>At least not with any of the bass players that I play with and the same goes
>for the players that Don and Dick play with ( of course we play with alot of
>the same players because we all live in the SF bay area).
Is this meant to imply that because I don't live in the SF bay area that I
have no capable bass players to work with? Just for a reality check I
pulled out my Local 47 directory and looked at the list of bass players that
I work with here in Los Angeles. IMHO, there are some really great bass
players here.
>All the bass players I play with know alot more what's going on than I do.
I believe this.
>That's
>why I hire them. I can sit down at the piano and really innovate harmonically
>but these bass players have a incredible command of all of this on the
>bandstand without any effort.
And you don't, then? I do.
>Of course I'm not saying that with Don and Dick that they are copping subs
>at this point in their career from bass players.
>
>I sure still do.
>
>I will discuss this with the people you mention as I said I would.
>
>reed
>
Bill