About The Show
The Lowdown on the Low Notes
The McBass on Bass radio show highlights the best of bass in recorded music, profiles the famous and not-so-famous bass musicians, past and present, who hold down the bottom in all manner of music. We illuminate how fundamentally important bass is to the music we all enjoy. Your host Michael McBass has played bass for 50+ years and continues to play bass in most every form of music, enjoying collaborations with many musicians, in all settings from studio to stage.
Cecil McBee
First arriving in New York City in 1964 where he's remained one of the most in-demand bassists in jazz over a 5-decade-long career. Cecil McBee celebrated his 90th birthday on May 19th. We paid tribute to him on the May 18th episode.
Carol Kaye
Reputedly the most recorded bassist ever, laying bass lines on countless tracks during seven decades of session work, turned 90 years young on March 24th. We sampled her prolific discography during the March 16th episode.