In Praise Of Davey Faragher By Elvis Costello

Music icon Elvis Costello gives his perspective on his longtime bass player Davey Faragher

In Praise Of Davey Faragher By Elvis Costello

Music icon Elvis Costello gives his perspective on his longtime bass player Davey Faragher

Photo by James O'Mara

Davey was the perfect bass player for The Imposters, as the group came into existence during the making of When I Was Cruel — a record initially motivated by toy drum machines, until I accepted that the songs would be better realized by a new combination of humans. Davey could do everything we needed. He could lay it down hard, he could lay out when it was necessary, and he could invent with the best of them. I think that it would have been impossible for Davey (or anyone else) to enter into an alliance with three musicians who had played together for the best part of 40 years, had the three of us remained static in our conception of melody, harmony, or rhythm. We sense music differently than we did in our 20s and play songs that call for far more variation of dynamic range and nuance. In terms of the groove, I could sense the things that Davey took from lessons with the likes of Chuck Rainey. They have become more and more evident as The Imposters developed their own recording
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