Chapman Stick solo by Leo Gosselin - Take Five

Leo is performing a live arrangement of Take Five at an arts festival. He has several albums available at www.leogosselin.com and through www.cdbaby.com Leo performs a variety of material on the Chapman Stick ranging from folk , jazz, latin, new age, The Stick is neither a guitar or a bass but it has aspects of both as well as drum technique and keyboard concepts. Some of Leo's favorite artists are Chick Corea, Al Dimeola, Govi, Novo Menco, Luis Bonfa, Jobim, Eric Clapton, Sting, Tony Levin, Bob Culbertson, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, Leo Kottke, Mark Knoffler, Dave Brubeck and Jeff Beck. Leo has performed on radio , television , live in concert, and has performed for the Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales in 1996. He has six CDs available through 'CD Baby' and www.leogosselin.com He has performed on the same bill as Tuck and Patty and the Eric Marienthal Group. He has performed in several states including California, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Missouri, as well as Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Seattle, Santa Fe, and Sedona. Leo has been working with the Chapman Stick Touchboard for thirty years and is currently working on Spanish and Mexican folklore as well as Argentinian tangos by Astor Piazzolla.

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[banduraplayer]

Amazing!

Can someone please tell me what the purple "frets" (if indeed they are frets) signify?

I have noticed from other players that there are "big" fret sections as well as the usual small ones.

Fabulous! I want a Chapman Stick!!

[tmuse12]

The purple areas are fret markers placed at 4th intervals. I like the visibility of the linear inlays more than the dot inlays although I've owned many more Sticks with dot inlays.

[black1swan2green3]

i could do that... i just dont want to.((lies i reallyreallyreally want to)

[fourfingerfunk]

Well, I couldn't play a Stick but I do play bass guitar and have done for 20 years. This is just way too fast and lacks that real steady swing as a result. He's playing it at 'gig' speed :)

Get that tempo and swing nailed and the notes will sing more, especially in the bass line, they're not being held on long enough to hold down the groove.

[fourfingerfunk]

Hi Nick, I take it you've actually listen to the performance and read my comment correctly? If you listen to the piece as he plays it in this video the tempo is all over the place. When he starts it's actually quite relaxed, but then loses it big time as the piece progresses. There is nothing ridiculous in what I say. Listen to what he plays, and listen to how the he jumps beats from one section to another. By all means do a chart you're own way, but make sure you get the basics nailed first!

[NickWeissMusic]

@fourfingerfunk ridiculous comment. Jazz tunes and tempos are open to interpretation, that's the nature of the artform. Lacks swing? When tunes speed up, swing flattens out, but it's still there- I think the choice of Stick would be enough clue that this player isn't concerned with parroting Brubeck's 50-odd year old recording. You're entitled to your opinion- you can think it sucks- but telling this guy "the right way" to interpret a jazz chart and hold down a groove is ridiculous.

[idtapthat12321]

How does he go up and down the neck w/ the bass line and not need to look at the fretboard?? :O Amazing!

[wb7cyo]

Just great !!!!

Lee in Idaho

[OliTheBest121]

wow this is real music!

[bestinthepack]

Just heard this guy perform in Longview WA "Go Fourth" festival. WOW! amazing.

[zullinger69]

.....nice but for my taste too fast...........

[MrSamuelRay]

slowdown take 5 needs to be slow and tasteful

[JAMISONGENTLE]

Yes! Love IT!

[VortexProducer]

It sounds like a piano/guitar!

Epic win!