Victor Wooten AMAZING "Yesterday" Cover Jam, @ NAMM2011

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  • Опубликовано: 8 фев 2011
  • In the world of playing the Bass, when Victor Wooten speaks, people listen. The Entertainer caught up with Victor Wooten at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim. Victor Wooten is a 5 time Grammy winner, he has won the "Bass Player of the Year" award from Bass Player magazine three times in a row (the first person to win the award more than once). In addition to a his award winning solo career and collaborations with various artists, like legends Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller,Wooten has been the bassist for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones since the group's formation in 1988.
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  • @OtherRaptor
    @OtherRaptor 12 лет назад +173

    "If I could sing like that, I wouldn't be playing bass." lol! No matter how well Victor Wooten plays, he's always humble. That's what I truly appreciate about Victor Wooten.

    • @shaunbeakley348
      @shaunbeakley348 3 года назад +17

      it's a good thing he can't sing like that

    • @deronholzschu9207
      @deronholzschu9207 Год назад

      Oh yeah

    • @dogonamission
      @dogonamission Год назад

      Yeah I can sing n play bass but i'm not a 6 x grammy winning bass player........Yet😎

    • @aquamarine99911
      @aquamarine99911 Год назад

      @@dogonamission So could the actual composer of this song. But he did okay with himself.

    • @dogonamission
      @dogonamission Год назад

      @@aquamarine99911 Yeah Look I don't live in USA an feel leaving was a good thing for me i'm not famous but get to do what i love to do full-time which brings good people together, am honoured & grateful

  • @PhilosophicalCat
    @PhilosophicalCat 8 лет назад +546

    Honestly, Victor Wooten is the happiest-looking musician I've ever seen. He's also the reason I got into bass. Keep on playing :)

    • @greasyharold2653
      @greasyharold2653 8 лет назад +12

      I don't think anyone can beat the drummer in Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" video

    • @LeaSenMusic
      @LeaSenMusic 7 лет назад +6

      have you guys heard of michael league from snarky puppy

    • @grahamlong5242
      @grahamlong5242 5 лет назад +2

      Although he is in a completely different genre, the happiest I have ever seen is Devin Townsend. He's a prog metal guitarist and vocalist. There aren't many performers who have more fun playing than him.

    • @lukerussell2203
      @lukerussell2203 5 лет назад +1

      Reid Copping true but have u seen Chris thile 😂

    • @girishumar6313
      @girishumar6313 4 года назад +2

      Also,Tommy Emmanuel!

  • @doufupanda
    @doufupanda 12 лет назад +29

    Yesterday, I thought I knew how a bass could play. Now I see all my skills are passe. Oh how I dream, of yesterday...

  • @MrLogantrainor
    @MrLogantrainor 10 лет назад +144

    In Victors book "a Music Lesson" he writes that its not the instrument that creates the music its the artist, the Instrument is simply a utensil for the artist. All you hear is Victor, his interpretation, his heart, his magic.

    • @rileymerino6340
      @rileymerino6340 3 года назад +4

      Too many people forget that we call it an “instrument” for a reason. Nobody plays the socket wrench or the stethoscope, they’re instruments; a means to an end of getting a job done. Yet, for some reason, we label ourselves as “bassists” or “saxophonists”, placing the emphasis on the wrong idea. The music exists inside of you, not on some inanimate object. Pull the music out of your bass!

  • @kylemundy8871
    @kylemundy8871 7 лет назад +12

    What I love most about Victor is his willingness to take risks. It's not always flawless, but it's raw and beautiful.

  • @nickpro11
    @nickpro11 10 лет назад +143

    I'm crying. He has such fantastic technique, and such a good understanding of what makes a melody beautiful

    • @adriansepulvedaz
      @adriansepulvedaz 2 года назад +2

      I'm in the parking lot. Alone. Outside the hospital waiting for my fathers. They are worried about my grandpa's health. He's not good.
      I found this and I cried too. Is such an emotional cover. Victor is such an artist and the guy in vocals as well.
      I cried and I needed it!

