spinynorman Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was wondering who played bass on the Al Kooper/Steve Stills version of "It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry", which led me to Harvey Brooks, who also played with Dylan, The Doors, Electric Flag and Miles Davis. Can't believe this guy contributed so much to the development of bass playing, but I'd not heard of him and I'm not aware of seeing him mentioned in any of the "favourite bass player" threads. Lots of good stuff on his Youtube channel [url="http://www.harveybrooks.net/"]http://www.harveybrooks.net/[/url] And I've loved the bass on this since I bought the Rock Machine album in 1968 (but never bothered to find out who it was). Is it just me? Maybe I've been living under a stone for the last 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I was a big Doors fan once upon a time and I knew his name from the Soft Parade stuff but was unfamiliar with his other work. Here's yer man; [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Brooks"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Brooks[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I too stumbled across his site the other week. He doesn't get mentioned here and must be one of thousands of forgotten heroes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcro Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I think understated is his trademark. Listen to the tracks "Really" and Albert's Shuffle" on the "SuperSession" album. Someone had to counter the wildness of Mike Bloomfield. Few frills, but the tracks wouldn't be the same without him. Balcro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I've just bought an old 60s copy of his vinyl album "How to Play Electric Bass", an interesting curiosity piece if nothing else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinynorman Posted January 27, 2011 Author Share Posted January 27, 2011 [quote name='BurritoBass' post='1098198' date='Jan 21 2011, 11:03 PM']I've just bought an old 60s copy of his vinyl album "How to Play Electric Bass", an interesting curiosity piece if nothing else[/quote] There must be some good learning on there surely, if only how to make a 12-bar sound interesting. I expect you know already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Annoyingly the seller hasn't been in contact yet to acknowledge my payment so I hope there isn't a problem. It's been 7 days tomorrow. I too would like to know how to play 12 bar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 I liked his story about meeting Miles so I wrote some lyrics about it/around it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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