Jeff Beck gives Tal a hand
by Paul Rosano on Dec.10, 2009, under Music
Back in April, I wrote about a remarkable concert given by Jeff Beck and his group at the MGM Grand at Foxwoods in Connecticut.
One of the sequences of the show that was absolutely startling was a solo taken by Tal Wilkenfeld, a 23-year-old bassist from Australia who looks no more than about 17, during which Beck takes off his guitar, walks over to the bass player and proceeds to accompany her by playing on just the E and A strings of her bass.
This video, produced by an astute videographer at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in New York gig the night before I saw Beck at Foxwoods, shows the duet. They play it fast and loose, having a lot of fun with it as they did at the Grand. Her virtuosity is overwhelming for someone so young. Just a treat to watch.
Can you pick out the melody and changes Tal plays at the end of the solo?
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December 18th, 2009 on 8:19 am
EGAD! And I don’t mean the bass strings!
January 28th, 2010 on 6:12 pm
Oh Yeah!
Grrl got da funk!