Charlie Parker's "Confirmation"- unaccompanied bass

Acoustic bassist Thomson Kneeland plays a solo rendition of Charlie Parker's "Confirmation". Getting the proper alto sax articulations on an upright was close to impossible along with the fingerings, so forgive the inconsistencies on the melody!

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Music

Tags:

• Charlie
• Parker
• Bird
• solo
• sax
• alto
• saxophone
• bass
• upright
• jazz
• bebop
• acoustic
• melody
• unaccompanied
• improv
• imrpovisation
• contrabass
• contrebasse
• doublebass

[worldwidebrothers]

thomson my man, you never fail to amaze me, the lesson i took years ago improved my chops. your playing and musicianship is pure gold. one day soon, some good irish stout on me after a good lesson. happy patty's day!

[bachfugue12]

@worldwidebrothers I owe you a hang, my man! And I can actually say I have some free time these next few months if you're around. Let's go catch some music somewhere sometime!

[grrrroink]

Ha I missed the edit @2:09 the first time I watched the video. lol

You're still awesome and we still love you though! ;)

[bachfugue12]

ha, thanks! Yeh, I think UPS came in the middle of the head out, but I really liked the whole solo bit, so I am guilty as charged!

[hahabass]

Hey Thomas, I just gotten hold of the CP Omnibook, to learn to read and the same time learn to improvise. There is so much to learn huh? But since checking out this offering of yours I'm gonna have to focus on your stuff. I can't wait for All The Things You Are in 11/8. Oh Joy!! Learning how to play it well in 4 would do me.

[bachfugue12]

Well, believe me, learning to play in 11/8 and 9/8 and so forth didn't happen overnight. I played in some Bulgarian and Easter European groups years ago, started writing some tunes in those meters and internalized them. After that, it was just natural to just start hearing standards in those meters, too. But I am a full advocate of learning 4/4 and straight up playing first. I've been playing in some of these EasternEuropean meters for 10 years now, so it's very natural for me now.

[thtmusicloser]

this is ABSOLUETLY AMAZING

[Kitschead]

Excellent playing man! Sounds amazing.

I really dig the use of double stops. And my god, that line at 1:11 blew my mind.

Is that triplets with an accent placed every four notes? Sounds sweet.

[jaxjagsman]

you never cease to astound me, man. some of those licks in your solo are killer. the double stops are brilliant.

[tjc197]

NICE!

[MNL01]

siiiiick!!!

[spider5604]

great job. man u r good!