Soul Control
Gerald Veasley believes the bass should be upfront and in your face, and that's where he keeps it on his new album, Love Letters. "The bass has a role that is much richer than just providing support," says the six-string electric bassist. "It's an instrument with a voice second to no other." Keyboardist Joe Zawinul, who's employed Veasley in the past, agrees with the philosophy. "The bass is going to attain equality now that certain devices can give it an almost guitar-type quality to play solos," he says. "There is someone out there - and Gerald Veasley is the one - who will bring the instrument to the level where all instruments are."--- JAZZIZ MagazineCopyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.--From Jazziz