Johnny Copland - Donna Lee

http://www.johnnycopland.com It's freezing in London this January! - so I thought i'd warm my hands up on the famous bebop tune Donna Lee. Here's some chords, a walking part, the melody and a quick solo...

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Music

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• Johnny Copland
• Bass
• Fodera
• Muswell Hill
• Donna Lee
• Jazz Bass
• Bass Lessons
• Bass Teacher Muswell Hill

[BassGeekJack]

:O great tone on that bass. a warwick? i can play the song but not anywhere near this speed!

[hestan]

@BassGeekJack cheers Jack. Yeah, fodera imperial. Same bass that Lincoln Goines uses. cheers, J

[ZappaFan101]

This is great! Excellent playing! I thought the metrenome was a little overpowering, but I'm not taking anything away from your great playing. Thank you for sharing this with us. Is this a Fodera bass? It's a beautiful instrument, but how does the balance of it feel? I've never had the opprotunity to play one so I don't know how plays. It looks a little top-heavy on the body, but Fodera is a high end instrument, so they know what they are doing I'm sure. How does it feel to you?

[hestan]

@ZappaFan101 hey man, cheers. Yeah - Fodera. Nicely balanced, even with the extra wood on the top. They're great basses for sure, beautifully built & look amazing. They have a bit of an x-factor reputation but, i've played a lot of other high end basses that are definitely up there with them, but maybe don't have quite the same famous player pedigree etc... happy grooving. :-)

[nurikara]

very impressive recording, i was half expecting a jaco tutorial yet have come against something original and inspiring, very nice chord arrangements and solo

[hestan]

@nurikara thanks for checkin it out nuri. Apologies for the mega-loud click!

[tommee3d]

turn up that metronome, can't quite hear it......great playing!

[AtypicalIC]

As great as Jaco did... I like that this one actually as swingin' 8ths (and bass rhythm section)

[lior13xlr]

one word nice!!!!!!!

[spider5604]

nice playing and nice chestnut top 

[sprechstimme]

Nice solo!!!!!!!!!!!

[ToliKwoli]

You have a warm sound man! Great job!

[Pierfunkbass]

nice bass playing, nice impro, nice sound!