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

[Erwin Kluwer]

I actually think it has more do by the introduction of "swing" rhythm
requiring quick one to every beat notes... which are hard and exhausting to
do on a brass  instrument... less so on a (plucked) bass....

Erwin

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:39 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
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