jpmcbride
31 posts
Mar 03, 2014
11:34 AM
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Another post of mine reminded me of when I played in a band with a tuba player acting as the bass. I really loved that sound. Plus we got a lot of attention with harmonica and tuba. The bandleader used to tell people we have the biggest and smallest instrument!
I looked around on Youtube and didn't see many examples of tubas in blues bands. Mostly you see brass bands and such, but not so much traditional blues.
Can anyone point me to some good tuba playing blues bass?
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Jim McBride
www.bottleoblues.com
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SuperBee
1725 posts
Mar 03, 2014
1:12 PM
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Doctor Clayton's 'pearl harbour blues' I think has a tuba.
Mic Conway's national junk band has a sousaphone player in the bass role. Very skilled she is too!
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bloozefish
158 posts
Mar 03, 2014
2:01 PM
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While not exactly blues, Leon Redbone used a tuba to good advantage. Seems like I remember Taj Mahal having a couple of tracks w/ tuba also.
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Greg Heumann
2622 posts
Mar 03, 2014
2:17 PM
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Be sure to check out the New York band Hazmat Modine - blues/klezmer/jazz - very cool stuff. AND a tuba for bass.
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KingoBad
1434 posts
Mar 03, 2014
2:40 PM
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One of my favorite uses of a tuba ever... You really need the recording to appreciate it..
http://youtu.be/UzdjXeUSlVs
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cyclodan
59 posts
Mar 03, 2014
4:58 PM
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My favorite tuba blues, TaJ Mahal Cakewalk Into Town...
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root
13 posts
Mar 03, 2014
5:09 PM
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In the Hazmat clip, it's a Sousaphone used for the bass.
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CapnKen
51 posts
Mar 03, 2014
6:22 PM
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We play a song by Roy Bookbinder "she did you a favor" that is covered very well by The Backsliders. They teamed up with Roy Bookbinder on this one. Has a great tuba part. I played tuba and baratone in highschool band and always appreciate some good bottom end brass.I found their version on Spotify.
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jpmcbride
32 posts
Mar 03, 2014
8:18 PM
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Cyclodan,
Thanks for that Taj Mahal video. Loved the tone of that tuba!
Root,
Ya, Sousaphone. But a sousaphone is just a tuba made for marching band. Same sound really. Sounded good.
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Jim McBride
www.bottleoblues.com
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Gnarly
934 posts
Mar 04, 2014
12:22 AM
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As posted in another thread, I am in a band with a tuba player from the Navy Band here in San Diego, Nathan Helvey by name, and he is so very musical. Search YouTube for Champions, that's the name of the band.
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Jim Rumbaugh
959 posts
Mar 04, 2014
5:30 AM
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Did somebody say TUBA?
that happens to to be my cue to re-post this from the past.
A church fund raising skit my minister and I threw together.
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theharmonicaclub.com (of Huntington, WV)
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The Iceman
1498 posts
Mar 04, 2014
6:35 AM
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THE BEST TUBA SOLO (and duet w/harmonica)
Blood Sweat and Tears live. Dave Bargeron on tuba. Don't know who is on harmonica.
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The Iceman
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chopsy
29 posts
Mar 04, 2014
10:17 AM
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I adore this band... only ever heard them do one song with harmonica but couldn't find a good version on the tube.
Last Edited by chopsy on Mar 04, 2014 10:18 AM
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garry
502 posts
Mar 06, 2014
8:02 PM
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Todd Edmunds, who used to play bass with Jason (and is now with Otis Taylor), is also a tuba player.
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Rick Davis
3032 posts
Mar 06, 2014
8:12 PM
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Buckweed (Todd Edmunds) comes to my jam at Ziggies occasionally, and I've been after him to bring the tuba. I'll get video if it every happens. That would be awesome.
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5F6H
1752 posts
Mar 07, 2014
5:32 AM
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I recall Robert Lucas doing a version of "Built for Comfort" with a tuba on bass line, can't remember whether it was cut under his own name, or Canned Heat though?
Hopefully this is it, can't play YT at work, so I'll check when I get home...
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Last Edited by 5F6H on Mar 07, 2014 6:48 AM
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garry
506 posts
Mar 07, 2014
6:52 PM
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@rick: i almost got him out that sunday in august when i was out there. he was playing with otis in fort collins. we tried to hook up, but the timing didn't work.
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Martic
61 posts
Mar 08, 2014
8:54 PM
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Check this one: the guy of the bass harmonica and tuba is Jason Ricci's bassist. I'm starting to think he likes low frequencies, wonder why.
Last Edited by Martic on Mar 08, 2014 8:54 PM
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STME58
668 posts
Mar 08, 2014
9:36 PM
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Todd's tuba's valves have an interesting percussive effect.
I guess bass is bass and if you can create a good bass line on an electric bass, why not on the bass harp or tuba?
The Tuba player in my Brass quintet is considering learning the electric bass. I encourage it. It might be fun to hear how the quintet music sounds with the electric bass playing the tuba part.
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Michael Rubin
856 posts
Mar 09, 2014
8:31 AM
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My friend John Doyle is in Tuba Skinny he's the sax player on the left in the picture when the video is frozen. We've done lots of gigs together and he practices every moment he's not on stage.
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