Inside the Episode with Mitch Hampton

“From 1470 to 2020, with a few stops in between: a musical conversation with bassist Bill Fouty "

“Bill Fouty is one of the many fine musicians I have had the privilege to meet and work and play with over the years. He is an expert on the bass and I was quite overjoyed at the prospect of playing with him as he unearthed an actual cello from Italy in the year of 1470 (!)

I had not known he was going to bring that particular instrument to our episode but bring it he did.

Bill is one of those consummate musicians with whom I have been privileged to associate. He has an understanding of music and expression and has played the widest diversity of musical styles with proficiency and then some.

He also has deep connections to the West Coast jazz scene of the 1960s through the 80s, a scene I have always admired for its own inimitable style. In my language, he knows "the changes."

Our episode had a casual rehearsal type atmosphere.

We did some things you could call pedagogical or "Music 101" and some things that were just purely improvised music of the kind we are most fond of doing.

I hope you enjoy listening to this as much we enjoyed performing it. “

Links to the body of Bill’s beautiful work:

https://billfouty.com