Palmystery embraces a range of styles jazz, funk, pop, soul, gospel, world music and more and boasts a diverse guest list that includes mike stern, richard bona, keb mo and several others. This deluxe songbook includes notefornote transcriptions of. Victor wooten biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Victor lemonte wooten born september 11, 1964 is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Find album release information for palmystery victor wooten on allmusic allmusic. Victor wooten is an amazing musician, hes like a one man band on four strings. Victor wooten bass guitar, cora, slide bass, fretless bass, hand claps. Some of these are recent charts, worked into the recent wooten tour. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards.
Jan 22, 2011 check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. He was voted bassist of the year by bass player magazine three times and is the only person to have won the award more than once. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Victor wooten for bass players onlyfor bass players only. Check out his book the music lesson too, if you havent already. A show of hands is the first album released by bassist victor wooten. The music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music the book that is helping musicians around the world form a stronger connection with music.
But for many, wooten himself is considered the modern messiah of the electric bass guitar. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. It features wooten himself as well as a number of other incredibly talented bass instructors, and is designed to explore the link between nature and musicmaking. Ever since a fellow bass player at berklee turned me onto him in college in about 93 i also own every thing hes put out. Since 2017 he has played bass for the metal band nitro.
Palmystery, like all of victors other music, is outstanding and i heartily recommend it to anybody who appreciates great music and unbelievable talent. The recording boasts a long list of special guests including keb mo, alvin lee, richard bona and mike stern. It doesnt matter how you go about writing songs, says. Recorded in 2004 and 2007 at vixmix studios mastered at the masters lab in brentwood, tn. An extremely gifted and versatile bassist, victor wooten is a highly acclaimed performer whose work straddles the lines between jazz, bluegrass, funk, and progressive rock. Regi began to teach victor to play bass when he was two, and by the age of six, he was performing with his brothers in their family band, the wooten brothers band. Mar 06, 2016 victor wooten is an amazing musician, hes like a one man band on four strings. He was voted runner up for bass player of the year in 1994 and 1996. The palmystery of deft fingers june 28, 2008 the bassguitar virtuoso, known for his prodigious soloing, recently released a new solo album, which he says addresses. Throughout this audiobook is new, original music written by victor wooten and a bonus performance by the original supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. Palmystery, an album by victor wooten on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Easily considered among the top echelon of bass players in history, wooten first came to prominence as a member of the grammyw.
On the genrebending palmystery, wooten showcases his extraordinary range and unparalleled facility on. Find album release information for palmystery victor wooten on allmusic. The palmystery of deft fingers the bassguitar virtuoso, known for his prodigious soloing, recently released a new solo album, which. On the genrebending palmystery, wooten showcases his extraordinary range and unparalleled facility on a collection of originals. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Also if you get to see the victor wooten band on tour this year you will not be disappointed.
All information within is expressly for promoter use only. The result is an amalgam of voices, styles and grooves. Liberated from the confines of his role with the flecktones, wooten has set his unused ideas as a performer and a. Victor wootens bassnature camp an annual event founded by wooten. Educational resources vixcamps wooten woods vix records. Oct 19, 2009 the gospel marries two generations of the wooten family with the help of a snippet from an old southern baptist hymn sung by wootens mother. If you want to hear what limits someone can push a bass guitar too and listen to a motivation if not spiritual message purchase this album. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Read a free sample or buy the music lesson by victor l. I have been a fan of victor wooten like many of us for years. Back educational resources vixcamps wooten woods vix records about bio discography. The album features bass guitar with only the accompaniment of vocals. The album features almost entirely slap bass, using a large amount of wootens signature openhammerpluck technique.
Victor wooten is a wonderfully gifted bass player, but he, nonetheless, has struggled to find his niche as a solo artist. Victor wooten bass guitar, cora, slide bass, fretless bass, hand claps, vocals, production. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Bassist extraordinaire victor lemonte wooten was already learning bass riffs from his oldest. Victor wooten wife, songs, lesson, tours, albums, net worth. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. Here he makes his his heads up debut with this mesmerising 12song set.
A spiritual search for growth through music, which can be purchased at a lower price at. Hear this incredible solo performance of the lesson featuring the emg jvx and emg pax bass. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, victor has also become widely known for his own grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. Victor wooten makes it clear in the first few seconds of palmystery that hes the man in charge. His spellbinding, acrobatic basslines take the lead, literally, and even when hes fulfilling the traditional role of the bassist not that theres much about his virtuosic playing thats traditional. A spiritual search for growth through music wooten, victor l. Blessings to victor wooten for having the courage to write this wonderful book and for being able to put into words more of the immensity and love of music than i. Hes one of those guys for me that, even if im not into everything. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form. Over the course of his fivedecade career, victor has had a major impact on the art of the bass guitar through his innovative playing techniques, genreuniting music and his bass nature camps. Wooten as hes billed in the literary world answered years of requests to write his own method book with something far more inventive. Victor wooten, born as victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator.
He has won the bass player of the year award from bass player magazine three times in a row, and was the first person to win the award more than once. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bassist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Born to dorothy and elijah wooten, victor is the youngest of the five wooten brothers. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. Victor lemonte wooten is the preeminent bassist of his generation and one of the most influential bass guitarists in the 65year history of the instrument.
Wooten, now a fivetime grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. While he has already garnered the great critical praise he richly deserves as a solo artist, this disc may finally give him broader recognition among jazz fans. The music lesson is the inspiring story of a young bass player and the lessons he learns about life, music, and the life of music. Eleven of the twelve tracks on palmystery are victor wooten originals, but he shares writing credits on a couple of tracks with amir ali and joseph wooten, respectively.
Victor wooten palmystery 2008 jazz victor wooten makes his strongest musical statement yet on his debut disc with heads up palmystery. Electric bass virtuoso victor wooten is a grammy nominee and the only threetime winner of bass player magazines bass player of the year award. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988 and a member of the band smv with two other bassists, stanley clarke and marcus miller. The album features almost entirely slap bass, using a large amount of wooten s signature openhammerpluck technique. Victor wooten continues to amaze and his latest album is inspiring. The palmystery of deft fingers the bassguitar virtuoso, known for his prodigious soloing, recently released a new solo album, which he says addresses spirituality and mysticism. The music lesson and palmystery were both released simultaneously, and are designed to complement one another.
Wooten has won five grammy awards and two nashville music awards for bassist of the 1 apr 2008. Wooten takes a largely back seat behind sterns lead and both deliver a smoking jam. Sep 11, 2019 victor wooten talks about the role of the bassist, his album palmystery, his book the music lesson and more in this feature article. Provided to youtube by tunecore the lesson victor wooten palmystery. Not only for its literal meaning, but also because, one, he is ostensibly made of corn, yet extraordinary after consumption, two, his most.
Bass guitarist and music teacher victor wooten has won five grammys. Derico watson plays drums 34 time, jd blair plays 44 time. Among other things, he is a loving husband and father of four. Vix records vix records was created by 5time grammy. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and. Victor wooten talks about the role of the bassist, his album palmystery, his book the music lesson and more in this feature article. If i close my eyes and just listen, i cant believe that it is just one man making all that music. Regi, roy, rudy and joseph wooten, all of whom are musicians. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3oct2003 sheet music.
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