![]() ![]() In the van, he indulged my ceaseless fanboy questions about the old days. He brought something rare - a relaxed whiphand - to the feel onstage. I started working with Todd in 2014, and grew close with him fast. Crowe’s timefeel was a fairly wonderful anomaly in bluegrass. A young upright player who melded Scott LaFaro’s gracefulness with J.D. When Todd emerged in the 1970s, bass guitar was a cross-genre norm. In doing so he rose from a bluegrass badass to a global force, operating well above tribes and vogues. ![]() ![]() During these years Tony used inspiration from mid-century jazz and musical peers, along with his innate willpower, as levers to crack open a stunning new guitar vocabulary. Earlier this month I chatted with Todd Phillips, Tony’s close friend and bassist across multiple groups (David Grisman Quintet, Bluegrass Album Band, Tony Rice Unit) from 1975 to 1985. No BGS reader needs a rundown of Tony Rice’s biography or accomplishments. ![]()
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