A few years ago I saw Larry Graham sit in with Prince. It was during that crazy run of Prince shows in Oakland that was like 19 shows. Larry Graham.....One of the best.
Not exactly a sit in, but the multiple bass chaos of Dee's Diner with Phil, Gordon and Les Claypool at the Jammys was pretty entertaining. For a while.
When the Neville Brothers sat in with the GD at the Kaiser on consecutive nights in 1986, Phil took a seat and let the Neville's bassist play on the first night.
There was a period of time when I lived in Burlington, VT that when friends asked who I was going to see that night, I would always answer "Mike Gordon." During that period of time, just before the Phish reboot was announced, I would see Gordon sit-in with sometimes up to three different bands in an evening at different venues. The dude was seriously getting his chops in order. In a six month period I must have seen Gordon 25 times doing sit-ins.
This photo is from a show at Higher Ground when Mike sat in with PBS&M; Porter, Batiste, Stoltz & McConnell (Paige). The double bass jam George Porter Jr and Mike Gordon did was off the wall great. This show happened a few days before the Phish reunion was confirmed.
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Big Bottom'd
Big Bottom'd
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All the time in my biz. In
All the time in my biz. In fact, at one Zoner Jam, I had two bass players at the same time! Tim Fisher and Marty Holland.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAi_hZ64YWI
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>>>at one Zoner Jam, I had
>>>at one Zoner Jam, I had two bass players at the same time!
Doogs should have sat in for a trifecta and bass'd your face
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^Agreed!
^Agreed!
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I saw Flea play with Patti
I saw Flea play with Patti Smith in Santa Monica.
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heady patchwork
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How about Mike Gordon sitting
How about Mike Gordon sitting in on Phil's 60th?
But I agree with the premise that it's not a very common occurrence.
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A few years ago I saw Larry
A few years ago I saw Larry Graham sit in with Prince. It was during that crazy run of Prince shows in Oakland that was like 19 shows. Larry Graham.....One of the best.
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Phil joining Dylan and his
Phil joining Dylan and his band at a few shows during the fall 1999 east coast tour.
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Mule has to be the all time
Mule has to be the all time king of the sit in.
If you have chops, come on up.
Mike Gordon, Oteil, Jack Cassidy, Gordy Johnson, Dave Anderson,
even was at that Beacon show with Jason Newsted.
Warren, mr courtesy
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Wasserman / Sylvester
Wasserman / Sylvester seemed to have divergent styles that worked well at times
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Essex Fairgrounds PL&F
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds PL&F 7-12-2006
Phil with Mike Bass Duel. Awesome.
https://archive.org/details/PF2006-07-12/Pf2006-07-12ii09_PhilAndMikeBassDuel.flac
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Not exactly a sit in, but the
Not exactly a sit in, but the multiple bass chaos of Dee's Diner with Phil, Gordon and Les Claypool at the Jammys was pretty entertaining. For a while.
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Mike Gordon has sat in with
Mike Gordon has sat in with Phil no ? And I’ve seen him sit in with Max Creek more than once with a double bass solo too
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When the Neville Brothers sat
When the Neville Brothers sat in with the GD at the Kaiser on consecutive nights in 1986, Phil took a seat and let the Neville's bassist play on the first night.
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Bill Laymon sat in with the
Bill Laymon sat in with the Dedicated Maniacs at the Brookdale Lodge.
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Saw Mike Gordon sit in with
Saw Mike Gordon sit in with Phil at NYE 2000-2001.
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Jack Casady & Ronnie Penque
Jack Casady & Ronnie Penque
Moonalice & NRPS: https://youtu.be/HjDRmmOQNac
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There was a period of time
There was a period of time when I lived in Burlington, VT that when friends asked who I was going to see that night, I would always answer "Mike Gordon." During that period of time, just before the Phish reboot was announced, I would see Gordon sit-in with sometimes up to three different bands in an evening at different venues. The dude was seriously getting his chops in order. In a six month period I must have seen Gordon 25 times doing sit-ins.
This photo is from a show at Higher Ground when Mike sat in with PBS&M; Porter, Batiste, Stoltz & McConnell (Paige). The double bass jam George Porter Jr and Mike Gordon did was off the wall great. This show happened a few days before the Phish reunion was confirmed.