.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh5YlhT3hJE
Dave Weiner

On 10/25/12 9:41 AM, "Royal Pemberton" <ampex354 at gmail.com> wrote:

>And wasn't the earliest 'slap bass' on record Steve Brown's solo near the
>end of Jean Goldkette's 'Dinah' recorded in January 1926 (Victor 19947)?
>
>On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:39 PM, Tim Huskisson
><timhuskisson at btinternet.com>wrote:
>
>> I'm sure that's true. 'Slap Bass' was often a feature of Dance and Jazz
>> recordings after the changeover from Brass Bass (circa 1928/1929) to the
>> early 1930s. It's almost as though it was felt necessary to draw
>>attention
>> to the fact that there was actually a Double-Bass in the band.
>>
>> "...I think part of the changeover from brass to string bass came from
>> development of the jazz plucked-bass technique, including slapping."
>>
>> Regards
>> --
>> Don Cox
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