1 hr 19 min

Bassist John Beal- 6.24.21 Big Noise...From Planet Earth

    • Music Interviews

What /Who becomes a bass legend most?How to finish Season One on an ultimate “low” note? It was several of my guests who chimed in- “Ya gotta interview John. He’s a New York legend, has great stories, and, well, you’ve worked with him tons, right?” So here he is- stories of recording with the hippest jazz artists of the late 50s-early 60s, auditioning for Leopold Stokowski for his (now 56th year!) principal bass chair gig with the American Symphony Orchestra, being a Sondheim “rock” on Broadw...

What /Who becomes a bass legend most?How to finish Season One on an ultimate “low” note? It was several of my guests who chimed in- “Ya gotta interview John. He’s a New York legend, has great stories, and, well, you’ve worked with him tons, right?” So here he is- stories of recording with the hippest jazz artists of the late 50s-early 60s, auditioning for Leopold Stokowski for his (now 56th year!) principal bass chair gig with the American Symphony Orchestra, being a Sondheim “rock” on Broadw...

1 hr 19 min