Roland Rock Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 JJ deserves his own thread. Two of my favourite albums are Aretha live at the Filmore West, and BB King's Live and Well. A master class in groovy bass playing. That is all. Apart from this video.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0Loy55z4GpA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTB Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Yep, he's a huge influence for me. I get to play Memphis Soul Stew in one of my bands & love his version with King Curtis, great feel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 His tone isn't my favourite, but JJ is playing on one of my favourite records of all time, Erma Franklin's Piece Of My Heart. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fqWugnIhk[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Completely Well is Completely Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1341356376' post='1717811'] His tone isn't my favourite, but JJ is playing on one of my favourite records of all time, Erma Franklin's Piece Of My Heart. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5fqWugnIhk[/media] [/quote] Beautiful. The playing in that chorus is illustrative of what I love about his style. He has a lovely ability to distribute the notes of the scale (with the odd chromatic run) within a bar in an odd yet funky way. Jaco quoted him as an influence, and when listening to 'Come on Come Over', you can really tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Rich Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) He had an instructional video out many years ago, some useful stuff on how he uses intervals and chromatic approaches that really helped get me started as a bass player. It doesn't seem to be available any more unless you can find one second hand. Plus he's on the Jaco Pastorius video too. Edit: Youtube to the rescue: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpq-BVXcBo0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpq-BVXcBo0[/url] Edited July 4, 2012 by Fat Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1341352017' post='1717720'] JJ deserves his own thread. Two of my favourite albums are Aretha live at the Filmore West, and BB King's Live and Well. A master class in groovy bass playing. [/quote] +1 for the Aretha album, there's a really fast version of 'Respect' on it which I can never keep up with if I try to play along. There's also a King Curtis live at the Filmore West album which was recorded at the same concert and has Memphis Soul Stew and a soul version of Whole Lotta Love on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norvegicusbass Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Wow how many top bassist have JJ in their names!!? Seems well above average going to change my name in the vain hope I get anywhere near as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Yeah, Justin Meldal Johnston, John Paul Jones, that one from the Stranglers. I wonder if the rev. Jesse Jackson is any good :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) One of my faves. Seem him by accident on more than a few occasions and on each of those he was solid, melodic and soul-funky as you like. He seemed to be splattered all over a high percentage of elpees I had in the late sixties - Atlantic and Atco stuff. All over Aretha, with Duane Allman on the amazing Wilson Pickett 'Hey Jude' sessions, and Herbie Mann's 'Push-Push' record..., all that KIng Curtis stuff. I'm salivating reaching for the record rack. First saw him rather late in life, by comparison, initially with 'Soul Survivors' with the wonderful Les McCann (Chuck Rainey's day off...?) about six (I hope) years ago..., then as a guest of the Allman's at the Beacon in 2007 where he cheekily out-Burbridged Burbridge on a chunky version of the already chunky 'Southbound' and again at the same venue in 2009 for the Bros. 40th anniversary celebrations..., then lo and behold he turned up as anchor - and some - of the current Gregg Allman Band at the Barbican this time last year. So not only is he an influence on me.... he's become perennialy influential! A case of[i] there goes my hero[/i] I suppose. Those were the days - L-R: Duane Allman, Roger Hawkins, Jerry Wexler and Jerry Jermott. J.J. speaks..., loads of good stuff here: [url="http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=41597&page=1"]http://www.allaboutj...id=41597&page=1[/url] . Edited July 4, 2012 by mckendrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) I'm learning lots here! I've also remembered that he laid down the superb baseline on 'The Revolution will not be Televised' Edited July 4, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Duplicate post that my iPad won't let me delete Edited July 4, 2012 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 [quote name='foal30' timestamp='1341366581' post='1717877'] Completely Well is Completely Cool. [/quote] Completely correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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