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Jimmy Blanton ... was he really all that?


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[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1450112532' post='2929716']
What if I was there in a former life? You know, man, like reincarnated, man?
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if you were, could you confirm whether or not he wore a headband.... that could certainly sway some opinions.

i'll be honest i had not heard of him before, but i like his groove, he holds they rhythm but has his own groove without "aimlessly noodling", compliments the music right nice.

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[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450112383' post='2929713']
i think to be honest before this gets to far, you had to be there or you don't understand
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[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450112718' post='2929719']
"aimlessly noodling"
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it seems you've already said both of the things I came here to say...

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[quote name='RockfordStone' timestamp='1450112718' post='2929719']
if you were, could you confirm whether or not he wore a headband.... that could certainly sway some opinions.

i'll be honest i had not heard of him before, but i like his groove, he holds they rhythm but has his own groove without "aimlessly noodling", compliments the music right nice.
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No headband, but suit, shirt and tie, probably hat, trilby style.

He was dead at 23.

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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450113270' post='2929732']
A decent bass solo, if only that darned piano would shut the f*** up, aimlessly noodling away at the back, there..! :angry:
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I am more irritated by the Drummer, or the punter, or maybe both,
who seem to be munching their way through a very large bag of crisps.

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1450115573' post='2929767']
I am more irritated by the Drummer, or the punter, or maybe both,
who seem to be munching their way through a very large bag of crisps.
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Dem ain't no crisps; dem's crispy noodles..! [sharedmedia=core:attachments:170081]

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[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1450115573' post='2929767']
I am more irritated by the Drummer, or the punter, or maybe both,
who seem to be munching their way through a very large bag of crisps.
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That will be the Pringles percussionist setting up...

http://youtu.be/q-RbjrMb53s

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[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1450120275' post='2929822']
Was Jimmy Blanton all that [i]what[/i]..? Please complete your sentences..! <_<
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I was hoping that you would work out what that was for me.

Anyway I have checked the dates of birth and death and it's possible that McCartney is a reincarnation of Blanton.

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[quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1450120519' post='2929826']
Anyway I have checked the dates of birth and death and it's possible that McCartney is a reincarnation of Blanton.
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If you play Let It Be backwards, you can clearly hear Macca saying "I am Jimmy Blanton, and I'm all that. Stop the aimless noodling and bring me my f***ing headband".

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Jimmy Blanton was definitely all that. He was only a young kid but he was the first known bass player to stretch out from what was expected of us. He was really thinking outside of the box in his time.
He unlocked the door that Scott Lafaro opened before Jaco booted it off it's hinges.
(imho and all that jazz)

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