Mark2 -> RE: Advice for a bass player approaching flamenco (Jun. 12 2017 16:49:12)
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Yeah, I'm with the folks who aren't a big fan of bass in flamenco. It can work on recordings if done in moderation-listen to Vicente Amigo's latest and you'll see it's not exactly out front. The bassist takes a restrained approach. I saw his last show, and frankly, even though he wasn't out front, was annoyed by the bassist. Not that he wasn't a good player, he just wasn't needed IMO. The guitarist in flamenco has incredible harmonic and rhythmic freedom, which makes adding another harmony instrument kind of like putting on handcuffs. But your situation could be different, in that the guitarist you want to work with may be playing arrangements that he keeps consistent. If that is the case, just chart it out. To go further, and learn flamenco, feel the compas, and learn the variations of the harmony of all the palos could take quite some time. Like years. And even then if the guitarist is inclined to improvise chord choices, breaks, and falsetas, you could be in for a frustrating situation.
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