Tal Wilkenfeld - Truth Be Told

[dankitti]

One of my favorite bass players!

tal = awesomeness

[MrALESSANDROSANTOS10]

I LOVE TAL WILKENFELD

[darnrabbits1]

very smooth..gotta love her touch...great bottom fills..and I see where you compare to Jaco, but he introduce a sound there wasn't on bass and a style. Tal has hers too..give her time and she'll be known as the best in jazz.

[SaxySanta777]

Jaco reincarnated in beautiful female body..........

[bennyvx08]

This is just beautiful, uplifting and soulful music man. Im glad that to hear that miss. Wilkenfeld is making music on her terms.

[AIKevorkian]

by the way, Tal can play!

[MrNytn2001]

i love her georgeous, thoughtful style. mature beyond her years. beautiful composition and performance.

5 stars!

[MrNytn2001]

@MrNytn2001

*gorgeous

[gkitteringham]

Have had the pleasure to have seen both Jaco and Tal live. Both were awesome but I think it is unfair to try to compare them, especially as Jaco is sadly no longer with us. They are both unique. Tal for someone her age is an immense talent, and it will be interesting to follow her career.

[regilevi]

@moondogman, ur wrong dude.. jaco was boring & too old fashion, i'am the best in the world!!! satisfy?!?!

[ltbmuse]

Sounds to me like she's got writing chops to match her fearsome playing. There's something about her playing that excites parts of me that other bass players don't get to. Yes I know that's a cheap shot - but in another way I'm serious. She's so melodic and inventive and never seems to run out of ideas. Her playing is exciting. It's exciting in the same way Jaco was back in the day - because it's fresh and original and you've never heard bass played quite like that before.

[wozjj]

A great Australian Bass player

[TheRealJustJeff]

Yes...Tal has gone " Viral "...Love this awesome upload...thanks for sharing

[ekko808]

Tal in her 20s is to bass as Pat Metheny in his 20s was to guitar.

[pagesofbeck]

Jaco lives!!!!

[ArmorOfChrist777]

How much did she have to practice to get be this awesome at such a young age?? And on a big ol' hunkerin' Fender with those small hands....

[exemaniac]

le rompo el orto a pijasos pero lo que expresa con su musica me parece una mierda. (no digo que toque mal)(solo no me gusta lo que hace)

[muzikizlife10]

Good grief! She is great!

[clara45130]

more sexy than Stanley or Jaco

[leebeyer3]

@clara45130 Well, lets not go crazy... lol

She's good, but she just needs to do more of HER stuff.

Knowwatimsayin?

[moondogman]

Saw Tal first on the Crossroads 2007 DVD with Jeff Beck....Not Jaco....The next level!!!

[CristianTejadaU]

@moondogman mmmm sorry but nobody is next level of jaco....jaco is god period.

[TheTiglathpilesar]

Tal is so talented that she will never get the recognition she deserves.

[MasterBlasterRGR]

It's good to see her make it...doing what she loves...she's living my dream.

[maadyl]

If This Bass Could Only Talk...she doing it !

[kabafelicitae]

she is GREAT!!!

[ES175jazz]

reincarnation of Jaco maybe? you can sure hear the influence....

[allthingsblues]

not all modern jazz base guitar players are men. ''tal wilkenfeld'' hangs in there with artists like ''jeff beck'' and she plays with style...al

[timothywayneable]

She glorifies God by her talent

[rebeccaskye]

well, she played last night and others just .... well others just stayed home and played on their computer.

[ainahainas]

Tal Wilkenfeld is an unforgettable player and presence in music.

[oxdrift76]

shadowsong1, couldn't have said it better; tasteful and mature. That's what separates her from all the wannabes and critics.

[pubjamsessions]

Magic

[bptr9]

To answer Jamoization, it appears to be alternating measures of 5/4 and 7/4.

[gioste28]

How Tal set these sounds?The sound of her bass is FANTASTIC!!!!

[MrBullzeye449]

Im in shock!!!!!!!

[shadowsong1]

she's brilliant...just so happens she's a cute tiny little thing too.....she doesn't hit you with the over welming chops of a Victor W or whatever but she is sooooo tasteful and this is way more mature than something i would have written at her age.

