[h-c-c]

A married couple hasn't spoken to each other in 10 years. Their daughter seeks out the best marriage counselor she can find and gets her parents to agree to go to a session.

After their first visit the daughter follows up with the therapist and asks if he could get them to talk to each other. "Not this time, but we have another appointment next week. I'll take another crack at it."

The parents show up to their next appointment. The therapist is trying everything he can think of to get them to speak to each other. Because he has a reputation to uphold he's getting a little worried. He tells the daughter, "We've got another appointment next week and I've got one last thing I can try."

When the married couple steps into the therapist's office, therapist doesn't say a word but pulls out an upright bass out of his closet and starts playing a solo. They immediately start talking.

[glimshe]

You two! Bass solos can be great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it0PN8RrEZI

[h-c-c]

I am a bass player sir.

My joke has more to do with the fact that bass players tend to feel unappreciated when the audience talks during their solo. Bass solos are always quieter so, there's some sort of bias there I'm sure.

Recently at a jazz club a bass player friend of mine who graduated from the same music school as me found ourselves talking through the bass solo from the act on stage. "Oh man, we're doing it now." Lol

[randomcarbloke]

bass is actually short for "basically not an instrument"

[MrMcCall]

Thanks, I've never heard of them before. Excellent.

For whatever reason, we love this session by this incredible jazz band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pYHCGYJbw0

"Enjoy." --Daniel Tosh