  • @JeffSantana
    @JeffSantana 10 лет назад +121

    Keith John on vocals! Stevie Wonder's back vocal

  • @mikeschmelzer9733
    @mikeschmelzer9733 4 года назад +22

    He's without a doubt the greatest bass player I've ever heard

    • @uiliamoliveira6348
      @uiliamoliveira6348 3 года назад +4

      He's probably the greatest bass player anyone has ever heard.

  • @naughtybuddha3812
    @naughtybuddha3812 4 года назад +29

    Victor 'Constantly in the flow state' Wooten, what a legend!

  • @TheYear1201
    @TheYear1201 2 года назад +24

    This is still such a masterpiece 😭 So glad I remembered this existed

    • @Spaccaspecchi
      @Spaccaspecchi 2 года назад +2

      I've been coming here for like 6 years. Truly amazing performance.

  • @FriendM2010
    @FriendM2010 4 года назад +91

    Playing bass like it’s lead guitar, awesome! Jus bought first looper pedal, I’m gonna be a rock star before my 61st birthday next year 🤘

  • @yoonjeongsoo9378
    @yoonjeongsoo9378 8 лет назад +108

    i keep coming back to this video again and again. sooooo good

  • @mev200
    @mev200 8 лет назад +59

    Ugh. I wish I could have a high-quality studio-recording of this. I'd pay more then a dollar for this cover alone. So amazing

  • @andrelinonugroho6692
    @andrelinonugroho6692 10 лет назад +34

    if someday i start to play bass and leave my guitar,it's because of you victor wooten.

    • @RyanB747
      @RyanB747 10 лет назад +4

      That has happened to me, I bought a bass 3 weeks back and I haven't touched my guitars since I've had it, and I've been playing the six string twanger now for 7 years...

    • @LimewaterMusic
      @LimewaterMusic 2 года назад

      Did it ever happen to you because it absolutely happened to me lol

  • @Mainbusfail
    @Mainbusfail Год назад +3

    Just learned the song Sunday. Wow. I am 50 and still learning how to play those songs....... in my head. What a GOAT Wooten is.

  • @dugdiamond
    @dugdiamond 9 лет назад +54

    Man how can anyone not like this?
    I love Victor Wooten, His work always lifts my spirit! Such a great bassist, musician and human being. I've watched his career grow and throughout his rise to worldwide fame he has remained unpretentious, approachable, and generous sharing his time and space with the public. Such an uplifting soul....
    I love hearing him just throwing down a jam, his up close improvisation is some of the most entertaining jaw dropping performances I have ever seen. Truly awesome!!! Yeah I think you could say i like this.....

    • @JohnDoe-tu7ho
      @JohnDoe-tu7ho 9 лет назад +6

      dugdiamond There is such a peaceful spirit that just flows out of him. He has a warm glow that you just want to absorb.

    • @ethanlocke3604
      @ethanlocke3604 4 года назад

      Beau Lijah
      Didn’t know the bass was capable of that? Try looking up some other victor wooten bass jams or basically any song with Marcus Miller or jaco pastorious

    • @susiemuirhead561
      @susiemuirhead561 Год назад

      @@JohnDoe-tu7ho You should read his book called "The Music Lesson". It gives you a "feel good" vibe.

  • @marildoairosa1971
    @marildoairosa1971 10 месяцев назад +2

    Victor is the best, no doubt. My props goes to the guy on vocals.
    Very good singer. 👌🏾🫶🏾🙌🏾👍🏽

  • @giddibass3964
    @giddibass3964 4 года назад +10

    after 9 years, i still go back to this video. Victor's a true inspiration for all of us, musician or not!

  • @forglegorktheork
    @forglegorktheork 12 лет назад +23

    "If I could sing like that I wouldn't be playin' bass."

  • @tunestar
    @tunestar 4 года назад +16

    This is how you make a perfect song even more perfect (if that's even possible).

  • @metallicrazy8891
    @metallicrazy8891 10 лет назад +142

    4:41 "Imma learn this one day." hahahaha

    • @MoisesRamirez95
      @MoisesRamirez95 10 лет назад

      Lmao

    • @alexlugo6915
      @alexlugo6915 6 лет назад

      Have U gotten yet?

