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Victor Wooten
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Victor Wooten redefines the word musician. Regaled as the most influential bassist since Jaco Pastorius, Victor is known for his solo recordings and tours, and as a member of the Grammy-winning supergroup, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones. He is an innovator on the bass guitar, as well as a talented composer, arranger, producer, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. But those gifts only begin to tell the tale of this Tennessee titan.
Victor is the loving husband and devoted father of four; the youngest sibling of the amazing Wooten brothers (Regi, Roy, Rudy and Joseph), and the bassist in their famed family band; the student in the martial art of Wing Chun and the nature survival skill of Tracking; the teacher of dozens of bass players at his acclaimed annual Bass & Nature camp; and the master magician.
Victor Lemonte Wooten got to music early, growing up in a military family in which his older brothers all played and sang. By the time he was 3, Victor was being taught bass by his oldest brother Regi, and at age 5 he was performing professionally with the Wooten Brothers Band. He recalls, “My parents and brothers were the foundation. They prepared me for anything by teaching me to keep my mind open and learn to adapt.” Working their way east from Sacramento, the band played countless clubs and eventually opened concerts for Curtis Mayfield and War.
Victor is the loving husband and devoted father of four; the youngest sibling of the amazing Wooten brothers (Regi, Roy, Rudy and Joseph), and the bassist in their famed family band; the student in the martial art of Wing Chun and the nature survival skill of Tracking; the teacher of dozens of bass players at his acclaimed annual Bass & Nature camp; and the master magician.
Victor Lemonte Wooten got to music early, growing up in a military family in which his older brothers all played and sang. By the time he was 3, Victor was being taught bass by his oldest brother Regi, and at age 5 he was performing professionally with the Wooten Brothers Band. He recalls, “My parents and brothers were the foundation. They prepared me for anything by teaching me to keep my mind open and learn to adapt.” Working their way east from Sacramento, the band played countless clubs and eventually opened concerts for Curtis Mayfield and War.
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Victor Wooten - The Vision
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Victor Wooten in Lawrence
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Victor Wooten (Lesson) Me and My Bass Guitar
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apefighter25 wrote:
BEST BASS PLAYER EVER
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MadMax973 wrote:
Saw you in Ann Arbor a couple of months ago...had a blast!
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susurr0 wrote:
Yeah sure. You dare saying that being a bassist? cool.
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jimmytheone44 wrote:
overrated
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susurr0 wrote:
He's the man.
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limpopark wrote:
Victor rocks!!!
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rada-p wrote:
We used to "cover" his wonderful "Me and my bass guitar" for an International Jazz Contest... What a childish attempt it was - as I can think about it now, lookin` back)))) http://www.radast.com.ua/__files/audio/sl-my-bs-guitar.mp3
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SellingNails wrote:
I like Me and My Bass Guitar
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biomorfo wrote:
no, he is not
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CapnCrunchDaPmp wrote:
Oh wow, nice trolling there sonny.
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Rh00peace wrote:
Are u stupid?
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gaytarded wrote:
Pete Wentz is waaaaaaay better!
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Dookiac wrote:
Greatest bassist.
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80sfever wrote:
Serious LOL at "Pete Wentz own him". Funniest shit since Richard Pryor's last recording.
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michelemushroom wrote:
delirtir..şaşırtır..bas'la herseyı verır bu herıf cunku..Overjoyed başı çeker,u cant hold no groove dinlenilmeli..more love ve the vision ınında tadına bakılmalıdır..tavsiye!
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CountBassD wrote:
Big UP!!!
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freezegelman wrote:
i dig palmystery. althought i prefer A Show Of Hands and more of his solo music, palmystery delivers because it doesn't just highlights wooten's musical abilities but all of his friend's as well. and i have to disagree with hurrican_mario, the drumming is superb.
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munchies1 wrote:
he's pretty amazing, but that description is just over the top ass kissing
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hurricane_mario wrote:
I don't discredit the quality of the compositions, but the drumming is decidedly not good and that's what stands out in the recordings. This is based on the 2008 album. Go listen to Dennis Chambers or Niacin to hear what drums SHOULD sound like :) Or, he also did an album with Victor Wooten called Extraction
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Weslii wrote:
I actually love his solo work better. A Show of Hands kicks ass. For the first time listening to palmystery now. So far so good.
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