bubinga5 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Just a scratch on the surface of Donny's music. who knows what music he might have gone on to write. i love this record. i always encourage people who haven't heard Donny Hathaway, to have a listen. his voice is perfection imo.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxu1iDTeIUs[/media] Edited October 12, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote
Huge Hands Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 His live album with Willie Weeks on bass is fantastic - and one of the best bass solos ever (IMHO) Quote
bubinga5 Posted October 12, 2014 Author Posted October 12, 2014 [quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1413072449' post='2574762'] His live album with Willie Weeks on bass is fantastic - and one of the best bass solos ever (IMHO) [/quote]its possibly mine and many others favourite bass lines.. Little Ghetto Boy imo is some of the best playing I've heard ever. Willie is playing on the previous record also i believe. Quote
blamelouis Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 [quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1413072449' post='2574762'] His live album with Willie Weeks on bass is fantastic - and one of the best bass solos ever (IMHO) [/quote] Heard a story the solo was recorded on different nights and pasted together. Dunno how true that is. Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 sublime... and yep Willie Weeks is dynamite on all of it, worth checking him out on Rickie Lee Jones first album too... Quote
molan Posted October 12, 2014 Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Great song never heard this one before Edited October 12, 2014 by molan Quote
blue Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 [quote name='Huge Hands' timestamp='1413072449' post='2574762'] His live album with Willie Weeks on bass is fantastic - and one of the best bass solos ever (IMHO) [/quote] That solo is already a huge part a rock and roll history. One of my favorite albums of all time. It's surreal. You can hear the whole album plus outtakes on Youtube. Blue Quote
blue Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 (edited) [quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1413123305' post='2575073'] sublime... and yep Willie Weeks is dynamite on all of it, worth checking him out on Rickie Lee Jones first album too... [/quote] And over here you will always hear the ignorant ones on automatic pilot with that " I hate Country Music " response. Well Willie moved to Nashville just like Frampton and Walsh did. I'm sure these guys all had good reason for it. Blue Edited October 13, 2014 by blue Quote
blue Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 [quote name='blamelouis' timestamp='1413122957' post='2575069'] Heard a story the solo was recorded on different nights and pasted together. Dunno how true that is. [/quote] Maybe, who knows. Regardless it's still "top shelf". Blue Quote
blue Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 I wish my phone was ringing like Willie's. Blue Quote
yorks5stringer Posted October 13, 2014 Posted October 13, 2014 Just been listening to the Live album and Everything is Everything on my Amazon Music Library. Like the track on the OP too. Quote
Colonel36 Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1413071970' post='2574757'] Just a scratch on the surface of Donny's music. who knows what music he might have gone on to write. i love this record. i always encourage people who haven't heard Donny Hathaway, to have a listen. his voice is perfection imo.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxu1iDTeIUs[/media] [/quote] What a sublime sound. Quote
bassintheface Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 'These songs for you' is one of my favorite albums. Wille and the band are amazing, but Donny..........WOW. Quote
Huge Hands Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 [quote name='bassintheface' timestamp='1413275385' post='2576493'] 'These songs for you' is one of my favorite albums. [/quote] If it is the "These Songs For You - LIVE" one, I believe that album is made up from the "outtakes, alternate versions and extras" from the "Donny Hathaway Live" album. I also belive it features a 16 year old Fred White (later to be in EWF) on drums and my favourite guitarist Cornell Dupree (RIP). Quote
Bassnut62 Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Another tasteful selection there Bubinga. Gotta love Donny Hathaway. I put him up there with Curtis Mayfield and Leroy Hutson too. Think I'll post some gratuitous Leroy....just for good measure....see new thread.... Quote
bubinga5 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 (edited) Very sad to think with all the amazing happy music he made, he ended up committing suicide from severe depression. very powerful thing the mind.. Edited October 14, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote
Bassnut62 Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 Yes, great loss He was classically trained and apparently always felt that he sold out with his recordings. Sad he may not have realised just how good he was. He was at school with Roberta Flack too and did some great work with her. Quote
blue Posted October 14, 2014 Posted October 14, 2014 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1413309242' post='2577029'] Very sad to think with all the amazing happy music he made, he ended up committing suicide from severe depression. very powerful thing the mind.. [/quote] It's seems like many of the[i] "greats"[/i] are somewhere else mentally from the rest of us. Blue Quote
bubinga5 Posted October 14, 2014 Author Posted October 14, 2014 [quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1413319401' post='2577165'] Yes, great loss He was classically trained and apparently always felt that he sold out with his recordings. Sad he may not have realised just how good he was. He was at school with Roberta Flack too and did some great work with her. [/quote] yeah i heard that.. my mums favourite singer was Roberta. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcWFOIhY9eM Quote
spongebob Posted October 15, 2014 Posted October 15, 2014 Love that album. I always imagine how it would have changed had Donny not sadly departed. BTA is a total classic. I've heard some stories about his latter years, and it's very sad indeed. Quote
alstocko Posted October 13, 2015 Posted October 13, 2015 Slight revival. Loving this after not listening to Donnie for years. Tangent: does anybody know which bass WW used on 'Live'? Was it a '57 P w/flats? Quote
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