    • @chegadesuade
      @chegadesuade 5 лет назад

      I think he plays the chorus too high on the neck so he has nowhere to go on that line.

    • @fettygwuap
      @fettygwuap 3 года назад

      did you learn it yet

  • @GeeBass
    @GeeBass 7 лет назад +12

    the last part !!! oh my God, am crying.

  • @TheSoxmania
    @TheSoxmania 10 лет назад +13

    he makes a great demo guy for hartke... Victor Wooten is the number one reason I got a HA3500 and a VX410 cab!! absolutel BEAST of an amplifier!! in fact... while I'm here,,, THANK YOU VICTOR WOOTEN YOU ABSOLUTE MOTHERF*CKING MUSICAL GENIUS!!!!!

    • @samvt
      @samvt 9 лет назад +8

      haha yeah he's a great endorser for anything. Victa would sound great on a thick piece of rope if thats all he had to play :)

    • @TheSoxmania
      @TheSoxmania 9 лет назад +3

      samvt so true XD

    • @BirdsAtDaybreak
      @BirdsAtDaybreak 9 лет назад +3

      samvt LOL !!!

  • @daniris987
    @daniris987 Год назад +4

    This cover was my favourite 11 years ago and still is. They are magical! True musicians🙏❤️

  • @Techdrome
    @Techdrome 9 лет назад +16

    I'm shivering!!!! This singer!!!

    • @SHelob31
      @SHelob31 5 лет назад

      Mikołaj Trybulec Stevie Wonders backing singer

    • @k.c.lejeune6613
      @k.c.lejeune6613 5 лет назад +1

      That's Keith John!

  • @eosdelb
    @eosdelb 9 лет назад +12

    That was just beautiful.

  • @allifonso
    @allifonso 3 дня назад

    his phrasing is incredible. when i hear him playing its like if he was speaking. literally. i have that feeling when i hear Miles, Keith Jarrett and some great musicians. this is music.

  • @groofay
    @groofay 7 лет назад +10

    This was so much more than I expected. Victor Wooten is just astounding.

  • @shellielharrisjr9371
    @shellielharrisjr9371 6 лет назад +7

    Dude has Got Stevie'S Voice Dwn To The Tee:)! He& Vic Complemented each other Fabulously:)!

  • @huntermadden1
    @huntermadden1 11 лет назад +6

    The bass is very underestimated in my opinion. The things Victor can do with with a bass is truly astonishing. He knows what groove actually is. He is a pure genius

  • @bkloppt
    @bkloppt 12 лет назад +4

    the most exciting part for me was 6:36 ... the free playing ... question and answer ... wooten reacts so fast! Great!

  • @johnmalcolm4822
    @johnmalcolm4822 13 лет назад +6

    Surely the singer's name could be in the description - he is great too!
    Hey thanks a million for putting this clip up.

  • @ld1726
    @ld1726 2 года назад +2

    This is Talent!

  • @caseycipriano57
    @caseycipriano57 8 лет назад +2

    This is beautiful! Best cover I have seen in a long time!

  • @oosurf08oo
    @oosurf08oo 7 лет назад +8

    oh my god this is amazing

  • @TheYeremo
    @TheYeremo 8 лет назад +1

    I've watched this video like 38 times and still love it.

  • @GodxPoseidon
    @GodxPoseidon 5 лет назад +1

    I still listen to this almost every day... loving this version of yesterday in 2019!

  • @jhsams1977
    @jhsams1977 3 года назад

    Woah! Great version Victor!

  • @leviatuatasi865
    @leviatuatasi865 9 лет назад +1

    Wow! My goodness! Absolutely amazing! Man!

  • @TheRoykmann
    @TheRoykmann 12 лет назад

    it's so amazing. I've watched his bass workshop several times, I've started to practice playing MUSIC ;) couple of months ago, and
    Victor, thank you for helping me verbalise my feelings about music

  • @myglorybamzoal7296
    @myglorybamzoal7296 8 лет назад +1

    just awesome, thanks wooten

  • @kenmahinay5796
    @kenmahinay5796 4 года назад +1

    2020 here and still listening...

