Bunny Brunel is one of the founding fathers of jazz rock fusion bass. His creative works and spectacular playing spans across a "who's who" of legendary artists like Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Tony Williams, Joe Farrell, Jack DeJohnette, Stevie Wonder, Wayne Shorter, Natalie Cole, Al Jarreau, Gloria Estafan, Ziggy Marley and on and on and on including his groundbreaking Grammy nominated band CAB.
Bunny collaborated with performed the theme song on Clint Eastwood's masterpiece, "The Unforgiven" and was son Kyle Eastwood's personal bass instructor.
In this episode, Mr. Brunel shares his many wonderful experiences, outstanding advice for burgeoning EntreMusicians (especially bassists) and whips out a few memorable surprises to delight his fans.
Show Notes
00:00 - Show Open & Intro
02:09 – What is Your Favorite Genre?
03:48 – Meeting Chick Corea
07:52 – Stanley Clarke and Tony Williams
10:21 – Herbie Hancock
11:48 – Joe Farrell
15:03 – Wayne Shorter
15:45 – Formative Years in France
18:12 – Early Influences
22:11 – Who Are Your Favorite Bass Players?
23:20 – Jaco
28:30 – Who Are Your Favorite Drummers?
31:49 – What Is Your Process of Composing?
32:35 - Clint Eastwood
35:27 - Ron Moss / Kyle Eastwood
36:20 - Challenges in Your Career
38:46 - Stevie Wonder
39:22 - Al Jarreau
41:04 - Larry Graham
42:35 - How Do You Describe Your Sound?
46:01 - Bunny Brunel Basses
48:45 - Bunny's Surprise
50:21 - Advice to Bassists & EntreMusicians
53:42 - Honoring History
55:41 - Paying for Recorded Music Again
58:50 - Bunny's New Release
1:00:42 - Show Close
Enjoy!
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Theme Music is "YOYO" written by G.H. Beulah, Jr. & J. Herod, Jr.
Performed by SounDoctrine © 2002 Soul Food Music (BMI) All Rights Reserved
