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[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Hi guys -[/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]I've just finished transcribing this solo from the very talented and very underrated Jimmy Johnson! so thought i'd video it and put it on my YT channel.. this is a tune called 'Midnight Bell' from Planet X's Moonbabies album, always loved this solo.. i must of heard this track for the first time around 8/9 years ago! and it blew me away, the dynamics and versatility in it.. a lot of colour used! [/font][/color]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCUqXP9scL8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCUqXP9scL8[/url]


[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Hope you enjoy it, the transcription/tab will be up soon on [/font][/color][url="http://www.billbanwell.com/"]www.billbanwell.com[/url][color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,] for anyone who wants to have a go at learning it :-)[/font][/color]


[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Thanks![/font][/color]

[color=#000000][font=verdana, geneva, lucida,]Bill.[/font][/color]

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Hey Bill

JJ is a totally underrated player; I love his work with Holdsworth!

I'm having major problems with my connection and haven't been able to look at your solo from "Midnight Bell" but I hope to very soon. "Universe" and "Quantum" are both amazing Planet X CD's as well, and Rufus Philpot is another much underrated player with phenomenal chops.

I'm digressing a bit but have you heard "Heavy Machinery" by the Johansson bros and Allan Holdsworth? Jens' left hand is doing some outrageous stuff and well worth closer inspection, which leads me to...

Tab transcriptions. I'm desperate to find tab such as that from the above artists. Ok, I love the usual, more widely known and common artist transcriptions but it would be wonderful to access some less available tab, too. John Patitucci (I can only find notation) and Matt Garrison (I can't find anything, lol) tab would be a breath of fresh air.

Anyway, mate, I'm really looking forward to you getting your website up and running.

Cheers

Scott.

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Been a fan of Flim since I was a teenager (now 50). I bought an LP called Grasshopper by the Wayne Johnson Trio. This recently appeared on youtube from 1982. Follow the link and htere is loads more early JJ. An amusing aside, the drummer, Bill Berg, is not a pro musician. He is a Disney animator and drew Beauty from Beauty and The Beast and, I think, some of the lead characters in The Lion King.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k5EQWfqVOQ

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Glad to see some JJ's fans out there! yeah aswell as an incredible player he is a really humble guy also, i managed to have a chat with him after a very intimate (150-200 capacitiy) Allan Holdsworth gig in Swindon around 7 years ago! :-)

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Very well played Bill and yes JJ is so good - amazing tone, great taste and lovely musical chops - bastard! Only kidding he's massively underrated - probably becuase he doesn't do 'stunt' bass playing - but he really has got it all as a player.

Nice one

Bit cheesy this but hey it's a great bass solo - 2mins or so in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqY9Ivntfo

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[quote name='urb' timestamp='1392130323' post='2365095']
Very well played Bill and yes JJ is so good - amazing tone, great taste and lovely musical chops - bastard! Only kidding he's massively underrated - probably becuase he doesn't do 'stunt' bass playing - but he really has got it all as a player.

Nice one

Bit cheesy this but hey it's a great bass solo - 2mins or so in:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqY9Ivntfo[/media]
[/quote]

Now THAT'S what I call a bass solo! Tasty (and tasteful) fills but still holding things together...love it!

BTW, didn't Marcus play on a track called "Rio Funk" years ago?

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[quote name='Scott S' timestamp='1392173158' post='2365667']
BTW, didn't Marcus play on a track called "Rio Funk" years ago?
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Yep - The original studio version. The Marcus solo is about 02:55
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KC-PLSkQn0[/media]

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[quote name='urb' timestamp='1392130323' post='2365095']
Very well played Bill and yes JJ is so good - amazing tone, great taste and lovely musical chops - bastard! Only kidding he's massively underrated - probably becuase he doesn't do 'stunt' bass playing - but he really has got it all as a player.

Nice one

Bit cheesy this but hey it's a great bass solo - 2mins or so in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIqY9Ivntfo
[/quote]

urb, on 11 February 2014 - 02:52 PM, said:
Very well played Bill and yes JJ is so good - amazing tone, great taste and lovely musical chops - bastard! Only kidding he's massively underrated - probably becuase he doesn't do 'stunt' bass playing - but he really has got it all as a player.

Nice one

Bit cheesy this but hey it's a great bass solo - 2mins or so in:



Thanks Mike, and great clip of Jimmy! Haven't seen that one before - Cheers for sharing :-)

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