The Bass:
The Bass
Player, together with the Drummer, form what is called the Rhythm Section of a
group, They are like the canvass of a
painting, They create the backing beat, driving force, a low profile leader and
tightness necessary for a successful group. The Bass are the ones who creates
Harmony and they
are the ones who controls the music of
the group , they are also the backbone of the group. Bass is Harmony in a sense
that they are also called Sideman, they are not usually the star and do not
indulge in too much soloing activity like the piano man nor the guitar man but
they create and improvise there own musical bass lines which serves as a guide for others they
put order and harmony and they should
not play on theyre own, they serves as a connection
between different instrumentalist and the vocalist as well. The Bass Man is the
foundation of the group but he does his works in a silent way without overlapping
others but you can always feel the presence of its power. During the early seventees the bass played a different role participating as a lead man instead of the
usual sideman and this was popularized by Jazz electricbass greats like Jaco Pastorious and Stanley Clarke
etc. But this new role played by the bassist didn’t change its position on the group
but instead added this to its unlimited repertoire of what the Bass can do, the
bass should and will always play the part of a low profile leader in which it will
always be called the sideman, foundation keeper and should not forget this role
for there are plenty of soloist bassist nowadays who forgets the real role and essence
of the bass which is the One who creates Harmony and Balance who plays a low profile
key role. So This is why i Love the Bass, Always Keep the Harmony!