bubinga5 Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 One of the most unknown great is this cat. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 I mean come on . That jazz bass tone alone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 I only know him from the stuff he did with Ben Harper but he was a great player 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old Horse Murphy said: I only know him from the stuff he did with Ben Harper but he was a great player 👍 The second vid is a solo he played with Ben. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Awesome playing, great groove. And yes - that Jazz bass tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 I'm not sure he was an 'unknown', I thought he was quite highly regarded out on the West Coast? Certainly his long time gig with Ben Harper's band, then onto 'Innocent Criminals', along with his associated sessions were well documented. The big man was a real cool player with a great groove. I remember when he passed away last year, it was quite sad really. Juan Nelson, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals Bassist, Dead at 62 (spin.com) Here is something from his more melodic side of his soloing. He starts off with some scat vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crawford13 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 His playing on Ben Harper's Live from Mars is incredible. Thanks for reminding me of Juan, I now have something to listen to tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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