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LM004 Dave Swift – Bass
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Dave Swift has a big CV.
Adele..? Amy Winehouse? Know them? ..Chaka Khan, Paul Simon, BB King, George Benson… 'The Beatles'?.
For the last three decades, Dave has been the main bass man for Jools Holland. In this interview we hear about how Dave started out, we hear about his journey to becoming a well rounded musician, his early years with Jools, all the experiences with the band & we talk a load about education.
Above all, there’s one quote or message that I took away from the podcast & it’s directly hinted at the excerpt at the beginning of the podcast. Often the study of music - whether through education or not - can all too easily become an academic affair - in other words, our effort to study and intellectualise music actually works against us. In this amazing interview, Dave reminds us how important it is to “go to the source” with music - in other words, don’t study things around music, or books etc… but listen, transcribe, assimilate - and then go do your own thing. It’s amazing and deceptively simple advice.
I was inspired by this interview & I hope you will be too. Dave’s a great man with a wonderful approach to life. It’s a long interview but I hope you can stick through it - as there’s plenty of Gems in there. :)
As always, get in touch if you’re enjoying the podcast - we’d love to hear from for whatever reason - whether just to say hi.
Quotes from the interview
"Listen more than you play" - Dave Swift
"Go to the source" - Dave Swift
"Imitate, Assimilate, Innovate" - Clark Terry
What you will learn about in this Episode
How Dave got started in music
How Dave became a well-rounded musician
What it takes to be a successful session musician
The importance of having a mental repertoire
The dangers of focussing solely on technique
The value of listening & the importance of using your ears in music
How fake-books used to be ILLEGAL!
The value of throwing yourself into the deep end before your ready
Dave's huge library of transcriptions
The value in mistakes
Dave's long career with Jools Holland and all the musicians he's collaborated with
Why it's good to not care too much when you perform & focus on enjoying what you are doing
Dave's method for practicing a new piece
Links & Items Mentioned in this Episode
Dave's Website
Jamie Aebersold
Episode Number 1 with William Westney
Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro
Music Mentioned in this Episode
Joni Mitchell
Glen Millar
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
The Sound of Music
Earth Wind and Fire
Pino Palladino
Julian Arguelles
Jaco Pastorius
Weather Report
Clark Terry
Jimmy Blanton
Michael Moore
Bill Evans
Dave Brubeck
Jools Holland
Return to Forever
Chick Corea
Adele
Amy Winehouse
Eric Clapton
BB King
The Rolling Stones
Anthony Jackson
Hiromi
Scott Lafaro
Charlie Haden
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