jeff beck (Page 2): There is a spectacular concert video recording Jeff did in November, 2007, with three great side musicians — drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, and...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

hippi wrote:

passed at 78 was one of the greatest ever
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nusv6nLWxU&ab_channel=RTerrence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzJ2WA-ubMM&list=PL6ogdCG3tAWiSQAPDu17fXxwb_pGOv2l2&ab_channel=JeffBeck-Topic

here is the best of jeff beck in my mind

There is a spectacular concert video recording Jeff did in November, 2007, with three great side musicians — drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, and keyboardist, Jason Rebello. Vinnie and Tal comprise one of my favorite Rhythm sections of all time. They've played with many, many of the greats in Jazz, Rock, and Fusion genres. Vinnie's resume reads like a who's who of the recording industry. Tal is a great Australian solo artist in her own right. She was 20 when she started touring with Jeff, had played bass for about three years, and guitar for just four years.

This is 102 minutes of sheer Jeff Beck mastery — https://youtu.be/ycnK6RoJHPM

That concert contains the Grammy-winning Beck instrumental version of The Beatles' *A Day in the Life*.

Here they are again when Jeff was inducted into the Rock-and-Roll Hall of fame by Jimmy Page, who plays with the four of them here.

https://youtu.be/laXXXJ_1dHQ

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

lamiaceae wrote:

Nice and Thanks. In addition to all the many albums that Jeff Beck played on that I have I also have The Live At Ronnie Scott's DVD, Live In Tokyo DVD, and the Rock 'n' Roll Party Honoring Les Paul DVD.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLSW0wqSYi4&list=PLd_mHsJj_0YbBKrSZ18UUGqa1VoyPRXS2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uGoHVSggdo
Enjoy!

Another essential video is Jeff Beck Live at the Hollywood Bowl, a celebration of 50 years in the music business, which is a retrospective of all stages of his career with lots of guest stars. Unfortunately it's not available on YouTube, although some tracks from it are on there. But it's well worth the cost of the DVD. It's also available as an audio album.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

"Blow by Blow" has some of the most overwhelming virtuosity on guitar that I have ever heard. And I have been playing for 55 years...

marvkaye

burkphoto wrote:

....with three great side musicians — drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassist Tal Wilkenfeld, and keyboardist, Jason Rebello. Vinnie and Tal comprise one of my favorite Rhythm sections of all time....

Funny how we lock into certain people when we start paying attention to those kinds of things. One of my favorite rhythm sections has been Billy Cobham (drums), Lee Sklar (bass), and Jan Hammer (keyboards)... I know Jeff played with Jan quite a bit, can't recall if he ever worked with Billy & Lee, though. Probably one of my favorite albums of all time is Cobham's "Spectrum" from '72... included Tommy Bolin on guitar who was another of my favorites, but I'd have enjoyed hearing a Beck version of that music. I'm sure it would have been mesmerizing.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

marvkaye wrote:

Funny how we lock into certain people when we star... (show quote)

Jeff often performed the song Status from the Spectrum album. Tommy Bolin was often cited as an influence on Jeff. Here's a version from Live at Ronnie Scott's with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK14So3O5_k

marvkaye

JohnSwanda wrote:

... Here's a version from Live at Ronnie Scott's with Tal Wilkenfeld on bass:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK14So3O5_k

Thanks for the reminder... I recall seeing that video several years back... memorable partly because of Tal's seemingly effortless performance of that bass part, which, to the uninitiated sounds pretty simple, but when you consider the control and strength required to do something like that for an extended period without missing a beat (while wearing a huge smile, no less) the performance is truly quite remarkable. And of course, there's Mr. Beck doing what he's always done best... masterful!! Loved it, adding it to my faves. Thanks again.

Drewline Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado

RIP Jeff!

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

marvkaye wrote:

Funny how we lock into certain people when we star... (show quote)

I’m aware of all those guys! Sklar has played on lots of artists’ albums and toured with many. Jan Hammer is another very busy session player. He preceded Jason Rebello in Jeff’s line-up.

Probably the most prolific session players were/are “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Studio. Their resume of bands and solo artists they supported is wide and deep.

