andy67 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 (edited) my little fellow (nearly three) has been enjoying watching the Blues Brothers with me of late - he sings and dances to the music - it's my favourite film of all time and it is particularly gratifying to have my youngest appreciate it so much. Anyhoo back to duck, I played through some of the blues brother's songs this morning and realised that mr dunn is a clever, clever man! talk about the economy of motion? his playing is superb but when you get into it a pattern begins to emerge and his style sticks out. He appears to play in blocks, keeping all notes close at hand allowing for his number and speed of notes maximised and appearing to be effortless in delivery you clever man mr dunn. Has anyone notice that he does not look at the fret board when playing? thoughts? andy Edited April 17, 2008 by andy67 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Letting a 3 year old watch the Blues Brothers. Wait till he quotes when Jake goes to see the penguin "No f***ing way" to his mother like mine did. What you have to remember is that a lot of the Blues Brothers songs come from the Atlantic/Stax back catalog and Duck was the house bass player. Think of him as the Altlantic/Stax version of Jamerson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 He already say no f**king way, to me! lol but you oughta see him sing and dance to shake your tail feather andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSlade07 Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 One of my favourite players. Manages to be both driving and soulful at the same time. Great fat sound as well. She Caught the Katy is a brilliant line. I have been listening to Otis Redding/Sam & Dave etc for twenty years and still love his bass playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 he is superb and must admit it has got me thinking about another pbass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 He's one of my heroes. I saw him a year or two ago with the MGs and he was FAB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexclaber Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Like so many of the session greats, his time and feel is impeccable. If only more bassists worked on the skills and technique to support this instead of twiddly flash - dynamics, tempo, placement, accenting, tone... Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 He is really good, and as we play a couple of blues brother tracks i then realised just how difficult it is to emulate him. Especially when he goes on a neck walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 One of my heroes. His sound is what bass its all about for me. Nothing to twiddly, just doing what a bass player should be doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='178930' date='Apr 17 2008, 03:26 PM']One of my heroes. His sound is what bass its all about for me. Nothing to twiddly, just doing what a bass player should be doing.[/quote] my ethos exactly tbbc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [i]'There's enough Duck-love here to turn goat-p*ss into gasoline!'[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fudge Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Saw him with MG's as Neil Young's backing band at Finsbury park about '92. Fabulous and tremendous. Neil Young's current bass player Rick "the bass player" Rosas is very much in the same vein. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyonbass Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Check out [url="http://www.bassisbodacious.com/"]WHAT DUCK DUNN[/url] My cassette version is worn out, now, anyone got the CD version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote name='Mr Fudge' post='178947' date='Apr 17 2008, 03:40 PM']Saw him with MG's as Neil Young's backing band at Finsbury park about '92.[/quote] I'm sure you're a lovely lad, but I HATE YOU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote name='andyonbass' post='178958' date='Apr 17 2008, 03:45 PM']Check out [url="http://www.bassisbodacious.com/"]WHAT DUCK DUNN[/url] My cassette version is worn out, now, anyone got the CD version?[/quote] You can get Blues Brothers books. I haven't, but I assume the bass will be close. -- +1 to Duck love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fudge Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='178963' date='Apr 17 2008, 03:50 PM']I'm sure you're a lovely lad, but I HATE YOU.[/quote] Nice to be called a lad. My love of Neil has exposed me to great musicians, recorded and live. To rub it in further I think Jim Keltner was his drummer that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Thought Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Saw him when he was Bo Diddley's bass player when he toured the UK back in the 80's. Fantastic. One of the best gigs I ever went to. My daughter is also a big Blues Brothers fan-she calls it 'Blue Film!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Funk Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 In my List of the Top Ten Uses of the Word 'sh*t' (still in development), Duck Dunn comes in with "if the sh*t fits". Classic bass player. What's humbling about these guys is that they were that good and playing on hit records before they even finished high school. And on top of that, he and Steve Cropper seem like genuinely nice guys. Never heard anyone say a bad word about them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamthewalrus Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Duck has been one of my all time favourite bassists since I started playing. Have spent many an hour trying to cop his groove on an Otis Redding or Sam & Dave track. Was lucky enough to see him at Hammersmith Apollo in about 1988 or '89 with the Blues Brothers Band. Eddie Floyd was one of the vocalists & it was pretty much the original band from the film minus the drummer & the keyboard player (I think the drummer on the night was Danny Gottlieb, but I might be wrong on that). Along with Tommy Cogbill, David Hood & Jerry Jemmott, Duck was part of the Southern Soul bass brotherhood. Cheers, iamthewalrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowhand_mike Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 (edited) there are a bunch of videos by David dunn, ducks nephew, on youtube which highlight nicely his style. heres one such [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BRUaIHUhfw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BRUaIHUhfw[/url] Edited April 23, 2008 by lowhand_mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyparrot Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Many years ago, i went to see D Dun along wth the blues bro band from the film in town and contry club, kentish towm, they were supereb, and done all the classics from the film and more. When it boils down to it, Mr D is what bass playing should be. I know and love J.P J.H and the rest of em, but at the end of the day a bass is to work between the drums and the melody to bind the whole thing together, thats what he does with style, and coolness, and surley thats what being a true bassist is all about! Just my veiw!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R,5,R,5... Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 And he does all that while smoking a pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulfinger Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 [quote name='Mr Fudge' post='179253' date='Apr 17 2008, 09:42 PM']To rub it in further I think [b]Jim Keltner [/b]was his drummer that day.[/quote] Now I hate you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorbass Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I love Ducks playing. I seem to recall that he didnt play She Caught the Katy on the Blues Brothers soundtrack though - help me out someone?!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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