ABSTRACT
[The electric bass] really changed the sound of music because it ate up so much space. Its sound was so imposing in comparison to the upright bass, so it couldn’t have the same function. You couldn’t just have it playing https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315553689/834e35d2-c47b-4f51-997b-2f0920b64f69/content/4by4_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> lines because it had too much personality. Before the electric bass and the electric guitar, the rhythm section was the support section, backing up the horns and piano. But when they were introduced, everything upstairs had to take a back seat. The rhythm section became the stars. All because of this technological development. The old style didn’t work anymore and it created a new language.
