Victor Bailey (March 27, 1960 – November 11, 2016) was an American bass guitar player. He was the bassist for Weather Report during their final years from 1982 to 1986, and launched a solo career in 1988. As a musician, Bailey was known for his signature scat-bass solos.
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No Treble reader Zvonimir Bucevic has graciously shared with us a rare gem – a video featuring the legendary Victor Bailey and his group performing in Ljubljana on April 6, 2000.
On this day in 1960, the great Victor Bailey was born. In honor of his birthday, here’s a clip of Bailey and his group performing “Low Blow” at Moody’s Jazz Cafe in Foggia, Italy, in 2010.
Wayne Shorter shared this video recently, and it brought back a lot of great memories. Weather Report (with Victor Bailey) took the stage on September 27, 1984, in Tokyo. Here’s the band performing Zawinul’s “Where The Moon Goes.”
Six years ago today, we were devastated to learn of Victor Bailey’s passing. We’re honoring him today with this clip with Vic, Lenny White, and Larry Coryell from the 2006 Jazz Triumph Festival, and their cover of Led Zepplin’s “Black Dog.”
A 2004 video recently surfaced on Youtube of the Billy Cobham Spectrum performing in Italy. The band featured Cobham along with Larry Coryell, Victor Bailey, and Tom Coster. It is amazing.
