The Wrecking Crew provided the instrumentation for 'I Got You Babe', a debut single for two relatively unknown singers Sonny & Cher. Here's that bass line in all it's glory! I Got You Babe The song was painstakingly pieced together over many sessions, making 'who played what' rather hard to determine! Beach Boys detectives over the years have attributed the bulk of the bass contributions to Lyle, based on the dates of the sessions. 'Good Vibrations' was one such recording that featured his bass playing. Famously working with Beach Boy Brian Wilson on classic albums 'Pet Sounds' and 'Smile', Lyle was one of the bass players who contributed to the sessions. session musicians whose members were hired to help craft some of the finest West Coast pop hits of the 19s. Lyle Ritz was a long standing member of 'The Wrecking Crew', a loose collective of L.A. Unable to support himself financially solely through ukulele record sales, Lyle switched to playing predominantly upright bass for the next two decades. The first artist to consider ukulele as a credible jazz instrument, he's influenced anyone who's taken ukulele seriously ever since. Lyle's approach to the instrument is unique. They're now regarded as must have classic ukulele albums. Not big sellers at the time, the Verve recordings have gained many new listeners over the years, especially in Hawaii.
A chance meeting with Barney Kessel, a talent scout for Verve records, resulted in the making of two albums dedicated to ukulele, 'How About Uke?' (1957) and '50th State Jazz' (1959). Lyle Ritz became interested in ukulele whilst working as a musical instrument demonstrator at Southern Californian Musical Company in Los Angeles.
Read on for our favourite Lyle Ritz moments. Lyle was the first musician to consider the ukulele as a serious Jazz instrument, and his bass playing featured in some of the biggest selling singles in history. A Tribute to Lyle Ritz - Father of Jazz Ukulele 1930-2017 We were sad to hear news of the passing of Ukulele legend Lyle Ritz this week.
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