Jameson Amp on PBS America

[cytania]

I'll be out at rehearsals but I think PBS America on Sky will feature a James Jamerson amp on History Detectives at 7:50pm. Sometimes the items investigated aren't all they seem but it's always interesting. Hopefully I'll catch a repeat.

[pobrien_ie]

Thanks for the tip-off. I think it's actually on tomorrow evening though. Just sky+'d it.

Someone posted the video here recently, but will be good to have it saved.

[4 Strings]

Would like to see that. Having never knowingly funded a Murdoch I'll not be seeing it, unless its get put on Youtube or something.

Any links gratefully received.

[pobrien_ie]

Hope this works: http://video.pbs.org/video/2256479348

[OzMike]

Great, thanks. Good Motown coverage / brief JJ history lesson too.

[jimbaby]

Thanks for that link, just watched it, great stuff.

[4 Strings]

Yep, very interesting, thanks a lot.

[Kirky]

Thanks for posting, nice stuff.

[lojo]

Thats interesting

"you cant write the feel"

[4 Strings]

I can't help but comment on the lack of knowledge of some of the people though!

The amp owner was the worst but even the guy in the shop seemed to have the commonly held assumption that bass players only played roots and thirds inferring that only modern bass players are more mobile. Some of the bass players in the fifties (and, of course, earlier) were phenomenal, Eugene Wright, Ray Brown etc just listen to Anita O'Day for some incredible bass playing (not sure who her bass player was).

Not all these bothered with the transition to electric as Jamerson did, granted.

[pobrien_ie]

I found it strange that JJ jnr gave My Girl as an example of how his father changed bass.

[lojo]

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I can't help but comment on the lack of knowledge of some of the people though!

The amp owner was the worst but even the guy in the shop seemed to have the commonly held assumption that bass players only played roots and thirds inferring that only modern bass players are more mobile. Some of the bass players in the fifties (and, of course, earlier) were phenomenal, Eugene Wright, Ray Brown etc just listen to Anita O'Day for some incredible bass playing (not sure who her bass player was).

Not all these bothered with the transition to electric as Jamerson did, granted.
[/quote]

i think it may have been fairly scripted and aimed low (the average joe would instantly know the my girl line, but not whats going on etc), i'm sure those guys must know way more