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Bebop IS Modern Language with Christian McBride

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Get the free PDF transcription of Christian's walking basslines from this video - https://openstudiojazz.link/cherokee

With just 2 choruses on Cherokee, Christian McBride shows that the lines of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie aren’t outdated in the slightest – proving ‘Bebop language still is modern language.

0:00 Intro
1:45 Walking
2:42 Solo
3:42 Bebop Explanation
4:54 Walking (modern style)
5:49 Solo (modern style)
6:49 Bebop+ Explanation

#bebop #jazzbass #christianmcbride

20 Comments

@CosmicHippopotamus 6 years ago

“As best he can”... by that he means a killer solo with absolutely jaw dropping clarity.

@OdgeBrown 6 years ago

Even his voice is so bassy. He's walking bass and talking bass! Nice!

@yurib7067 2 years ago

My grandmother is 85 years old. She just learned this transcription on her upright bass and played it at her nursing home for the people she eats jello with.

@linuspaulsen2613 6 years ago

Love how "modern" jazz is about 60 years old.

@mediawolf1 6 years ago

Aside from the solos, what a masterclass in walking base.

@spooperdooper4265 5 years ago

I watch this about 4 times a day for personal health reasons

@KH0RNE 2 years ago

i think the real thing that impresses me at a upright bass who's only been playing for 3 years is how fast and easily they shift on the bass they can just casually play in 4th/5th/6th position.
I can play fast, sure, but shifting that far down so quickly and in time with the tempo is just amazing.

@NelsonMontana1234 3 years ago (edited)

A transcription for the modernized style would have been nice.

@jerryjazzbo2845 6 years ago

Once Charlie Parker knew how to play Cherokee in all keys, that's when he knew he was ready. This is an old story by now.

@billylikitsakosmusic6367 6 years ago

Christian McBride is an amazing ambassador for Jazz!

@hipcolour 6 years ago

6:27 the lick for ya

@vecernicek2 6 years ago

Is that Usain Bolt on bass? Man, these running bass lines..

@Sur_rogate 3 years ago

I could listen to this man talk about anything for hours. And listen to him play bass for hours

@ultra_toxic3131 2 years ago

This man is the reason I practice everyday

@johnwhite2576 6 years ago

Man peter and Christian should just record a total album of duets- beautifully minimalist with just enough space.

@TrumpetManinNC 6 years ago

Great video. I remember seeing Christian playing with Freddie Hubbard in Boston when Christian was just 18. As Freddie introduced them, the crowd roared for Christian when Freddie told us he was just 18. "Just because he's young, doesn't mean he can play for shit!!", screamed Freddie over the crowd. Yeah, he could play. He blew us away.

@MarceloDuarteMusic 6 years ago

The “modern” lick 6:27

@WhiteTreeRightful 6 years ago

I love how when he plays the modern jazz he also throws the licc in there (6:26)

@CharlesMSmithToday 9 months ago

This is the definition of command of the instrument. Stunning 🔥

@BrandonMeeksMusic 6 years ago

Aargh! I can’t stand Christian. Every time I think I’m getting somewhere with the bass here he comes with these insane solos that just make you want to quit. 😂He’s not even trying hard in this video. Lol!