Jeff Beck was one of a kind.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

Jeff should also be noted for using many women musicians. Besides Tal Wilkenfeld he often used Rhonda Smith on bass, and on last year's tour he had an amazing new drummer - Anika Nilles.

marvkaye

burkphoto wrote:

I’m aware of all those guys! Sklar has played on lots of artists’ albums and toured with many. Jan Hammer is another very busy session player. He preceded Jason Rebello in Jeff’s line-up.

Probably the most prolific session players were/are “The Swampers” at Muscle Shoals Studio. Their resume of bands and solo artists they supported is wide and deep.

Jeff Beck was one of a kind.

I heard all that!! Speaking of prolific session players, back in the day (70's-80's) it had to be The Section, which I was led to when I started following Lee Sklar. I had all of their albums as well as those of most of the people they backed. I don't recall when my focus went from albums of particular bands over to seeking out individual musicians in the liner notes and picking up the albums by whoever they were working with, but that "tree" started a long time back and allowed me to find some incredible recordings that I otherwise wouldn't have heard.

When it comes to Jeff, though, he had the unique ability to create and then work a phrase in such a way that you'd never tire of his communication. Rick Beato put it really well in his recent video with Tim Pierce honoring Jeff's career when he said (and I'm paraphrasing) "Jeff never bored you with the musical equivalent of 'run-on sentences'." Makes perfect sense when you listen to his playing with that thought in mind. He was an amazing artist who's going to be sadly missed by his millions of fans.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

marvkaye wrote:

I heard all that!! Speaking of prolific session p... (show quote)

I watched that Beato video when he posted it. Rick had done a video on Jeff a few months ago that’s also worth watching.

marvkaye

burkphoto wrote:

I watched that Beato video when he posted it. Rick had done a video on Jeff a few months ago that’s also worth watching.

I saw that when it came out, going to watch it again. Rick has certainly created an amazing channel.. I really enjoy the live interviews (not to mention the part-by-part analyses he does with ProTools)... particularly notable were the ones that featured Larry Carlton (wow!), Pat Metheny (wow! again) and Tommy Emmanuel (holy moly!!!). That's not to take away from any of the others, as they've all been excellent.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

marvkaye wrote:

I saw that when it came out, going to watch it again. Rick has certainly created an amazing channel.. I really enjoy the live interviews (not to mention the part-by-part analyses he does with ProTools)... particularly notable were the ones that featured Larry Carlton (wow!), Pat Metheny (wow! again) and Tommy Emmanuel (holy moly!!!). That's not to take away from any of the others, as they've all been excellent.

Yep. Rick does a great job of taking songs apart, showing how they were made, and showing how the parts fit together. He, Tim Pierce, Rhett Shull, and Mary Spender are a few of the musicians I follow on YouTube, partly for the music, but also for the audio recording and mixing knowledge they share.

Rick has a thing for female bass players, which is how I found out about Rhonda Smith, Tal Wilkenfeld, and Kinga Głyk (not 'glick', gyick). Kinga is a polish jazz player who can shred with the best. Her cover of Eric Clapton's 'Tears in Heaven' is awesome. Her own compositions are just as good.

SparkyNYC Loc: NYC & Coconut Creek,Fl

I was blessed to see The Jeff Beck Group live in the Fillmore East.
Joe Cocker and the Grease Band, & NRBQ filled out the bill.
Try to read an early Rolling Stone, with an article about the “PlasterCasters”
Beck and Rod Stewart were talked about.
I can never get tired with playing “Truth”
as well as many of his later albums.
I once saw him in The Roseland Ballroom and my hearing was shot for a few hours
My he Rest In Peace, he will not be forgotten and we can watch his magic on YouTube any time we need to

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

SparkyNYC wrote:

I was blessed to see The Jeff Beck Group live in t... (show quote)

The plaster casters were groupie girls who cast rock star penises in plaster molds, so they could make dildos of the rock gods.

Ed Sanders, the Yippie leader of the 1960s naughty band, FUGS, wrote a song about them that he sings with a fake country accent on his solo album, 'Sanders Truckstop.' It is tragically funny, as it has caused many a frat boy to blow beer through his nose upon hearing it.