Can anyone help me identify this player?

knigel · #1 01-05-2010, 01:01 PM

At practice the other night, my band (a...not great...noisy rock band) covered this as a laugh. We just all sort of knew it. I had a little trouble with the bass part (I was playing it off the top of my head), so when I got home I decided to practice it a bit. Well, this live version is amazing, and I find the bass part to be even tastier than the recorded version.

Breezin', George Benson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QjTK0pL1go

Anyway, can anyone identify who the bass player is? I'd like to see some more videos of him performing.

I'm sure it's one of those guys like "that's a young Bootsy Collins fool!" "That's Jamerson, moron!" but I really don't know who it is!

Thanks in advance.

Woodchuck · #2 01-05-2010, 01:52 PM

Might be Stanley Banks. Root, 5ths, and octaves! Gotta love it!!

knigel · #3 01-05-2010, 01:54 PM

The guy is just linty!

BZadlo · #4 01-05-2010, 02:09 PM

I think that's Stanley Banks.
He's a great guy!

JimK · #5 01-06-2010, 04:50 AM

IIRC, it's Banks.
Once upon a time, Bass Player did an article on him...it's been a few years & I cannot recall the exact issue.

For some, Breezin' was the FIRST-EVER Smooth Jazz album...the album that spawned a lotta crap that more than a few nowadaze call "Jazz".

Guitar-meister Phil Upchurch also played bass on the Breezin' album..."Six To Four" for sure.

knigel · #6 01-06-2010, 05:25 PM

Stanley Banks. Thanks for the help--now I have somewhere to start my research. I appreciate it!