The Temptations (Jamerson Footage)

[lowdown]

Doing the Facebook rounds.
Temptations session with Jamerson.
I Can only find a Facebook link, but well worth a watch and listen.

[size="2"]https://www.facebook.com/100010529253654/videos/117975631896745/?fref=nf[/size]

Edited November 5, 2015 by lowdown

[redstriper]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh_Qg4CbM8Q&ab[/media]

[lowdown]

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[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vh_Qg4CbM8Q&ab[/media]
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Ok, cheers

Edited November 5, 2015 by lowdown

[NoirBass]

Awesome.

[Luulox]

Great stuff

[chris_b]

This was a "session" put together for a local TV company. Motown never recorded like this. The Funk Brothers , strings and vocals would have been recorded separately.

[scalpy]

Great close up of his right hand technique, just a shame they weren't recording 'Grapevine' the Gladys Knight version! I can never do the chorus in that one.

[EssentialTension]

Smokey Robinson in the background conducting.

[drTStingray]

Nice to hear the intricacies of the bass line beyond the octave line at the beginning.

Must say I don't particularly like the bass sound - a little coarse, particularly when heard higher in the mix. I guess the best available at the time and didn't really matter because it would be far less audible through a contemporary Dansette record player or Bush transistor radio. Even less so on MW stations.

[pfretrock]

[quote name='drTStingray' timestamp='1446806546' post='2902460']ning.
Must say I don't particularly like the bass sound - a little coarse, particularly when heard higher in the mix. I guess the best available at the time and didn't really matter because it would be far less audible through a contemporary Dansette record player or Bush transistor radio. Even less so on MW stations.
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I read somewhere it was also mixed low to stop pickup arms jumping out of the groove (but don't think that would apply to a Dansette! maybe to a more hi-fi radio station deck)

scalpy, have you seen this?

[url="http://www.jamersonanalysed.co.uk/2013/11/i-heard-it-through-grapevine-gladys.html"]http://www.jamersona...ine-gladys.html[/url]

[scalpy]

scalpy, have you seen this?

[url="http://www.jamersonanalysed.co.uk/2013/11/i-heard-it-through-grapevine-gladys.html"]http://www.jamersona...ine-gladys.html[/url]
[/quote

Brain expanded, fingers waiting to catch up to nail chorus 3!

[WRoberts]

Oh, man! Look at Jamerson's hand position? It's so funky on the intro -- C on the A to open G. All these years I've been playing it like EVERYBODY on Earth -- C on A to G on D string. Duh. This too short video has already got me shifting concepts. Too bad there seems to be a lack of musicians interested in MoTown to do a damned thing with it.

[Jazzneck]

[quote name='pfretrock' timestamp='1446811589' post='2902513']
I read somewhere it was also mixed low to stop pickup arms jumping out of the groove (but don't think that would apply to a Dansette! maybe to a more hi-fi radio station deck)

scalpy, have you seen this?

[url="http://www.jamersonanalysed.co.uk/2013/11/i-heard-it-through-grapevine-gladys.html"]http://www.jamersona...ine-gladys.html[/url]
[/quote]

You're partially right, but if the Dansette arm did jump out of the groove we would put a Ha'penny on the arm, just over the stylus, to prevent that happening.

Edited November 8, 2015 by Jazzneck

[Lozz196]

[quote name='WRoberts' timestamp='1446821018' post='2902653']
Oh, man! Look at Jamerson's hand position? It's so funky on the intro -- C on the A to open G. All these years I've been playing it like EVERYBODY on Earth -- C on A to G on D string. Duh. This too short video has already got me shifting concepts. Too bad there seems to be a lack of musicians interested in MoTown to do a damned thing with it.
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Yep, great shame that, Motown is the ultimate feel-good music for me. When I finally get round to hanging up my punk playing I intend to start/join a Motown style band.

[barneyg42]

And Standing in the Shadows of Motown is in the DVD player again!!!

[Jazzneck]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]As I posted in the other similar thread, 'cause it's something I feel quite strongly about regarding modern teaching methods and technique.[/font][/color]

No apologies for being boring.

[i][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"Great stuff.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]But he would have failed grade 1 with that technique today. [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I wonder how many "Institute Taught" bass players are now going to fit pickup covers on their Precisions and adapt their right and left hand techniques after seeing that? [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] "[/font][/color][/i]

Edited November 8, 2015 by Jazzneck

[scalpy]

I saw a great bass player Friday night who only used his index finger and maybe occasionally his pinky. Great sound and great feel. Who cares if the technique gets the job done.

[Jazzneck]

[quote name='scalpy' timestamp='1447011846' post='2904181']
I saw a great bass player Friday night who only used his index finger and maybe occasionally his pinky. Great sound and great feel. Who cares if the technique gets the job done.
[/quote]

Exactly my point.

[EssentialTension]

Not all upright bassists use a one finger technique but I'm pretty sure that's where Jamerson's right hand one finger hook originiates.

[ivansc]

I bought my 62 precision in 63. Exact same model as the funk machine.

James played his ornate bass lines and became famous for it..
I got told to stop being so busy and play the root.