Mr. Coltrane

On this original tune, Mel Brown takes a slapped bass solo over the infamous Giant Steps chord changes. The slap solo is followed by a bebop unison with saxophonist Darren Rahn.

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Music

Tags:

• Mel
• brown
• Giant
• steps
• bass
• solo
• darren
• rahn
• r&b
• soul
• unsigned

[funkbeastbasslover]

might be the most precise and musical slap bass solo ive heard

[subsonicbassist]

Absolutely love Mel's playing. The tone is phenomenal and only comes from gifted hands no matter what bass you play. 1000 starrs

[aaron1200123]

@noinwe

totally agree

there wouldn't be 4000 dollar basses if a 100 squire starter pack would sound just as good.

[noinwe]

@misteredwino How arrogant you are to believe, you can make any guitar sound good, impossible. No can do that, not even the best. Now what they do might sound good, but if an instrument sounds bad, the tone will still be bad. Don't ever think you are that good, cause noone is. Thats why they sell basses & guitars & amps for thousands of $'s, because they are searching for that perfect tone. Cause if it was just the hands, they all could get away with a Sqiuer.

[misteredwino]

@noinwe I have to agree with "basses6" on this one. It's the same thing with guitar. I can make any guitar sound good, not because of gear, but because of my technique. The instrument has little to do with it. I've sat in with Mel's band before and played HIS bass, with HIS stage sound, and I couldn't come close to making it sound as good as him.

[misteredwino]

@dyanna1060 Yeah but mel always uses a lakeland when he performs live.

[noinwe]

@basses6 Naw bro, hate to bus your bubble, but the hands can only bring out the sounds the bass has. The sound has to already be there. Good technique is important. Those cats you know with bad technique, can learn the correct way, to bring out the tones that Fodera or Jazz bass,has to offer. Good tone is a combination of many things, the hands are just part of the good tone formula. If that bass has bad tone, no player can make it sound good. The technique might be good but the tone will stink.

[afeschyn]

Yo, Mel. I'm reading your book, from Zero to Sideman! Fantastic playing. Love the sound of your Tobias. Hope you still have it.

[Hilmers1]

Where is this video taken from?

[Hilmers1]

probably yeah! Where is this video taken from? instructional video?

[drum6banger]

im friends with mel. he jammed with us on friday

[allexcosta]

This bass solo wowed me when I thought I had seen everything... Freaking unbelievable...