Anyone like Willie Weeks's playing???

[bubinga5]

Hello people. Is anyone aware of Willie Weeks's playing. I was listening to Donny Hathaway's live album and i love his playing on Little Ghetto Boy and Whats Going On, and a few Chaka Khan tracks... does anyone know of any other soul albums he has played on.

Any suggestions?

[bass349]

"the baaaadest bass player in the country.. Willie Weeks y'all!"

there was a really good write up and interview with him in bass player magazine a while back.. might be on their website or something.

[Stifflip]

Thar you blow:
http://www.bassplayer.com/story.asp?...storycode=9824

[bubinga5]

[PeppermanL2K]

I saw him with Clapton this past Wednesday night and was very pleased. I remember him from my old George Harrison LP's. Always liked his style!

[txbasschik]

Originally Posted by bubinga5

Hello people. Is anyone aware of Willie Weeks's playing. I was listening to Donny Hathaway's live album and i love his playing on Little Ghetto Boy and Whats Going On, and a few Chaka Khan tracks... does anyone know of any other soul albums he has played on.

Any suggestions?

From those recordings, I really love "The Ghetto" and "Everything Is Everything". I never get tired of listening to them, and I try to play them when I need to "study", rather than just learn material. A very good local bassist urged me to learn those bass lines, and that when I could play them, I would be able to play anything.

Can't play every *bit* of them, of course, but its fun to try.

Cherie

[basshawk]

Here are a few that I found on the web:

Brecker Brothers (I can't remember the titles)
David Bowie, Young Americans (with Newmark)
Isaac Hayes, New Horizon
Janis Ian, "Memphis"
Carole King, Wrap Around Joy (Newmark only); Really Rosie (Newmark only)
George Harrison, Living In The Material World, Dark Horse, George Harrison, Somewhere In England
Rickie Lee Jones
Alicia Keys, "Wake Up"
Laura Nyro, Nested
Pointer Sisters, Havin' A Party
The Rolling Stones, "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll"
Leo Sayer, Endless Flight
Carly Simon, Anticipation (Newmark only)
Rod Stewart, "Let Me Be Your Car" (with Newmark); A Night On The Town
James Taylor, In The Pocket
Richard & Linda Thompson, First Light (with Newmark)
Tom Verlaine, "The Scientist Writes A Letter" (Newmark only)
Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood (with Newmark)
Stevie Wonder, "He's Misstra Know-it-all"
Ron Wood, I've Got My Own Album To Do (with Newmark); Now Look (with Newmark)

Originally Posted by bubinga5

Hello people. Is anyone aware of Willie Weeks's playing. I was listening to Donny Hathaway's live album and i love his playing on Little Ghetto Boy and Whats Going On, and a few Chaka Khan tracks... does anyone know of any other soul albums he has played on.

Any suggestions?

[NJL]

I have a bass that he played on during his tour with Vince Gill in Japan.... it's tucked away in my closet at home.

His work with Donny Hathaway was my favorite.

[emblymouse]

Originally Posted by bubinga5

Hello people. Is anyone aware of Willie Weeks's playing. I was listening to Donny Hathaway's live album and i love his playing on Little Ghetto Boy and Whats Going On, and a few Chaka Khan tracks... does anyone know of any other soul albums he has played on.

Any suggestions?

Hey, there is a recent John Scofield disc that is all Ray Charles covers that Mr. Weeks is on. Also Steve Jordan and cool guest vocalists. I highly reccommend!

Thanks for the discography, listening to the above had me wondering what else he's done.

[markjazzbassist]

i love willie weeks. i love his stuff with donny the most.

if you want to check out what he played on check out this website


www.allmusic.com


after entering his name go to credits and you can see every album he played on.

[nysbob]

I had the good fortune to have dinner with him a couple years ago in Nashville (at the now defunct Houston's) - what a super nice guy - very easy to talk to. We were talking about EUBs (he said he had been playing some upright with Vince and was thinking about something more portable) and I wound up taking him out to the parking lot and setting up my Clevinger for him to check out. Obviously a memorable night.

[ArwinH]

I love the tracks he plays on john mayer's continuum, and herbie hancock's possibilities.

[deaf pea]

"you can see every album he played on."

I wish that was true, but the reality is that allmusic.com lists only the credits that have been reported to them, not by any means ALL of any musician's credits.

I was very active, as a musician, in the session scene in Los Angeles from 1973-1978. A lot of those LP jackets didn't list the musicians . . . so those LPs (Tom Jones, Johnny Mathis, Osmonds, Al Wilson, Johnny Bristol, etc, etc, etc) don't show up on either of the two listings that are in my name. But one of my credits (Roy Buchanan - "Loading Zone) appears on BOTH of my listings! And one of my credits (Jackie DeShannon "You're the Only Dancer" produced by Jim Ed Norman) appears on the credits page of a country singer-guitarist(with the same name as me)! His listing also has 2 entrys from another guy (RIP) with the same name, a disco singer and Porno star.
I also find it interesting that my more recent, Grammy award winning work is not listed, even though my name is clearly credited as "ingeniero" or "ingeniero de mezcla" in the CD booklets.
I have sent many e-mails and "corrections" to allmusic.com, to try to consolidate all the info pertaining to my work in one listing, but to no avail . . . they've still got it all wrong.

So, be advised. You can learn SOME of the credits of your favorites by checking allmusic.com, but if it's anything like on my page(s) there, you'll only see about 10% of the work of any ones' career there.

[gfab333]

Great player! another legend from the '60s & '70s who left us with a legacy of many classic grooves and riffs..

[terrelli721]

Originally Posted by bubinga5

Hello people. Is anyone aware of Willie Weeks's playing. I was listening to Donny Hathaway's live album and i love his playing on Little Ghetto Boy and Whats Going On, and a few Chaka Khan tracks... does anyone know of any other soul albums he has played on.

Any suggestions?

The pocket master himself!!!!

[jerry]

Willie and drum great Andy Newmark made a great combo, check out their work on Neil Larson's 'Jungle Fever'.