[SaxySanta777]

@shadowsong1 I second every word you've said. If you don't mind, I'll add: she is also an electric bass poet. How's that sound ???

[guitarstudent101]

The ending sounded like the fade out of Havona

[BassAsLeaders]

Tal-ent

[janehobson25]

how do I download this video to watch offline - I'm sure it was possible in the past

[jjp4mma]

@janehobson25 do a google search for the youtube downloader program. Think it is on the CNET site. It used to be, I used to download all the time a few years ago. It will let you download the files and save them to your PC or burn them onto a cd.

[basehead617]

i think she has a really melodic style, much more-so than a lot of the groove players that influenced her.. she can really write..

[JamesBannerBass]

The tone of the piano/bass/drums (especially the snare and the reverb on the cymbals) reminds me a lot of weather report

[nefferteri2]

Awesome Music & Talent !!!!!!

[oxdrift76]

You guys worry too much about the naysayers. There are malcontents who'd complain about a cancer cure. Just think of them as 34 bugs on the windshield of life.

[roxydog2004]

If your watching something like this and don't like it, just go away don't make an ass out of your self with a dislike, must be an old boyfriend

[moham7ad]

@roxydog2004 34 old boyfriends????

[hutchfromba]

Unreal ! What a shining star Tal is . Wow !

[hoseyted]

Tal wow..1 nice rythm..

[boddumblues]

Beautiful tone !!

[mann8942]

what a girl..

[rebeccaskye]

Sarah Runions (15) playing Bass on Rebecca Skyes demo - here

[everton1992100]

musicalidade absurda rsrs... sem duvida a baixista mais top que já vi tocando dispensa comentarios

[dkjayjay]

I just cant get my ears off that girl - the first i saw her was with Jeff Beck, and the solo, she played wiped me off my chair!

[SAMARAsamara72]

TAI-beautuful

[jjca312]

Se Deus tivesse uma filha chamava-se Tal Wilkenfeld porque só os filhos de Deuses tocam assim

[HeathRaven]

*-* I love Tal Wilkenfeld.

[Jamoization]

what the fuck time signature is this?

[MingusDisciple]

@Jamoization think slow 7

[Jamoization]

@MingusDisciple oooohhh...haha sweet thank you

[kristofor12345]

@MingusDisciple 7/4?

[chrisosti]

She should be called ..."Jaco found his bass knob"

[pcollenYT]

I KNEW it must have been destiny that Leo Fender put that upper 'swoop' in the body of his bass guitars.

[rythmnmethod]

@pcollenYT she plays sadowski

[MrJuno6]

Great musician.

[CyValkarion]

Ha! She's so cute! But extremely talented too! What an incredible musician. I honestly can't express how I feel about each song on that album. They're all very tasteful and well executed. I can turn to any song on the album and feel mellow.

[acippico]

My fave track of the whole album. Such mature playing for such a young 'un.

Reminds me so much of Jaco Pastorius.

[jezzeb123]

she is amazing

[theothertroll]

@deanbass100 - put your juvenile pecker back in your pants little boy

[YHWHshalom]

@deanbass100

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride !  :D

[chiliwilly39]

I have been trying to put into words how I feel about this music but words can't describe the talent that has been placed in this young lady!! So young and yet so focussed.

[MoMerks]

whos on the keys wow

[MoMerks]

she is sick no question though

[MoMerks]

well i was about to make alove song for my freind and this pops up out of 100% no where, thanks i guess

[007Dorsey]

She has real class and the touch! All without drugs, Very cool.

[MoMerks]

@007Dorsey ALL WITH OUT DRUGS HOW THE FUCK DO U NO BUD U LIVE WIT HER LAWL. drugs makes music 100% better check top selling artists of all time u stupid ass hole nerd

[MrZootalores]

@MoMerks

You take care of the drugs;

Tal will take care of the talent

[epoxythai]

good Jazz..how can I buy dis album in Thailand?...great

[SkullFilms]

those pics are mine, i want a one million dollar, NOW!.

[marsviking]

what is this berklee school and why does it have a negative connotation? if you stduy there, your talent doesn't count or something.

