stewblack Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 I assume everyone and his drummer is familiar with [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]this[/url]? I wasn't until now so here you go. Quote
lonestar Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 i'd give one of my kidneys to come up with a bass part like that. Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 It is impossible to hear that too many times. Quote
onehappybunny Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) ...and another one. Not the Jackson's greatest song but what a sweet bassline Edited October 6, 2008 by onehappybunny Quote
silverfoxnik Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='stewblack' post='300851' date='Oct 6 2008, 09:55 PM']I assume everyone and his drummer is familiar with [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uCrO3iVWZE8"]this[/url]? I wasn't until now so here you go.[/quote] Fantastic.. Thanks! Quote
Thunderthumbs Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 [quote name='onehappybunny' post='300910' date='Oct 6 2008, 11:11 PM']...and another one. Not the Jackson's greatest song but what a sweet bassline [/quote] One of my favourite bass lines of all time. In the "Standing in the shadows" book, it says that apart from the opening few bars, no other bar is repeated throughout the song. Incredible. Quote
stewblack Posted October 7, 2008 Author Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='300967' date='Oct 7 2008, 12:50 AM']In the "Standing in the shadows" book, it says that apart from the opening few bars, no other bar is repeated throughout the song. Incredible.[/quote] It's one of the challenges I find in learning songs from that fine book; the lack of repetition. It's as if he was jamming around a theme and each time is subtly different from the last. Either that or he was so good he deliberately found as many variations as he could. Either way I have Basschat (and Bassworld before it) to thank for introducing me to the great man. Quote
Monz Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 What a bass hero.... Still can't get over how lifeless the strings sound or it that done in post editing? I can hear lots of compression Quote
Clarky Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 What about this vocal-free version of Bernadette? [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&...feature=related[/url] My all-time fave Jamerson lines though are on Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" Quote
rjb Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) Jamerson was brilliant. I learnt tons by playing along with his parts of "What's goin' on". [quote name='Monz' post='301002' date='Oct 7 2008, 08:07 AM']What a bass hero.... Still can't get over how lifeless the strings sound or it that done in post editing? I can hear lots of compression[/quote] As Tl said, that's the sound of very old flatwound strings. If you want a similar sound I'd recommend grabbing a set of Thomastik flats. I've got a set on my Std which I use to get an old motown boom. They sound great and will probably improve as they age. Edited October 7, 2008 by rjb Quote
markytbass Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Those clips sound sweet, I love the sound Jamerson gets from his bass. Thanks for posting them. Quote
molan Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='301018' date='Oct 7 2008, 08:28 AM']What about this vocal-free version of Bernadette? [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&...feature=related[/url] My all-time fave Jamerson lines though are on Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On"[/quote] I can't get enough Jamerson - I've got an entire album of Motown instrumentals, not as bare as this mix but all lead vox removed & some backing vox left in to help identify parts of songs - over 120 tracks of great musicianship from the Funk Brothers Quite a few of the tracks are up on YouTube - here's one of my all time favourites : [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FgX2r7WaIlA"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FgX2r7WaIlA[/url] It's great to listen to the earlier version of the same song and compare what Jamerson did on each : [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xzgIz8SrDgY&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xzgIz8SrDgY&...feature=related[/url] Quote
nick Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='301861' date='Oct 7 2008, 11:46 PM']I can't get enough Jamerson - I've got an entire album of Motown instrumentals, not as bare as this mix but all lead vox removed & some backing vox left in to help identify parts of songs - over 120 tracks of great musicianship from the Funk Brothers [/quote] Would love to hear that Funk Brothers album of yours, is it one of your own compilation or commercially available? Here's my favourite anyway - groove personified! [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI[/url] Can listen to it endlessly Quote
crez5150 Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 The more I listen to Jamerson... makes me just wanna keep picking up my bass.... Something about his internal timing i reckon... just so natural Quote
molan Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 [quote name='nick' post='319167' date='Oct 31 2008, 04:12 PM']Would love to hear that Funk Brothers album of yours, is it one of your own compilation or commercially available? Here's my favourite anyway - groove personified! [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GWsJdnDEzGI[/url] Can listen to it endlessly [/quote] I found it online somwhere - probably not for sale though. I can have a go at burning to CD if you like? Zap me a Pm with some details & I'll see what i can do Quote
EssentialTension Posted October 31, 2008 Posted October 31, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='319208' date='Oct 31 2008, 05:13 PM']I found it online somwhere - probably not for sale though. I can have a go at burning to CD if you like? Zap me a Pm with some details & I'll see what i can do [/quote] Is this series where it may come from: [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_m_h_/275-5728971-7501111?url=search-alias%3Dpopular&field-keywords=Original+Artist+Karaoke%3A+Motown&x=17&y=19"]Motown: Original Artist Karaoke[/url] Quote
acidbass Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 I've just totally bitten the Jamerson bug today, what a fantastic musician. Does anyone know if any transcriptions of his basslines are available online or in published form? There are some of his basslines I'd love to learn (Darling Dear!), though I may well sit and transcribe them myself if there isn't any notation available already! Quote
Clarky Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 [quote name='acidbass' post='323900' date='Nov 7 2008, 04:51 AM']I've just totally bitten the Jamerson bug today, what a fantastic musician. Does anyone know if any transcriptions of his basslines are available online or in published form? There are some of his basslines I'd love to learn (Darling Dear!), though I may well sit and transcribe them myself if there isn't any notation available already![/quote] The book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" transcribes loads of his bass lines (its referred to earlier by a poster in this thread and is, I think, the best written record) Quote
spike Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Theres also "Motown Bass Classics" published by Hal Leonard. Not as good as "Standing in the Shadows" but still worth getting if you're a Motown/Jamerson fan. Quote
OldGit Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 [quote name='Clarky' post='301018' date='Oct 7 2008, 07:28 AM']What about this vocal-free version of Bernadette? [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LLPVqlSw_l4&...feature=related[/url][/quote] Just followed that through on page 128 of the Standing in the Shadows of Motown book ... So what was that about less is more? He's a very busy player on that track. Quote
EssentialTension Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='323965' date='Nov 7 2008, 08:57 AM']Just followed that through on page 128 of the Standing in the Shadows of Motown book ... So what was that about less is more? He's a very busy player on that track.[/quote] He does seem to be able to be very busy and still leave spaces - more and less at the same time! Quote
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