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05-08-2006, 11:38 AM
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Greetings everyone! I assume this might be a common thread title but I just wanted to list a few of the millions of songs where the bass playing is absolutely incedible, that I am working on and hopefully these can motivat others too.
1. "Scorpio" by DENNIS COFFEY AND THE DETROIT GURU (great bass solo in and extended part HAVE MERCY!!)
2. "Help is on the way" by The WHATNAUTS This is a very sampled bass line that is EXACTLY the same as Fat Larry's Band's song "Act Like you Know"
3."Open Up" by CHIC. A typical sounding Chic song, but that Bernard is incredible.
4. "Mt. Airy Groove" PIECES OF A DREAM. Very funky roller skating anthem back in the day
5."Promises, Promises" by NAKED EYES. Sorry, I know the 80's were bad but this is still a pretty funky pop bassline.
6. "Thigs High" Tom Brown,
7. "Life on Mars" Dexter Wansel(awesome rolling thunder)
8. "Little Ghetto Boy" Donny Hathaway(Weeks at his best).
9. "Gotta Play" By Brian Jackson of Gil Scott Heron Fame.
10. "Bumpin" by Wes Montgomery (Simple but oh so smooth)
These are just a few of the one's that I think represent some hidden gems, and even though I didn't list some like Slave w Mark Adams, Pleasure etc, those are all great. Since so many great funk,soul jazz type of songs are sometimes one hit wonders, maybe you nice folks can help me out by listing some of your favorites as well.
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05-08-2006, 11:44 AM
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05-08-2006, 12:08 PM
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05-08-2006, 12:15 PM
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05-08-2006, 02:11 PM
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05-08-2006, 02:36 PM
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which album is that on????
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05-08-2006, 02:48 PM
| | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | its on gratitude. pretty much any earth, wind and fire is going to be funky. are you looking for more jazz-funk or R&B type funk? |
05-08-2006, 03:19 PM
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05-08-2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist verdine white with earth wind and fire, the song is jupiter. | This song is on the All n All album.
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05-08-2006, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodchuck This song is on the All n All album. | good man woodchuck. yeah sorry. the gratitude album is cool too.
heres more
ain't we funkin now - the brothers johnson
skin tight - ohio players
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05-08-2006, 04:07 PM
| | | | Cissy Strut - The Meters
I Got To Move - James Brown
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05-08-2006, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by terrelli721 1. "Scorpio" by DENNIS COFFEY AND THE DETROIT GURU (great bass solo in and extended part HAVE MERCY!!) | It's really unbelievable that this was a Top-20(maybe Top-40) hit back in the day...dammit, I recall seeing Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band doing "Scorpio" &, IIRC, "Taurus" back on American Bandstand.
Gotta admit, it would be cool if someone put out a DECENT "Best Of" American Bandstand DVD set.
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05-08-2006, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by markjazzbassist its on gratitude. pretty much any earth, wind and fire is going to be funky. are you looking for more jazz-funk or R&B type funk? | Pretty much anything that is funky!! I have a huge amount of songs and I'm always looking for one that may have gotten away.
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05-08-2006, 07:55 PM
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Originally Posted by JimK It's really unbelievable that this was a Top-20(maybe Top-40) hit back in the day...dammit, I recall seeing Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar Band doing "Scorpio" &, IIRC, "Taurus" back on American Bandstand.
Gotta admit, it would be cool if someone put out a DECENT "Best Of" American Bandstand DVD set. | You actually saw them on Bandstand. Now that is old school. You would think with all the retro tv on dvd now that someone would do that Jim.
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05-09-2006, 04:47 AM
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The 1st 2-3 Jeff Lorber Fusion albums( Wizard Island, Water Sign and Galaxian)...sorry, I will have to get home to check on actual tune names. Danny Wilson was a bad ass, though.
...and Pops Popwell with the Crusaders( Images, Free As The Wind, Those Souther Knights).
Marcus Miller on The Brecker Brothers' Straphanging...Will Lee/Neil Jason on the earlier Brecker Brothers' stuff.
Also, I recall burning some old Raydio onto a disc...some of those 'deep' album cuts were happenin'.
I always liked LTD's "Jam" & was it "Rollerskates" by Cameo?
...it's getting to be a blur. 
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05-09-2006, 05:27 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indianapolis | | | I know what you mean. Too bad not many radio stations carry the real old school funk eclusively. I'ts mainly the motown and RB stuff the is played. I wonder why that is?????
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05-09-2006, 08:43 AM
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05-09-2006, 09:17 AM
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Originally Posted by JimK Jazz-Funk?
The 1st 2-3 Jeff Lorber Fusion albums( Wizard Island, Water Sign and Galaxian)...sorry, I will have to get home to check on actual tune names. Danny Wilson was a bad ass, though.
...and Pops Popwell with the Crusaders( Images, Free As The Wind, Those Souther Knights).
Marcus Miller on The Brecker Brothers' Straphanging...Will Lee/Neil Jason on the earlier Brecker Brothers' stuff.
Also, I recall burning some old Raydio onto a disc...some of those 'deep' album cuts were happenin'.
I always liked LTD's "Jam" & was it "Rollerskates" by Cameo?
...it's getting to be a blur. | Speaking of Raydio, "Hot Stuff" did it for me. "Let Your Mind Be Free" by Brother to Brother had a funky bassline too.
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05-09-2006, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by terrelli721 I know what you mean. Too bad not many radio stations carry the real old school funk eclusively. I'ts mainly the motown and RB stuff the is played. I wonder why that is????? | The bums making those kind of decisions think they know what's best for us?
"We Don't Wanna Sit Down, We Wanna Git Down"-Brick
"Come Inside"-The Commodores
"Do Your Dance"-Rose Royce
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05-09-2006, 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JimK Jazz-Funk?
The 1st 2-3 Jeff Lorber Fusion albums( Wizard Island, Water Sign and Galaxian)...sorry, I will have to get home to check on actual tune names. Danny Wilson was a bad ass, though.
...and Pops Popwell with the Crusaders( Images, Free As The Wind, Those Souther Knights).
Marcus Miller on The Brecker Brothers' Straphanging...Will Lee/Neil Jason on the earlier Brecker Brothers' stuff.
Also, I recall burning some old Raydio onto a disc...some of those 'deep' album cuts were happenin'.
I always liked LTD's "Jam" & was it "Rollerskates" by Cameo?
...it's getting to be a blur. | I'm hip!! You know the Jeff beck fusion albums in the mid seventies had some really good funky playing too. I wonder who played on those??
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