  • @eqdatshit8406
    @eqdatshit8406 10 лет назад +2

    how to truly express the feeling of love through a bass .

  • @RisingSilent
    @RisingSilent 12 лет назад +1

    As soon as he started playing the actual song, tears started running down my cheeks. God, this is so much beautiful. This is the magic of music for me..

  • @nikgiengermakesmusic
    @nikgiengermakesmusic 9 лет назад +1

    this is beautiful wow

  • @bdictjames
    @bdictjames 8 лет назад +2

    I've never seen someone play the bass so well. Woot woot Wooten! :D

  • @charlienegron
    @charlienegron 9 лет назад +1

    What an amazing performance!

  • @JorgeRodriguez-hl9dd
    @JorgeRodriguez-hl9dd 8 лет назад +1

    wow simply beautiful!!! *w*

  • @pustul38
    @pustul38 12 лет назад

    amazing and rare...thanks

  • @SLOPPYJOESCOVERS
    @SLOPPYJOESCOVERS 11 лет назад

    i cant even describe how happy this video makes me feel ...

  • @co2linable
    @co2linable 11 лет назад

    This gives me the chills!

  • @kazodrummer
    @kazodrummer 12 лет назад

    everytime i listen to and watch victor, i smile from ear to ear.

  • @helloitsnicko
    @helloitsnicko 12 лет назад

    This is so good. Victor is incredible. I also feel like I should comment on the brilliant vocal! GREAT voice!!

  • @danigasteiz
    @danigasteiz 3 года назад

    Amazing 😍😍😍

  • @ZamoXC
    @ZamoXC 2 года назад

    been watching this for decades now

  • @thecaveman7
    @thecaveman7 3 года назад

    I’ve been watching this video for years now. Some how I’m always coming back

  • @turbomaster4
    @turbomaster4 12 лет назад

    Hard work only gets you so far, Vic has something 99% of people couldn't achieve even with hard work, I guess you could say God has some part in this.

  • @Generalbas1972
    @Generalbas1972 12 лет назад

    That was amazing. thanks for that upload :)

  • @chrisbellevue
    @chrisbellevue 11 лет назад +2

    That's how you pimp a bass! I never thought much about the bass till I heard Victor play "The Lesson" and I've been a believer ever since. He's an amazing talent!

  • @Axterrix
    @Axterrix 13 лет назад

    Thank you for your kindness sharing this video. Victor is by far my main motivation for having started playing bass guitar one year ago.

  • @U07110743
    @U07110743 11 лет назад

    such a beautiful playing!

  • @MarioValienteT
    @MarioValienteT 11 лет назад +3

    The best of the best. He plays beautiful, he's truly amazing, no comparison, my primal inspiration. He's just the best ever.

  • @chrismurrell3473
    @chrismurrell3473 2 года назад +2

    Very nice arrangement. I enjoyed learning it over the course of a few days. As you mentioned, many possibilities to open for interpretation.

  • @neosugus
    @neosugus 11 лет назад

    Talent is everywhere... Just need ears to enjoy it ;) Thanks guys!!!

  • @carlosmighty
    @carlosmighty 12 лет назад

    Truly inspiring. Fabulous !

  • @jaysauerbass
    @jaysauerbass 11 лет назад +1

    his tone is magical

  • @clydeveigas05
    @clydeveigas05 3 года назад +1

    how beautiful is this! Wow.

  • @mattsnyder1629
    @mattsnyder1629 8 лет назад

    Amazing love it

  • @whirledpeas13
    @whirledpeas13 11 лет назад

    I smile so big watching and listening...These guys, beautiful

  • @microdon2
    @microdon2 12 лет назад

    Wow. Both amazing musicians!

  • @anderson.escaladarj
    @anderson.escaladarj 6 лет назад +1

    I can't believe . Isto magic, magic. You are the best!

  • @WazzaWizzi
    @WazzaWizzi 11 лет назад

    Beautiful

  • @ronklearon3160
    @ronklearon3160 5 лет назад

    Thank you Mr.Wooten ... so inspiring, and beautiful. Playing so soulful, stirs emotions up.

