I've just had a Burt Bacharach moment

[JayPH]

When I was growing up I liked this particular genre of music but I couldn't describe or name it. I later found that the specific "type" of music I was trying to describe was in fact songs by Burt Bacharach. It wasn't a genre of music per se it just had his stamp on it. I might be wrong about the genre thing but you get the drift

Anyway, it's just happened again. i've been struggling to describe the bass style that I would like to play. You know that style with the quick plucking funky yet bluesy short notes dampened kind of thing. It is indeed James Jamerson. God I've been under a f***ing rock. I had heard of him, but now I actually know who he is and what songs he has played on, it has all clicked "Bert Bacharach" style.

Has this happened to anyone else? What was your Burt Bacharach moment? Feel free to help me play like James Jamerson too

Edited July 28, 2012 by JayPH

[apa]

OMG This does it for me every time. Fantastic driving music. Put the windows down, turn it up and cruise around your local neighbourhood. My fav bit if the drums. That fab sloppy but tight style (If you know what I mean.) The mans a genious.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBLeACT_KBQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBLeACT_KBQ[/url]

A

(I know this isnt a Bacharach love fest but what the hell)

[lowdown]

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(I know this isnt a Bacharach love fest but what the hell)
[/quote]

Agreed
I wish i could have a Burt Bacharach moment, the man is a song writing genius.

[From the same film]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDu1hYXFDk0&feature=fvst[/media]

Garry

Edited July 28, 2012 by lowdown

[4 Strings]

I think I've had a similar 'Bacharach' moment with 'Nard Edwards.

Never really liked what I regarded as 'disco' but I've had a personal soul revival and listening to his playing in Chic and Sister Sledge, more particularly to learn it for my function band, its quite simple but so, so difficult to play with anything like the same feel and groove as Bernard. Thinking of You is my current fave.

[uncle psychosis]

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I think I've had a similar 'Bacharach' moment with 'Nard Edwards.

Never really liked what I regarded as 'disco' but I've had a personal soul revival and listening to his playing in Chic and Sister Sledge, more particularly to learn it for my function band, its quite simple but so, so difficult to play with anything like the same feel and groove as Bernard. Thinking of You is my current fave.
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I just read Nile Rodgers' autobiography. Fascinating stuff. Need to check out more of his music now.

[Clarky]

I love Burt Bacharach's 60s/70s output

As well as Look of Love, here are my two other faves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ63MCd7jPE&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6inwzOooXRU

[redstriper]

Back to JJ:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHoLn_QCnRM&feature=BFa&list=PLDEA7B98F7411B54D[/media]

Edited July 28, 2012 by redstriper

[steve-bbb]

[url="http://youtu.be/jw8FOI1hOOk"]http://youtu.be/jw8FOI1hOOk[/url]

[wombatboter]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttgCTJoGo08&feature=fvst"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttgCTJoGo08&feature=fvst[/url]

[BottomE]

[quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1343517047' post='1751724']
I think I've had a similar 'Bacharach' moment with 'Nard Edwards.

Never really liked what I regarded as 'disco' but I've had a personal soul revival and listening to his playing in Chic and Sister Sledge, more particularly to learn it for my function band, its quite simple but so, so difficult to play with anything like the same feel and groove as Bernard. Thinking of You is my current fave.
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+1 easy but not easy. Its in the nuance which is personal and therefore hard to replicate.

[lowdown]

Bert Bacharach still conducting/MD'ing at his 70th birthday concert.
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgw9alJBWI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kgw9alJBWI[/url]


Garry

[JayPH]

Quality Bacharach tunes but how do I play like JJ? WIll practising scales play off in the end?

[redstriper]

Have you checked this:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/user/jamersonshook/videos"]http://www.youtube.com/user/jamersonshook/videos[/url]

[4 Strings]

[quote name='redstriper' timestamp='1343602738' post='1752694']
Have you checked this:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/user/jamersonshook/videos"]http://www.youtube.c...sonshook/videos[/url]
[/quote]

Yep, he is the man, No.1 JJ emulator.

He's British and on this list too, somewhere.

[steve-bbb]

just having an audacity moment and recording some old vinyl after clearing out the attic

[lowdown]

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just having an audacity moment and recording some old vinyl after clearing out the attic


[/quote]

Fantastic !

Post of the week [although it's only Monday]


Garry