[marsviking]

what is this berklee school and why does it have a negative connotation?

[salm37]

Jeff is great but Tal can do better!

[DeeCee8121]

How shall we count this? I like 7 in spots... Thoughts?

[Spudbass]

@DeeCee8121 Try not counting it.

[utopiandesign]

The feminine side of jazz fusion: tasteful throughout, cohesive phrases, rich in the harmonic and melodic diversity, and great disciplined artistry from all. I hope over the next few years her ears can stretch a little in both the polymodal (multi-scale combinations) and polytonal (multi-key combinations) just to give a little breadth as she grows into her years. Its wonderful to hear such diversity within a calm atmosphere.

[aronkarmusic]

I love this piece, but I want her to do a new song, that keeps the groove of this one´s intro!

[filipe200x]

she's hot, AND a good bassist. wish she was my gf.

[nyg1954]

jeff beck didn't get rid of her.she had other commitments.

[steveyraynelson]

Lovely and talented....that's just perfection. Enough said.

[dlechler1]

I got a bonner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOOHOO

[ExtremeRecluse]

Why did Jeff Beck get rid of her?

[pontecanis]

@ExtremeRecluse ~He didn't...she is in huge demand, and Herbie Hancock snapped her up after Jeff finished his tour dates...she also plays her own too...

[rch456789]

Ok so i wanna marry this girl now

[Itsmwaaah]

one of the best person australia has ever produced...i'm not a big fan of australian culture, but if there's someone who could represent it best, she is....i'd say way better than nicole kidman, hugh jackman or any australian hollywood figures. take a bow Tal....

[taariqtaariq]

@Itsmwaaah

yes Ozstriya is good at churning out and promoting shallow film stars and numbskull sporting heroes, but  Ms Wilken feld should be better known . I guess Teenybopper bubble gum radio isn't into FUSION.

[malcolmmcmartin]

@Itsmwaaah Why exactly would Tal represent Australian culture so well? She's a fucking bass player.

[Kacknap92]

@Itsmwaaah check out tommy emmanuel

[MrDRASIL]

weather report!!!!

[SpeedOfDark186Kmps]

Her playing seems to be so much more mature than I would first expect from a jazz musician so young.

[BillField]

great to hear someone with a real love for music....thank the singularity no-one else knows where it comes from

[dunmoria]

This woman is a phenom. Great guitarist - especially considering her age. Agree with bassbaritone. Too bad most comments I see about Tal are about her body not her talent.

[bigbadbob58]

This girl is a stunning bass player for 21? Wow!

[pumashummel1954]

guuuau toca hermosa, mis respetos saludos desde mexico

[SuperiorSwagon1]

Love it

[mudphonic1]

Hey lorentznperson, you should get out of your moms basement and go get yourself laid.

[PowerOfMusicRecords]

This young Lady is VERY gifted to play the way she does! Wonderful

[MrTm319]

She is now on tour with Herbie Hancock and listening to this song you can see what a great fit that is.

[aramb10]

TUNE IS NOT A PRISON

[RODRIGOOBAIXISTA]

Incrivel!! Sou seu Fã!! muita saúde e sucesso!

[MsPeace0307]

Amazing! Thank you for post this beautiful music! The youth should listen to this kind of music for to raise its spirit and to refine its taste!

[Rubinhocj]

e fico me perguntando por quer o mundo tem tanta violencia????????

[gitardoofus]

Holy guacamole - such talent & depth in a young-ish musician!  Her set with Jeff Beck at Crossroads was just the S**T - really awesome - and now it seems there's no limits on her path to stardom. Thanks Tal for another magnificent dose of inspiration for everyone that hears your wonderful music - keep pushin' it!

[rihojo007]

Way to go, Tal!

[jazzsaavy]

is that what you listen with your dick i listen with my ears thanks the dick is a little hard of hearing

[bigpoppa2112]

what a wonderful talent at such a young age!!

[mementocemento]

jaco will be proud of that beautyful angel

[lennypurnell]

Nice playing!

