Gary Willis

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Gary Willis (* 28. March 1957 in Longview , Texas) is an American electric bassist , composer , Transkripteur and bass teacher (u. A. At the Musicians Institute (Los Angeles) and in Barcelona), by the by him and Scott Henderson founded Band Tribal Tech became known.

Live and act

Willis, whose father was a pianist and musical director of the gospel choir of a Christian community, grew up with music from an early age. He started playing bass when he was 13 years old. His three-finger technique, in which three (instead of two) fingers of the right hand is plucked, is particularly characteristic of his game. This allows you to play very quickly and evenly with little effort and effort and is extremely efficient despite the high learning curve. Occasionally Willis also uses his thumb to pluck. In addition to his work with tribal tech, he played with musicians such as Wayne Shorter , Dennis Chambers and Allan Holdsworth and released several solo albums. He is an endorser for the Japanese instrument manufacturer Ibanez and is considered an exceptional talent in the jazz rock and fusion scene.

Willis now lives in Barcelona and teaches jazz guitar at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya .

Discography (selection)

With tribal tech

  • Spears (1985)
  • Dr. Hee (1987)
  • Nomad (1990)
  • Tribal Tech (1991)
  • Illicit (1992)
  • Face First (1993)
  • Primal Tracks (compilation of older recordings) (1994)
  • Reality Check (1994)
  • Thick (1999)
  • Rocket Science (2000)
  • X (2012)

solo

  • No Sweat (1997)
  • Bent (1998)
  • Actual Fiction (2007)
  • Shaman (2008)
  • Retro (2013)
  • Larger Than Life (2015)

With Wayne Shorter

  • Phantom Navigator (1987)

With Allan Holdsworth

  • Metal Fatigue (1985)
  • None Too Soon (1996)

With Slaughterhouse 3

  • Slaughterhouse 3 (2008)

Teaching materials

  • Gary Willis - Progressive Bassics , REH-Video, (1991)
  • Fingerboard Harmony for Bass (1997)
  • The Gary Willis Collection: 11 Transcriptions with Standard Notation and TAB (1998)
  • Ultimate Ear Training for Guitar and Bass (1998)
  • 101 Bass Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use (2002)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Abstract Logix - Interview - Tribal Tech Bassist Gary Wills Interview ( Memento of the original from July 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.abstractlogix.com
  2. ^ Innerviews: Gary Willis - No borders, no limits
  3. ^ A b Gary Willis: Reflections of an Iconoclast | Bass player
  4. ↑ Interview: Gary Willis - Shep On Bass ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / sheponbass.co.uk
  5. ^ Gary Willis, Something to Say, p. 2
personal data
SURNAME Willis, Gary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American electric bass player and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Longview, Texas