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Music director and bass player Michael Thurber with his ensemble journeyed the history of bass in their new video on CDZA YouTube channel. So much bass in one video. It is the perfect tribute to this humble instrument, the bass.

Michael Thurber takes the viewer through 45 songs and uses 9 different basses to complete the history of the bass, so far.

The Instrumentals start off with reliving the early 1740s era - J.S. Bach's "Prelude from Cello Suite II." The Fact Man tells the viewer that "this 1500's instrument was the origin of bass as we know it."

Quickly, Michael changes the instrument for the next piece. And what we see is a Contra Bass which evolved out of the Gamba. He plays a Domenico Dragonetti's piece titled, "Concerto in A Major." Haydn and Beethoven believed that Domenico was the best in the business. At that time, the underhand grip German bow was used.

Next, is the late 1800's, during this time the French Bow was introduced. The player (Michael) shows us the overhand grip technique in this Giovanni Bottesini's "Concerto in B Minor."

During, this time, Michael Thurber is playing solo, and the ensemble is carefully watching him perform.

And, soon, the band kicks in with a one and a two and a three and a four. Jazz of the 1920's. The Instrumentals play AKST/Lewis/Young's "Dinah." During this time, the bass players developed a stronger plucking style.

Michael shows us the 4-note walking bass style through "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" by Duke Ellington/Irving Mills. The 4-note walking bass style was developed by Wellman Braud.

Thanks to Jimmy Blanton, the bass soon took the spotlight in Jazz. Fine soloists like Oscar Pettiford, Charles Mingus (Michael plays his "Better Get In Your Soul").

He then plays, Miles Davis' "So What."

Time for Country Music.

Michael shows us the slap technique to create that Rockabilly style through The Maddox Brothers' "Paul Bunyman Love."

Time to Amp it up and Electrify that bass!

The end of 1950's saw the emergence of electric bass. Leo Fender introduced the first electric bass in 1951. At this time, Michael plays "Blue Boy" by Lionel Hampton.

The 1960's saw the popular music being dominated by Motown. James Jamerson not only pioneered the Motown sound but nailed it with his thumpy sound and 8th note grooves.

Rock & Roll, fellas!

Michael covers sounds of bass players like John Entwistle of The Who, Larry Graham's phenomenal slapping technique, John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.

The God of Electric Bass - Jaco Pastorius

The man who ripped out the frets on his neck and thus a new type of bass was born - fretless bass. Jaco Pastorius, cleverly, emulated the sound of upright bass. His memorable pieces include "Portrait of Tracy."

Michael, later in the video, plays numerous kinds of bass like the Chapman Stick and the Ned Steinberger. He also showcases style of Victor Wooten.

He concludes on this note - no matter how much the music and technologies evolve, the bass will remain the bass.