Anthony Jackson

[Bilbo]

Go, big guy....

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gUWIQ8nHTko&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gUWIQ8nHTko&...feature=related[/url]

[BigBeefChief]

The pianist needs a slap.

[Bilbo]

He can be a bit of a easy target! But AJ is SO IN THE POCKET!

[BigBeefChief]

Songs without lyrics shouldn't be allowed to have names.

[Soulfinger]

Dang, that is some hot stuff. Incredibly tight band, superb charts and that line up is awe-inspiring.

You gotta love how AJ gives 110% every time. He´s so into it.

Thanks for that vid, Bilbo.

[steve-soar]

Here's the grumpy one doing his thing in fine style.
[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1EcxC5AgnPU&feature=related"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1EcxC5AgnPU&...feature=related[/url]
I would hate to see AJ's "f*** face".
Check out his work with Chaka Khan, the best.

[6stringbassist]

Anthony Jackson is one of the worlds top players, a true musician, and I think he invented the 6 string bass as we know it today.

I got to see him last year at a masterclass at ICMP with Mike Stern, he comes across as being a bit aloof, but he's not, he's just passionate about his music, and playing, he's a really nice guy.

[OutToPlayJazz]

Awesome big band in the first clip & the Michel Camilo Trio are utterly fantastic! Thanks for those. Bilbo & Steve!

[6stringbassist]

This is where I saw him

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOOapaKtbU"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4qOOapaKtbU[/url]

His command of the instrument is astounding.

When he arrived for the class he was wearing splints or supports on his wrists, I've heard recently that he's had to have surgery on them, he's played 36" scale basses for years, fitted with quite heavy gauge strings and he used to favour quite a high action, he's also sufferred from arthritus for quite some time.

He was once sacked from a band, I think it was by Al Jarreau for not standing up to play, and not dancing, his Fodera doesn't even have straplocks fitted.

Edited November 2, 2008 by 6stringbassist

[ARGH]

I like this number

[url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xKlbeHLf4"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=I4xKlbeHLf4[/url]

classic

[ARGH]

Given his absolute focus for perfection,innovation,and sheer refusal to accept constraints and limitations,and lets face it,the 6 string Bass guitar IS the standard instrument for pros these days.......AJ's amazing. And thats not opinion,thats fact.

[lonestar]

Thanks Bilbo
I really enjoyed that what a player he is. Great Band;Tight as a gnats chuff.

[lowdown]

Good one Bilbo...

Good to see he made it into the Basschat top 10...



Garry

[Bilbo]

[quote name='BigBeefChief' post='319723' date='Nov 1 2008, 05:56 PM']Songs without lyrics shouldn't be allowed to have names.[/quote]

It has got lyrics; it was recorded by Manhattan Transfer for their 1983 album 'Bodies and Souls' .

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='ARGH' post='319891' date='Nov 1 2008, 11:57 PM']lets face it,the 6 string Bass guitar IS the standard instrument for pros these days[/quote]

Whuh? I can't remember the last time I saw anybody with a 6-string bass. It was probably early '90s though.

[Gwilym]

[quote name='dlloyd' post='320016' date='Nov 2 2008, 11:01 AM']Are you sure? He looked like he was smiling and having fun...[/quote]

nice bass playing, but the music was total cheese. i love big band stuff, Jaco's big band arrangements, Joe Zawinul's Brown Street, Music Inc.(Charles Tolliver), Mingus Big band. you get the picture

but I think that as a piece of music was pretty soul-less. perhaps the big band equivalent of Kenny G?

maybe i'm being to harsh, but regardless of the bass playing, the music doesn't cut it (for me) ;0)

[RayFW]

[quote name='Gwilym' post='320141' date='Nov 2 2008, 02:03 PM']nice bass playing, but the music was total cheese. i love big band stuff, Jaco's big band arrangements, Joe Zawinul's Brown Street, Music Inc.(Charles Tolliver), Mingus Big band. you get the picture

but I think that as a piece of music was pretty soul-less. perhaps the big band equivalent of Kenny G?

maybe i'm being to harsh, but regardless of the bass playing, the music doesn't cut it (for me) ;0)[/quote]
I agree. There's no doubting that the musicianship is outstanding but the music left me cold.

[Bilbo]

Its not deep, folks, just a goreat groove and high energy playing.

Even jazz musicians can have fun.

[Huge Hands]

[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='319807' date='Nov 1 2008, 08:26 PM']Awesome big band in the first clip....[/quote]

I also noted Lou Marini of SNL and Blues Brothers fame playing sax in the front row, and was that Kevin ??? the original trumpeter from Incognito on the back row?

Do I win any points??

[Faithless]

Camilo's trio is so much more interesting to listen... That's what I'm doing now.

[Soulfinger]

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='320671' date='Nov 3 2008, 09:48 AM']Its not deep, folks, just a great groove and high energy playing.

Even jazz musicians can have fun.[/quote]
+ 1.

Besides, rayfw: half of the horns were playing with the Mingus Big Band one time or the other...

[quote name='Huge Hands' post='320732' date='Nov 3 2008, 11:17 AM']I also noted Lou Marini of SNL and Blues Brothers fame playing sax in the front row, and was that Kevin ??? the original trumpeter from Incognito on the back row?

Do I win any points??[/quote]
Trumpet line-up, left to right: Ron Tooley, Jon Faddis, Michael Philipp Mossman, Virgil Jones.

[alexclaber]

I love AJ's playing on this kind of latin influenced jazz! Great tone as well. And his array of comedy faces is unparalleled...

Alex

[wombatboter]

I still wouldn't be surprised if it would turn out to be Eddy Murphy who would pop up from under Anthony's latex skin disguise...

[Bilbo]

When Jackson toured the UK with Michel Petrucianni, he was about 8-stone. Thin as a rake. Bizarre but he didn't look much like Eddie Murphy (more like a thin Anthony Jackson )

[ARGH]

Was he not really ill recently?