[OUTSIDETHEBOCKS]

Tal plays so well with Jeff Beck, because Beck was way into jazz for a while, and Tal is simply a great jazz bassist. Tal is simply a great bassist. Can't argue that, eh?

OUTSIDETHEBOCKS

[aronkarmusic]

@OUTSIDETHEBOCKS

I think the best example for jeffs jazzy side is a jjimmy smith record called "the other side of jimmy smith"

[hunterspark40]

The keyboard style reminds me of Ramsey Lewis.

[briking001]

very enjoyable it is

[davecorey8756]

COOL

[lorentzmpersson]

It would be even nicer if she cared to tune that bass! Those high notes on the G-string, the D in particular, are way off (sharp) =:-O

[Frisbieinstein]

@lorentzmpersson

> It would be even nicer if she cared to tune that bass!

Its a fretless bass.

[lorentzmpersson]

@Frisbieinstein Fretless or not, it is still out of tune. Truth be told ;-)

[Frisbieinstein]

@lorentzmpersson

I play fretless bass and think it sounds good that way.

[jancivil]

@lorentzmpersson

truth be told, you are malinformed about intonation, and badly so.

[lorentzmpersson]

@jancivil Let's get a couple of things straight: 1. She's not playing a fretless on this track. The typical "edginess" of frets can clearly be heard several places. 2. Intonation is not a question of opinion. On this track she is a little sharp here and there and it can actually be measured with a guitar tuner. Fx. the first B at 01:01 (repeat of main theme) is 2 Hz sharp. The same note is spot on other places, by the way. Could be several reasons, perhaps some of the bass track was redone.

[jancivil]

@lorentzmpersson

1) I never said it was

(There are a couple notes that are sharp. That's what you jump to opine on, gross.)

2) intonation is NOT a question of a stroboscope measurement per se.

12-tone ET ≠ perfect intonation. In fact impossible on a fretted instrument. 'Out of tune' is too strong by half. What's the point?

You are free to do a little more research on intonation in practice. It's contextual.

[Zeroskater0789]

@jancivil you guys are both retarded....arguing about this...its music for fuck sakes. grow up, douches. sheesh

[Zeroskater0789]

@lorentzmpersson and you...2 Hz sharp....wtf, gfys.

when you play as well as tal, then you can say that...

dont get me wrong, cuz u seem liek the person whose gonna be like...free speech. w/e

youre just gonna sound retarded critiquing tal, when i doubt you even have as much talent in ur whole body that she has in one finger.

[politico222]

FANTASTICA!!

[hooptyhee1]

This Jaco vs. Tal controversy reminds me of what they used to say about another female guitarist, April Lawton, who was always compared to Hendrix. As I'd say then, and as ChorusWJ says now: Jaco was Jaco. He was terrific. Tal is Tal. She's terrific, too. We're lucky to have heard them both.

[rockrock3090]

@hooptyhee1 it´s a brashness to compare Tal with Jaco...

[youhavegeniusshins]

@rockrock3090 It's a usage error to use "brashness" that way.

[10er11]

@hooptyhee1

Well said!

[metanova93]

quel prodige! elle joue délicieusement bien!et ce en à peine 5 ans....c'est clair, c'est sa vocation!

[metanova93]

Bien souvent ce sont les profanes qui font ce genre de bourde de comparer tal à jaco.

si on allait dans ce sens tous les saxophonistes de bop seraient comparables à Charlie Parker, et tous les trompettistes à georges Jouvin :)

[ChorusWJ]

Why compare Tal to Jaco? She is just another. Tal is a great talent.

[wesselklooster]

is she from jeff beck?

[funkyrhodes76]

Jaco was a great bass player, and, had carved a fine niche in the modern jazz-funk/fusion scene. Tal's got a style of her own. Just like every other good original musician.

Richard Bona, the percussionist/rythm accompanist in the Pat Metheny Group, when on bass, his style/techniques are more in comparasion to Jaco, and, infact, was heavily influenced by the late maestro. Chech out "Bright Sized Life'

Cheers!

[funkyrhodes76]

Jaco was a great bass player, and, had carved a fine niche in the modern jazz-funk/fusion scene. Tal's got a style of her own. Just like every other good original musician.