  • @deppwaswho
    @deppwaswho 12 лет назад

    so much soul

  • @DlmlZ
    @DlmlZ 3 года назад +2

    An endless flooding of beautiful notes like a waterfall always serving the song, technically at the highest level people and in particular us musicians could ever imagine! It is incredible what the internet is giving us. So many creative and highly talented people on this planet really showing us the beauty of the human spirit and what is possible. Thanks for sharing, another video, that made my day! God bless you all!

  • @AlvaroSoveroMusic
    @AlvaroSoveroMusic 11 лет назад

    beautiful version... Wooten u are great!!!!

  • @zacharyberndsen
    @zacharyberndsen 13 лет назад

    beautiful

  • @kalburo29
    @kalburo29 13 лет назад

    great voice! awesome bass solo!!! GOD Bless them!

  • @duck17ish
    @duck17ish 12 лет назад

    this is why i love music so much.

  • @caprianders
    @caprianders 12 лет назад

    Holy hell, that would be one awesome trio right there!

  • @kenthelpyou
    @kenthelpyou 12 лет назад

    So beautiful...

  • @TubeSpoker
    @TubeSpoker 7 лет назад +2

    added to my super musicians list ! im 35 years never stopped to hear Victor, Im mesmerized ! theres so much good musicians that I, or we , never heard ... feels like a children discovering new toys ... thx for posting this for humanity, almost 1k in views !

  • @matejgrim
    @matejgrim 3 года назад

    This is really worth watching to the end😁

  • @user-zl4dg5fg2o
    @user-zl4dg5fg2o Год назад

    This honestly made me tear up a little. This is such an amazing performance, with such an amazing song.

  • @whippdogkzoo
    @whippdogkzoo 11 лет назад

    He play's the bass so smoothly. It sounds like an electric piano. Absolutely fantastic!

  • @fu3ar25
    @fu3ar25 11 лет назад +1

    always a privileged to hear the Woo play ...but the singer is equally rad....both = chills

  • @richardgification
    @richardgification 11 лет назад

    I Love This Bass Rendition of Yesterday By Victor and the Singer. Just Fantastic.Top Shelf.

  • @godspawn007
    @godspawn007 11 лет назад

    You know it would be awesome to see them play together and meld their styles into one glorious bass chorus.

  • @697opel
    @697opel 12 лет назад

    Very blessed people with God given talent and hard work!

  • @calblend
    @calblend 10 лет назад +1

    beautiful victor

  • @nandonando9
    @nandonando9 12 лет назад

    he feeds my hunger of bass music, it soothens me, arghhhh

  • @ghostwolf77
    @ghostwolf77 11 лет назад +1

    This guy is so amazing that he takes our bass to new levels of total endeavor and makes it look so easy. I would say in my time on this instrument, he is the best I have ever seen...bar none.

  • @rmerace833ck
    @rmerace833ck 12 лет назад

    Very laid back. love it

  • @FrontSightful
    @FrontSightful 11 лет назад +2

    Great clip!!! If you haven't seen Vic play live, add it to your bucket list ... amazing! He gets into a zone and takes you right along with him. I got the chance to talk to him at a Flecktones show last summer and he was the friendliest, most down-to-earth real guy ... talked to me for a while and made me feel like we were old friends. Go see him, you won't regret it.

  • @abulthuis3
    @abulthuis3 12 лет назад

    Thank you!:-)

  • @henrychien1979
    @henrychien1979 6 месяцев назад

    oh my god...simply amazing...

  • @marc-yv7cu
    @marc-yv7cu 4 года назад

    Bravo for this nice homage to the greatest composer of popular music of every time !

  • @NoGimmicks144
    @NoGimmicks144 12 лет назад

    man that was something else , absolutly love that sound , HAIL VIC

  • @israelelizondo9003
    @israelelizondo9003 Год назад

    GREAT SONG I HAVE NEVER LISTENED BEFORE WITH MR. WOOTEN AND THIS GREAT SINGER!!! AWESOME!!!

  • @L3Gutierrez
    @L3Gutierrez 11 лет назад

    Just. Beautiful