058 - In Conversation with Nathan East - From Sideman to Solo Artist

Published: April 12, 2017, 4 a.m.

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In today\\u2019s podcast we catch up with one of the most recorded bass players in popular music.

Nathan East has performed with such a huge number of all-time greats, from Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder to Quincy Jones and Eric Clapton, that it\\u2019s hard to sum up the impact he\\u2019s had on popular music. His funk-fueled bass work added the sparkle to Daft Punk's 2013 hit single, 'Get Lucky'; he sings, he doubles on upright and electric bass, has received an Ivor Novello Award for co-writing the Phil Collins hit \\u2018Easy Lover\\u2019, and his ongoing team-up with Bob James, Harvey Mason and Chuck Loeb as jazz quartet, FourPlay, continues to raise his credentials. Following the success of his 2014 self-titled debut album, 2017 sees Nathan return with his second release as a solo artist, Reverence.

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