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There seems to be this myth that Jaco played and recorded everything on Fretless. He used both quite a lot. Plus, when Jaco played Fretless, he sure did let everyone know... Mawaaaa...

So Jamerson made a claim, not Babbitt then? I was asking Geek99 what Bob Babbitt had claimed. So far, the only reply to that was, PPI. Which might well have been the only realistic claim so far in all this

What claims did Bob Babbit make ?

Haha... A gig myself, Bilbo and a couple of others have banged on about over the years. Certainly one of my favourite live concerts. 👍 Michel Camilo's Trio gigs are great as well.

Ray Brown having a knock on Teen Town.

Noticed this earlier on a friends Facebook page. Yes, a great player. It seems he had been unwell recently (judging by his Facebook postings). He also stopped posting a couple of weeks back. One of my favourite solos from Jeff Andrews.

Just a curious question really... For those that say that they will not play Michael Jackson songs, where would that put you if you were depping in a band that played MJ tunes? Would you not take the gig? or if you took on the gig, would you just stand there with your hands behind your back and not play a note? Like I said, just interested to know.

Although they have been around for a while, Sample City have an excellent bunch of Bricasti M7 Reverb IR's (all free). http://www.samplicity.com/bricasti-m7-impulse-responses/

Noticed this on Facebook earlier, although he was 90, it's still sad to read about it. Apart from being a top, top player, he was quite a character with his show biz stories.

Lovely feel in your playing. Great stuff. 👍

Will Lee's signature set might mess with your head, they are in 7's... https://bassstringsonly.com/product/dms_2694/

Good grief !! Extend article 50.

Yes. sad news. I didn't know him personally, only from his posts. R. I. P. Colin

I know it's only opinions but, I agree with your opinion... 👍

If you earn your living through music and fill out a tax return, you need to be brave enough to write down 'Musician', under occupation (unless your accountant files on your behalf) If you hang around waiting for 'others' to call you musician, I hope they call you musician before January 31st, otherwise there is a £100 coming your way.

Max Romeo fooled us all with his own, penned lyrics, for 'Wet Dream'. "The song gained notoriety due to its lyrics of an explicit sexual nature.. Despite Romeo's claims that it was about a leaky roof."

If you are after some really good, free Orchestral sounds , the link below has a really good library. You will need the full version of Kontakt to run it though. https://redroomaudio.com/product/palette-primary-colors/

Yeah, Mark Adams was a wonderful player, but I'm not sure it was him playing Bass on 'Inside Out'. I do seem to remember someone saying it might be Sandy Anderson on Bass (around the time of the single release). Maybe this 'TalkBass' thread might shed some light and answer the question? https://www.talkbass.com/threads/sandy-anderson.788720/ For those that don't know, Mark Adams had a pretty traumatic life with booze, drugs and depression. And of course his terrible murder in 2011 (three years after this thread was started). A bit of a depressing read, but nonetheless, interesting. https://www.iloveoldschoolmusic.com/sad-see-slave-band-member-died-family-wants-answers/

Nothing wrong with being a Freeskate!! Maybe give this a go? https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/

I think it's actually 7/4? Wuthering Heights is in 4/4, but the chorus goes through 4/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4. On the coda (or end solo), the Drummer seems to drop the snare out on a couple of bars like he has lost the meter. If it is a fluff, he covers it well. At 4:01...

Blondie went from 4/4 into 3/4 a couple of times in 'Heart Of Glass'. Richard Harris' MacArthur Park was littered with various time signatures and tempos. Maynard Ferguson's MacArthur Park was slightly different, it had 4/4, 3/4 2/4, 5/4, 6/4 and double time swing (including 3/2, along with the extended solos).

Of course, the Bass playing with TOP' was/is terrific. 'Back To Oakland' is still one of my favourite all time albums. But also, the arrangements are just top draw, with plenty of Big Band Jazz flavouring. I liked the 'Soul Ballads', they were well composed and harmonically rich. But I suppose, style wise, not for everyone.

Sounds like a day in the life of staff working at 'Subway' .