Richard Bona's - the percussionist/rythym accompanist in the Pat Metheny Group - style/techniques are more in comparasion to Jaco.

Cheers!

[drummingfordrunks]

awesome!!!

[pbass64]

I don't really see the Jaco comparison. She is , no doubt, very talented and in a few years should be really interesting to listen to. Jaco was much more percussive and his lines tended to flow a bit more, more unconstrained but in control.

[jagheterzack]

I think Tal's a very talented bassist, but since her sound is almost the same as Jacos', I prefer listening to him.

[jfrockon]

What is great about her playing is that she seems to be playing all over the neck playing a lot (with holes) and never over plays. What a skill.

[gertzaddik77]

As beautiful as she is expressive. And yes, she has the same 'vibe' in her bass playing as the late great Jaco Pastorious. I bought Jeff Beck's "Live at Ronnie Scott's" on DVD a month or so ago and I listen to it nonstop. By the time all's said and done, she'll be a legend herself.

[catalystdrums123]

wow, she must be channeling jaco, this girl is amazing

[ManfredGermanNorth]

Ich glaube in Deutschland kennen sie noch nicht soviele Leute. Die Kommentare zeigen mir, dass es anscheinend nicht viele Deutsche gibt, die von diesem jungen Talent überhaupt etwas gehört haben. Ich bin absolut positiv überrascht. Von dieser jungen Dame werden wir, da bin ich mir ganz sicher, noch sehr viel hören. Einfach toll wie sie sich hier zeigt. Ein Genuss und Ohrenschmaus. Nur weiter so. It´s incredible.

[salm37]

Yeah and to top it off she's hot

[MrDiscordinated]

Bet she could drink us all under the table . ha. great feel , so sensitive . coming from the heart same place jaco lived 4 sure 'thank god . .

[gkitteringham]

Had the pleasure of seeing tal with jeff beck in Dublin a few months ago. Awesome, but a someone commented reminded me very much of Jaco Pastorious who I also had the great fortune to see in New york many years ago.

[wsalvatore]

girl-victor-jaco

[kdarcy]

She is magical.

[ajman9]

girl jaco

[SpeedOfDark186Kmps]

I love this song.

[bassmonkey1962]

Met her today at the NAMM convention. Real sweet kid, no ego.

[lacewoodstrat]

@bassmonkey1962

Lucky you to go to NAMM. If there were a hall of fame for bass players, you just met one of the future members. I play guitar but seeing how at ease she is on the fretboard is quite impressive.  Reminds me a little bit of Jaco P.

[bassmonkey1962]

Yeah, and, I also noticed, she has tiny hands ! Amazing, what she can play, with that fact in mind. Actually, if it wasn't for her curls, I probably wouldn't have recognized her--she looks barely older than a kid at the mall.

[lacewoodstrat]

That's what's so amazing about her, certainly not your typical musician superstar. She left Australia when she was 16 and played in the music scene in Los Angeles/SoCal. She got sponsored by guitar builder Roger Sadowsky and has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Chick Corea. She's only about 22 now. Now that's impressive. A bass guitar savant.

[essemann]

Every now and them a supernova blows up showing a new star...

Tks so much for posting..

[SpeedOfDark186Kmps]

Does anyone know who plays the keyboards for her? The whole band sounds really good in my opinion.

[dowse1010]

Geoff Keezer! Love his work with the Christian McBride Band too.

[Gretschdrums75]

She is amazing.

[kresosusec1]

great playing

[kevincanwait]

Her parents can take credit, as well....this kind of talent is nurtured at an early age....thanks mum, thanks dad!..you saw something very special, and acted accordingly.

Not only does this bring a tear, I was weeping even more after listening and seeing the Jeff Beck at Ronnies collection. Absolutely incredible!!!

[isaiahdec2]

you are so lovely and extremely very talented...i like your jaco style, i wish i could play with you. :)

[jimbarrow]

This always grounds me when things get crazy out there.  Sure glad this is still here.

[JDZ2012]

She has the chops of Jeff Berlin - the way she attacks the notes, and I hope he appreciates her as much as I do!

[bahiaseeds]

me encanta esta chica...