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Author Message jerryme Intermediate Member Username: jerryme Post Number: 142 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 5:29 pm:    As I was browsing thhe NY Times website there was an article about Ornette Coleman and low and behold his bass player can be seen in the background playing what appears to be a Persuader? Not as familiar with the basses as I with the guitars. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/arts/music/28orne.html?_r=1 Colin darkstar01 Intermediate Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 170 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 5:45 pm:    i saw ornette last year at town hall in nyc, and he did have a guy playing a persuader with piccolo strings on it. i don't remember the guys name, though. i wrote a review of the show on here, but that was a while back. and, just ftr, ornette is god. or something very, very close. serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 533 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 6:23 pm:    sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 418 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 9:26 pm:    I think he is showing up in my locality soon. I will have to go hear him ! davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 8803 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 9:39 pm:    Apparently, the bass player is Andy Macdowell. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 419 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Monday, September 28, 2009 - 10:15 pm:    That's high energy fusion for sure, I remember seeing Michal Urbaniak a long time ago in San Francisco at the old " Keystone Corner" in the North Beach District.That must have been back around the mid 1970's . Of course he had a different line up of musicians . Thanks for the link to the video Dave .I hope that if Andy Macdowell plays with Ornette when I go see him he will bring an ALEMBIC BASS ! afrobeat_fool Intermediate Member Username: afrobeat_fool Post Number: 113 Registered: 7-2009 Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 10:32 am:    When I him in Portland last year he had 3 bass players and a vibes player. Very cool show. At that time the fretless bass player was playing an Essence 5 string fretless. I love the way Ornette plays trumpet like Miles. Although I heard it drove Miles nuts. I think it's cool that the old cat still picks up new things and incorporates them into his show! eligilam Advanced Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 206 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 12:34 pm:    I thought he was awesome in Groundhog Day.