Do the Chilli Peppers like it?
Oh I don’t know. Flea’s a friend of mine. I’m sure he’ll send me a note if he finds out about it! You play the melody to ‘Someday my Prince will Come’ on the bass… I really like ‘Someday my Prince will Come’ – I know it’s from the movie Snow White – but all jazz musicians associate it with Miles Davis. To do the melody on the bass is so opposite to the trumpet! The sound is unique and intimate. In your early career you appeared on Deodata’s hit album Prelude. What was it like working with jazz producer Creed Taylor? He didn’t really say much – he was kind of like the phantom producer. He was always whispering in other people’s ears but not mine! I was very young then. It was one of the first records that I played on that was played a lot on the radio. It was a big hit in the States and it was like everyday we heard it – It was kinda nice to hear your own bass sound! What got you into playing jazz? I was studying classical bass and jazz was something that seemed very difficult. You don’
