bapu

sharke
 
 
There's only so much violin fusion I can handle. 

corrected as I suspect I can handle more of it than you.

Ed makes the thread all about him now. 

Hey Sharke- thank you for sharing this.  I have been playing and  performing on bass for over forty years
and have rarely been entertained as much by a bass solo.  To my ears, most are self indulgent and I tend to just lose interest.
 
This one kept my attention, because the composition can readily stand on its own as well as the performer having a high level of musicianship.  Very cool!

craigb

bapu

sharke
 
 
There's only so much violin fusion I can handle. 

corrected as I suspect I can handle more of it than you.

Ed makes the thread all about him now. 

An older boy made me do it.

Here's a great track from the album "King Kong - Jean Luc Ponty Plays The Music Of Frank Zappa." It was nice to see the album cover on this YouTube video because the copy I had never had a cover - it was a loose record I found in a junk store. What a find! The composition here is unmistakably Zappa. I absolutely love his harmonies, nobody composed like him. 
 

 
And here's a great version of King Kong from the same album. The keyboard solo is freakin' awesome! (George Duke, natch). 
 

 
 
 

Very tasty!

I was going to post Jaco's solo but Bat beat me to it

Sharke - King Kong - so very nice!
 

I've been listening to that whole Jean Luc Ponty album tonight. It's way better than I remember, lovely music. 

bapu
Zappa + Jean Luc = sublime.

ABSOLUTELY ... and that is the period I tend to like my Zappa the most ... which gives more and more credence to Jean Luc's knowledge and music abilities and likely yapss with Frank.
 
But watching the DVD, I could not help remembering that moment with Shankar and Bruce Springsteen, and they are rehearsing, and Bruce can't keep up, and stops and asks what key are you in, man? ... and Shankar says ... you no worry my friend, you just play your stuff and I join in!!!
 
Music anyone?