Halloween Music: Hellzapoppin’! [Updated X7]
Hit it!
Slam Stewart, the double bassist in that scene, had a remarkable party piece where he would double his bowed bassline with a vocal an octave up (he was also one of the double bass greats besides this gimmick). The results were similar to those produced by modern electronic trickery with the vocoder, but produced live by just a guy, his voice, his bass and a bow:
Stewart’s contemporary Major “The Mule” Holley was blessed with a basso profundo, and he developed a similar technique, only he sang in the same octave as his double bass, producing a very eerie sound:
Perhaps inevitably, Holley and Stewart dueted:
If all that doesn’t sound spooky enough for you, have at it in the comments and share some suitably seasonal music (or anything else you like).
From the comments (Can’t promise I’ll do this all night, but we’ll see how it goes. I’m not the only one with the keys to this joint anyway ... *hint*)
Posted by YAFB on 10/31/11 at 07:33 PM • Permalink
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