Gary Willis (b. 28 March 1957) is an American bassist and composer known foremost as the co-founder (with Scott Henderson) of the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech. Aside from his work in Tribal Tech, Willis has worked with numerous other jazz musicians including Wayne Shorter, Dennis Chambers, and Allan Holdsworth. "Slaughterhouse 3", released in 2006, continued his collaboration with drummer Kirk Covington as well as saxophonist Llibert Fortuny to form a modern jazz/funk/groove power-trio. Willis's latest solo CD "Larger Than Life" was released on the Abstractlogix label in 2015.
In addition to "Larger Than Life", Willis's solo career includes Retro from 2013, Actual Fiction from 2007, No Sweat from 1996 and Bent in 1998. Willis is also the author of four books for bass guitar, "Fingerboard Harmony for Bass", "The Gary Willis Collection", "Ultimate Ear Training for Guitar and Bass" and "101 Bass Tips" all published by Hal Leonard.
Willis, a Texas native, studied composition and improvisation at The University of North Texas College of Music, where he switched from guitar to bass.
Featuring: De La Soul, Gruff Rhys
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For a hot, home cooked breakfast
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In only 3 microwave minutes
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Wrappers of many bite sizes
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From scratch, well, not quite
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Many know others but
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Shower my habits while you dine like rabbits
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Aluminum, I crush your fun, aluminum
The sea is radioactive
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All hail king Neptune and his water breathers
No snail thing to quick for his water feeders
Don't waste time with your net, our net worth is set, ready, go
Many know others but
We be the colors of the mad and the wicked
We be bad, we be brickit with the 24 hour sign
Shower my habits while you dine like rabbits
With the crunchy, crunchy carrots, that's chicken
Gotta have it superfast
Superfast, superfast, I come in last
But just in time for breakfast
Keep it through, keep it through, forever blue
Tonight's the night for [incomprehensible]
Aluminum, I crush your fun, aluminum
The sea is radioactive
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