AM1 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1414238404' post='2587363'] Might not get any thanks here, but Rocco is way too mechical and it just isn't funky, IMO. [/quote][url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56_eUJzWOTg"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56_eUJzWOTg[/url] Those clipped grooves are an art form in and of themselves, he has plenty of funk, he just chooses when to unleash it to suit the songs. Listen to that bass and drum interaction at 1:19 onwards - that has the funk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) those SEMIQUAVERS, (were not in america) are played to very good affect by this master. always thought his playing was amazing around those changes. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7nXpLCr3T8[/media] Edited November 1, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1414238404' post='2587363'] Might not get any thanks here, but Rocco is way too mechical and it just isn't funky, IMO. U.K guy I used to like, Jerome Rimson. You can't ignore Jaco, as you know. You can get great lines from a pick and heavy muting. Anthony Jackson and Bobby Vega... who is great at whatever he does.. [media]http://vimeo.com/72357168[/media] [/quote]Francis Prestia Mechanical.? Not Funky.? like you say, its just your opinion but dude even if it comes down to ones own taste, thats not true. Rocco has played some of the funkiest bass lines ever written. but beauty in the eye and all that. Edited November 1, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 (edited) [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1414238404' post='2587363'] Might not get any thanks here, but Rocco is way too mechical and it just isn't funky, IMO. U.K guy I used to like, Jerome Rimson. You can't ignore Jaco, as you know. You can get great lines from a pick and heavy muting. Anthony Jackson and Bobby Vega... who is great at whatever he does.. [media]http://vimeo.com/72357168[/media] [/quote]that guy has some great feel. he explains his technique very well also. actually that guy is awesome. i learned a lot from that. Edited November 1, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Someone not mentioned here yet is Willie Weeks, check out his work on Donny Hathaway Live, to my mind one of the funkiest recordings in existence. Thing is with Willie is that his lines are super musical as well as very funky, and by all accounts he's a lovely guy too, a pal of mine has recorded with him (and Steve Jordan) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414431307' post='2589210'] Jerry Jemmott is well worth a mention [/quote] Worth a few bars of 16th note mentions. Great, melodic groover. I might be wrong, but I think Jaco mentioned him as an influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1414877156' post='2594350'] Francis Prestia Mechanical.? Not Funky.? like you say, its just your opinion but dude even if it comes down to ones own taste, thats not true. Rocco has played some of the funkiest bass lines ever written. but beauty in the eye and all that. [/quote] I can't listen to him..and I certainly can't watch his tutorials videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassnut62 Posted November 2, 2014 Share Posted November 2, 2014 [quote name='jakenewmanbass' timestamp='1414878071' post='2594364'] Someone not mentioned here yet is Willie Weeks, check out his work on Donny Hathaway Live, to my mind one of the funkiest recordings in existence. Thing is with Willie is that his lines are super musical as well as very funky, and by all accounts he's a lovely guy too, a pal of mine has recorded with him (and Steve Jordan) [/quote] +1 for Willy Weeks...that Donny Live album is one of my faves, along with the Curtis (Mayfield) Live album recorded around the same time, and I think it might have been Willy Weeks on the Curtis album too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1414913310' post='2594519'] Worth a few bars of 16th note mentions. Great, melodic groover. I might be wrong, but I think Jaco mentioned him as an influence. [/quote] You're not wrong Garry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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