help with Gospel music/bass playing

[chantezlebas]

Hi,

Im trying to study gospel music and i´ve found some short clips of this amazing style of music and bass players on youtube .
i wonder if someone could name actual recordings that contain good bass playing in this genre , i would love to buy some for my record collection.



Thanks a lot,

[spigmu]

chantezlebas, do you mean modern, sophistifunk gospel, or everything else? : ) That's a general mental divider in my head of two distinct gospel bass styles.

[kenlacam]

^Indeed. There are several genres within gospel-for instance, contemporary gospel (Hezekiah Walker, Ricky Dillard, Kirk Franklin, Fred Hammond(and I'd highly recommend Fred Hammond, as he is a great bassist), etc), there is country gospel (UGH), christian rock, etc. So depending on which genre you are interested in would determine which suggestions could be made.

[spigmu]

As much as it really makes my wife (and everybody else) completely bonkers, most weekends there will be at least one time I blast Hezekiah Walker at Radio City from start to finish. Reggie Parker and Dwayne Gott are so great!!!!!! It's a typical contemporary "live" gospel recording completely overwhelmed with studio overdubs, but I don't care. I love it : )

[MNAirHead]

Do you have a public access radio station? Most inner city neighborhoods will have radio shows on Sunday morning.. the issue is that they're normally smaller wattage radio stations.

I'd really suggest going to an inner city service if you're interested.

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I play in a contemporary power rock service.. this is more tuning it in (KLOVE ETC).. many churches are screaming for bass players - much easier to find a contemporary gig than an urban gospel gig... music is easier to pickup (think bad U2 charts)

Timmy

[Dr_Funkdamental]

Off the top of the head:

Fred Hammond- Pages of Life I & II, Speak Those Things Vol III, Purpose by Design
Israel Houghton and New Breed- Live From Another Level
Kirk Franklin- The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin
Lisa Mclendon-Live from the House of Blues

There are hundreds of others of course, but I just spout off these. If you do a search, there are more indepth threads on the same subject.

[davecheng]

2nd on Fred Hammond's "Purpose by Design"!

Between Maurice Fitzgerald and Hammond's own bass playing, this DVD is a clinic in gospel grooves.

[chantezlebas]

im sorry . I didnt know that there were so many types of gospel.
As for the radio station, i live in Portugal (Europe) and we dont have that kind of music on radio here ...maybe i could search on internet radio...
Anyways i was asking about funky/soul gospel ....i found some videos of a great gospel bassplayer Andrew Gouche.....thats the kind of gospel im interested in....
(i will use the search tool for this subject)


Thanks for all the input

[bubinga5]

I would highly, and i mean highly recommend a band called 'New Direction'... the best Gospel ive heard...

If you like Gouche this band are for you...

[bottomzone]

"Return"-The Annointed Pace Sister, with the masterful Darrell Freeman on bass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fY94ri2WOE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwLi3nBboAc



"Get Your Praise On"-New Direction, with the amazing Sharay Reed on bass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjDmye9bYjs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pATcvr3zAhg


"Send in the Praise-New Direction with Rodney Jones Killin' the bass:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA2lwHQXYKo


Any of Joe Pace and the Colorado Mass Choir CD's with very tasty playing by Simeon Baker on bass.


"Open for Discussion"-Edward Buckley & Unity in Spirit in one of the most innovative gospel CD's that I have ever heard. Darrell Freeman and Jeremy Thomas are layin' down some serious grooves!!!

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ebuckleyuis



This is just the tip of the iceberg.....




A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

[ducknturtle]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Just great stuff.

[Torch7]

http://www.youtube.com/Gospelbasslines/ - My brother "Sean Byrd" is just plain sick.

Donnie McClurkin's "Pslams Hymns and Spiritual Songs" - The Aforementioned Darrell Freeman is playing on that CD.

[capnsandwich]

Check out this thread I started a while back.