|  | 
11-24-2007, 08:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Markham, Ontario | | | Play that funky music white boy...
Sign in to disble this ad
So, having discovered the time and energy to become acquainted with practising again, I find I am in need of a good solid grounding in funky music. I want to start building a listening library (already posted on the Jamerson thread), and I'm looking for advice on where to start.
I would greatly appreciate suggestions of CDs where great funky bass playing is to be found. I'm particularly looking to work on the slap/pop chops, and I guess what I'm trying to do is create a list of statement recordings to listen to and lift.
Anything from pop, to R&B, to funk, to jazz, to whatever, I'm most grateful for any direction. And my apologies if I'm duplicating a thread here - I looked, and couldn't find exactly what I'm after, though maybe I didn't look in the right place/or at the right thread? |
11-24-2007, 11:14 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | These are all great albums with great bassists
Parliament - Mothership Connection
Jamiroquai - Return of the Space Cowboy
Sister Sledge - We Are Family
Donny Hathaway - Live
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Earth Wind & Fire - All N' All
cheers |
11-24-2007, 11:36 PM
|  | ACME, Line 6, SWR, QSC, Greco user/BOSE PAS abuser | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Texas | | For fun: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R4BI9qjCPP8
OK.
Add:
James Brown stuff
Stanley Clarke(some of it)
and more Earth, Wind, & Fire
__________________
If you want to find truth, start by turning off your television. |
11-24-2007, 11:38 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Czech | | Quote:
Originally Posted by esoxhntr  And my apologies if I'm duplicating a thread here - I looked, and couldn't find exactly what I'm after, though maybe I didn't look in the right place/or at the right thread? | Well, the sticky thread in a Recordings forum "Funk 101" would be an appropriate start, IMO   Funk 101
Now, PTFMWB!  |
11-25-2007, 06:53 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Markham, Ontario | | | Thanks for the suggestion guys, I'm on it starting later today. I have been looking at the Funk 101 thread, and will get some insight from there for sure, but I would like to start by building a library of 20 - 30 CDs of guys I can immerse myself in on a daily basis in the car, at the office, etc. Not an easy task, there is a lot of choice for sure. Maybe I should approach it this way: "If you could buy 1 CD per bassist (doesn't have to be his own record), which one would it be?"
Which Jamerson recording would you want?
Which Marcus recording would you want?
Which Bootsy recording would you want?
Anthony Jackson,
Will Lee,
Nathan Watts,
And on and on....
Doesn't matter if they are the main artist or a sideman, just so long as they are groovin' like a mofo. |
11-25-2007, 09:01 AM
|  | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny Crab |  |
11-25-2007, 09:06 AM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by esoxhntr Thanks for the suggestion guys, I'm on it starting later today. I have been looking at the Funk 101 thread, and will get some insight from there for sure, but I would like to start by building a library of 20 - 30 CDs of guys I can immerse myself in on a daily basis in the car, at the office, etc. Not an easy task, there is a lot of choice for sure. Maybe I should approach it this way: "If you could buy 1 CD per bassist (doesn't have to be his own record), which one would it be?"
Which Jamerson recording would you want?
Which Marcus recording would you want?
Which Bootsy recording would you want?
Anthony Jackson,
Will Lee,
Nathan Watts,
And on and on....
Doesn't matter if they are the main artist or a sideman, just so long as they are groovin' like a mofo. | As far as Jamerson, you're better off buying a Motown Compilation. 90% of it will be him. |
11-25-2007, 09:38 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Bay Area, California | | | |
11-25-2007, 01:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Markham, Ontario | | | Funk Box. Excellent!!!! |
11-25-2007, 04:53 PM
| | | | Marvin Gaye- whats going on |
11-25-2007, 05:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norway, Oslo | | Quote:
Originally Posted by nemo Well, the sticky thread in a Recordings forum "Funk 101" would be an appropriate start, IMO Funk 101
Now, PTFMWB! | What he said.
That is one amazing thread. I just found it the other day, and for sure if I did earlier IŽd been a much better player by now.
No kidding! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off | | | |
