This ones for Dr. Cheese and DWBass

JAUQO III-X · #1 01-23-2011, 09:50 PM

Lamont Johnson of Brainstorm.

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

Here he's playing his fretless P bass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-Fe2...eature=related

ugly_bassplayer · #2 01-23-2011, 09:54 PM

wow....awesome....

Dr. Cheese · #3 01-23-2011, 10:07 PM

Hey Jauqo, thanks for the post! I used to have Music of the Sun on vinyl, so I know This Must be Heaven, but I had never seen or heard Lamont Johnson of a fretted bass before.

IMO, Lamont Johnson is really an unsung master. I consider him, along with Michael Henderson, Fernaundo Saunders, and Ralphe Armstrong, to be Detroit's "fretless funk mob" from back in the 1970s.

JAUQO III-X · #4 01-23-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

IMO, Lamont Johnson is really an unsung master. I consider him, along with Michael Henderson, Fernaundo Saunders, and Ralphe Armstrong, to be Detroit's "fretless funk mob" from back in the 1970s.

I agree.

You ever hear his first solo record?

Dr. Cheese · #5 01-23-2011, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

I agree.

You ever hear his first solo record?

I thought Music of the Sun was his first solo record?

JAUQO III-X · #6 01-23-2011, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I thought Music of the Sun was his first solo record?

It was.

Jazzdogg · #7 01-23-2011, 11:35 PM

The bass sounds fantastic on this one; thick, yet articulate:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StDU5uTTUN0&NR=1

Dr. Cheese · #8 01-24-2011, 10:07 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaVSd...eature=related

This is probably the song featuring Lamont Johnson that the most old heads heard. This is the original, not to be confused with Sylvester's or anyone elses versions!

Listen for the subtle fretless touches on a smokin' Disco bassline!

DWBass · #9 01-24-2011, 10:35 AM

Wow! Thanks for posting that, Jauqo! Lots of folks didn't realize this cat was a student of the bass and could hang with anyone back then! Truly ahead of his time! Would love to hear him hittin' on some jazz! Excellent vocalist as well.

Dr. Cheese · #10 01-24-2011, 08:20 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZTNq...eature=related

This is another track I used to hear on the radio when I was a kid .

JAUQO III-X · #11 01-24-2011, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DWBass

Wow! Thanks for posting that, Jauqo! Lots of folks didn't realize this cat was a student of the bass and could hang with anyone back then! Truly ahead of his time! Would love to hear him hittin' on some jazz! Excellent vocalist as well.

You're welcome. This is some of the music that I grew up on.

Jamie_Funk · #12 01-25-2011, 07:49 PM

LOVE that solo link - and one of my favourite basses, played in a style it was MADE for

This cat is great - will definitely check out the albums mentioned in the thread.

Thanks Jauqo

J

JAUQO III-X · #13 01-25-2011, 08:02 PM

You're welcome J.

MarkusBass · #14 01-25-2011, 08:10 PM

Oh man! That's so killer!

ReBass · #15 01-25-2011, 08:13 PM

This is what I love TB for - turning me on to some fantastic stuff that somehow I missed out on. Great stuff, just amazing. Thanks, Jauqo!!

20db pad · #16 01-25-2011, 08:14 PM

Didn't Deon Estus (of Wham! / George Michael fame) do recordings with Brainstorm at some time?

JAUQO III-X · #17 01-25-2011, 08:19 PM

You're welcome ReBass

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Originally Posted by 20db pad

Didn't Deon Estus (of Wham! / George Michael fame) do recordings with Brainstorm at some time?

Yes he did.

I recently spoke with Deon. And he told me that he will be re releasing his 1988 hit "Heaven Help Me".

Jamie_Funk · #18 01-25-2011, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

You're welcome ReBass

Yes he did.

I recently spoke with Deon. And he told me that he will be re releasing his 1988 hit "Heaven Help Me".

Deon - another tasty player! I would love to see his entire first (only?) solo album re-released on CD. His playing always impressed me - great feel.

Jauqo - didn't he play with Marvin Gaye at one point?

J

JAUQO III-X · #19 01-25-2011, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamie_Funk

Jauqo - didn't he play with Marvin Gaye at one point?

J

Yep.

burk48237 · #20 01-25-2011, 10:25 PM

Great stuff J

When I was I kid I heard a few of those guys jamming at the music stores and I had no idea how good these guys were. I remember running into this one player at Wonderland Music on Greenfield (I could walk there) and I was in like 8th grade. I heard this guy just exploding on the bass and I listened to him for about an hour. After he left I was like "who was that guy?". And the salesman's like that's Michael Henderson dude. Ralphe Armstrong still plays around town quite a bit.