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Not just some of the best music I've ever heard, but some of the best bass playing ever recorded imo. Anthony Jackson on the first (his bass playing is just so wonderful) and Marcus Miller on the second record. can anyone tell me what record Willie Weeks played on.?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3dLwVQUxlo[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNl_GvRlw60[/media]

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[quote name='obi 2 kenobi' timestamp='1448032275' post='2912525']
You should add Clouds. Brilliant track. With a v young Whitney on backing vox

[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xADrCKYUEcc"]http://www.youtube....h?v=xADrCKYUEcc[/url]
[/quote]Ooh that is good. Mr Jackson again so the internet informs me.

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

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Found this. didn't know Luther backed on vocals. [url="http://www.discogs.com/Chaka-Khan-Naughty/release/436110"]http://www.discogs.c.../release/436110[/url]

Willie plays on this one. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Uo46Qs638Y[/media]

not from Naughty but this is an all time favourite. fantastic bass from Abraham Laboriel [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEMoXjl-Xg[/media]

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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1447991125' post='2912112']
Not just some of the best music I've ever heard, but some of the best bass playing ever recorded imo. Anthony Jackson on the first (his bass playing is just so wonderful) and Marcus Miller on the second record. can anyone tell me what record Willie Weeks played on.?
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3dLwVQUxlo[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNl_GvRlw60[/media]
[/quote]

I love Anthony Jackson, his playing is amazing on everything. I don't like Marcus Miller though. Anthony Jackson did a lot of playing on a really early Chaka album, who's name escapes me now, the playing however was quite simply sublime.

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[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Willie Weeks did 'Get ready, get set' and 'Papillon' on the naughty album.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I listen to it on YT and my guess would have been Get Ready for WW... so I award myself a biscuit.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]All Star cast on the album, reviewing the credits..!!![/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Don Grolnick...my second fave piano.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hiram Bullock, gtr solo on Get Ready,[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Hamish Stewert does a lot of gtr...[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Steve Khan and Jeff Mironov, Phil Upchurch[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Whitney and Cissy Houston..plus the Breckers.[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I recall Anthony Jackson saying in an interview that he had never been so indulged in the studio to get his parts sorted..[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]For the cream of NY session guys of the day, the costs must have been outrageous if AJ says the time they had was so[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]much beyond the norm ..!!![/font][/color]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKdfaUoTi2A&index=2&list=PLlvMFsiUEoe2v7gwBEc4icwysrSITePTr

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[quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1448153689' post='2913386']
not from Naughty but this is an all time favourite. fantastic bass from Abraham Laboriel [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZEMoXjl-Xg[/media]
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Yep, AL on electric Bass, although most of the Bass lines are David Foster on Moog Bass.
It's such a brilliant arrangement. I love the way the tune modulates to accommodate
Charlie Parkers original recorded four bar break, very clever stuff.
Top, top playing and singing all around.

I read somewhere long ago (IIRC) that Marcus Miller was in his teens when he recorded 'Naughty',
and before the famous Pre-Amp was put into his Bass. It certainly sounds like a very Passive Jazz Bass.

The OP should open up the thread to include favourite CK tracks.
It would run for years...Lol...
Certainly one of my favourite singers.


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This is also a great track from Naughty with AJ on bass, I did a transcription of it a while ago which can be found [url="http://www.freebasstranscriptions.com/basstranscriptions/"]here[/url]:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SkCsW90g0U[/media]


IMHO Anthony Jackson's playing on Chaka's 'Naughty' and 'What Cha Gonna Do For Me' albums represents the high point of his career. I saw him with Hiromi last week in London and he's still as incredible as ever, but I still think the Chaka stuff is the best representation of his playing style in a non-fusion environment.

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[quote name='TKenrick' timestamp='1448452907' post='2915504']
This is also a great track from Naughty with AJ on bass, I did a transcription of it a while ago which can be found [url="http://www.freebasstranscriptions.com/basstranscriptions/"]here[/url]:
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Great stuff!
Some nice (accurate) transcriptions on your site.
:D

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I listened to this album and Whatcha Gonna Do For Me on a drive to a gig on Saturday. I hadn't listened to them for a while- the Brecker sax break out of "Move Me No Mountain" into "Naughty" is so beautiful and on the money. What a tone- he's so badly missed.
So much good bass material on those albums. Jaw dropping AJ lines- the only (fractional) solace being that he didn't come up with them on the spot!

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[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1448465308' post='2915669']
the Brecker sax break out of "Move Me No Mountain" into "Naughty" is so beautiful and on the money. What a tone- he's so badly missed.
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Yep, fantastic!!
Was only listening to Steps 'Live in Japan' today. Brecker...outrageous (silly thing to say - they all are really) :D
[size="2"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjFfu7HKOro[/size]

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1448456052' post='2915545']
Great stuff!
Some nice (accurate) transcriptions on your site.
:D
[/quote]

Thanks! Glad that people find them useful - I'm always torn between trying to perfect the old transcriptions and starting something new.

[quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1448465308' post='2915669']
I listened to this album and Whatcha Gonna Do For Me on a drive to a gig on Saturday. I hadn't listened to them for a while- the Brecker sax break out of "Move Me No Mountain" into "Naughty" is so beautiful and on the money. What a tone- he's so badly missed.
[/quote]

I feel the same about Brecker's solo on Paul Simon's 'Still Crazy After All These Years', impeccable tone and phrasing in a pop context.

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[quote name='Bassnut62' timestamp='1448456689' post='2915553']
I just love everything about Chaka! She is hands down the best female singer of all time IMO.
[/quote] been listening to her music since i was 10 and shes in my top 5 for sure. I feel for You is, although not so much electric bass, there are still some great bass lines on it.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf0HP-Fewvg[/media]

this is still one of my favourite Chaka (Rufus) tracks. fantastic music.!

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnkUw0OURnE[/media]

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you can't have a CK thread without this. written by Prince, harmonica from Stevie Wonder, Rapping from Melle Mel. Synth bass by David Frank. the slap part was played by Chaka. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9E44mClKs[/media]

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