JACK NITZSCHE -"The Lonely Surfer" (1963)

[syn707]

AND THERE'S THE GREAT, FANTASTIC, GENIUS, TOMMY TEDESCO. CHECK OUT HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. I DON'T KNOW WHEN HE STOPPED DOING HIS COLUMN FOR GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE BUT HE OFFERED HIS INCREDIBLE INSIGHT TO BEING A SESSION MUSICIAN.

[jing479]

FANTASTIC.

[RonaldVaughan]

Who played electric bass on this track? Normally,legendary session musician

CAROL KAYE would have. However,I heard that JACK NITSCHE himself did....?

[cassadyshammer]

I had always thought that this was played on either a Danelectro 6-string bass or a Danelectro Baritone guitar, but I recently learned that it was, infact, an early Fender Bass VI which explains the tone.

[kangaroochydog]

I may have had a few b ourbons but this takes me back to when I was a young bloke , May the 60"s live for ever. G'Day from down under

[mrnicebeats1]

2011 BILLY LAWRENCE !!!!! is back in the studio follow her twitter @_billylawrence

[keitheeweithee]

When our family lived in No. Santa Barbara Co., as a kid, my oldest sister dated a guy, my idol, who surfed. One day everyone packed up the family wagon and my mom took us all up to Avila... this reminds me so of those times.... thanx!!!

[KOSMICKEN09]

This song is incredible. pure sonic magic.

[twang73]

Duane Eddy's "Because They're Young", he played on the Danelectro, with full orchestra, in 1960.

[TL250Rider]

Beloved Gold Star  Recording Studios

Thank you

Now Jack is in Heaven working with the Heaven Crew.

Than You Again

[mikebozart]

mega-kewl

[RonaldVaughan]

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[deezygrrl]

just heard it on the radio up here in van. canada and had to hear it again. cool!

[jo47dy]

fbenenati, glad to know I wasn't the only guy who failed to make the "perfect wave." Still, had tons of fun lugging that giant board around during college, grad school, and through my 30s. Abandoned it after that and took up golf. However, whenever I'm near a beach, my memories harken back to that zany, innocent time when making fools of ourselves was normal. Actually surfed at Venice once...water was much nicer than home. Do you still surf?

[musicray65]

This is 'One Fantstic Rock Instrumental'..it has it all together on this one...great sound and productions...thanks for the post !!

Raymond U.S.A. Pennsylvania

[9erfandex]

You Tube you never fail to amaze me! Everyday I extol your virtues to anyone who will listen to me! I have always loved this instrumental, although it received minor airplay in Des Moines on KIOA, you Iowans know what I'm talkin' about, anyway I dug the excrement out of this tune. And it has stayed with me over the years, praise be to the person responsible for posting this classic that out twangs Duane Eddy! And oh yes, Rock On SHINDIGGERS!

[jo47dy]

Was a high school sophomore living a few miles from Santa Cruz when this came out.  Bleached my hair, got a cheap surfboard and listened to this song constantly. Never could surf...

[fbenenati]

You are the same age as I am. I was a bit south of you in Venice and Santa Monica and Playa del Rey. I got a cheap board too and like you, I dabbled at surfing but never got good at it. Had fun trying and loved the beach.

[sneha1965]

So true. I guess that's what's so great about Jack Nitzsche.

[Oldiesmann]

This is one of my all-time favorite surf songs. Who would have thought that strings and French horns would fit well in a surf song?

[GB356]

The greatest instrumental of all-time.

[RonaldVaughan]

This song reminds me of "The Endless Summer"

film...about surfing...

And I could swear that somebody did a VOCAL

version of "The Lonely Surfer"...but with a

different title...

[jcgmagjlg]

I went to school with Jack in Howard City Mi. he was old and was the same age as my sister he rode the same bus so as it goes I had made my mother a paper and Jack the person he was riped it up just a little story about the guy they would try to get him to play the piano bin school but would never do it he was very shy. Later it has been great listening to what he did over the years great musician.

[fbenenati]

Very profound sound here. Almost existential in its conveyance. What a trip. I remember being sixteen years old when this came out and it blew me away. Sometimes I surfed alone too, so it was identifiable from that standpoint.

[RonaldVaughan]

I wish this song were longer....

[RonaldVaughan]

Was Jack Nitsche on bass...or Carol Kaye?

Hmmm....

[najaolhos]

mighty tune

thanks alot!