What are some good bass albums?

[Rob-M]

I just wondered if anyone could tell me some albums/songs that are essential for any bassist and that would help with my playing, I already have BSSM and some RATM albums, and I'm thinking more along the lines of Jaco stuff and Victor Wooten or any other legendary bassists

Thanks, Rob

[mvw356]

Jaco Pastorius' first album is very good (called Jaco Pastorius), i can't comment on Wooten and Miller and all the others cos i don't have any of their albums or really know their music.
Check the early Jamiroquai stuff, some really nice and tasty bass playing on there, especially Emergency on planet earth.
other than that, just listen to whatever you like and try to learn those basslines.

[VanillaO]

Metallica - Kill 'Em All and Master of Puppets
Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Megadeth - Rust In Peace

I don't care if you're more into technically advanced stuff, or metal, or punk or dancing ballet with a pink tutu on.. These albums have some incredible bassing by some incredible bassists.

[Jazzdogg]

You might want to search the site at Bassplayer Magazine. I recall them listing several recordings that were "essential" listening for the well-rounded bassist a few years ago.

[saxnbass]

I really liked Marcus Miller- Silver Rain and Stuart Hamm- Outbound

[Koa_Top]

Just a couple off the top of my head:

Victor - A Show of Hands, What Did He Say
Stanley Clarke - School Days, If This Bass Could Talk

[Baryonyx]

Elegant Punk and Abstract Logic by Jonas Hellborg will give you a lot to work on as well as being some incredible music.

[FaithNoMan]

"Red"




Crimson.

[Kink Rimson]

Originally Posted by FaithNoMan

"Red"




Crimson.

+1,000,000

You may also wish to consider Fragile by Yes.
And The Who Live At Leeds.

[vashts80]

Death - Individual Thought Patterns
Quo Vadis - Defiant Imagination
Vintersorg - Visions from the Spiral Generator

Opeth - Orchid
Opeth - Morningrise

Tool - Aenima


Except for the Tool album, all the rest are death metal oriented with fantastic bass playing.

[saxnbass]

Check out some Level42 for Mark King.

[duckbutter]

The WHO "Live At Leeds"

[Petary791]

Jaco Pastorious - First Self-Titled
Stanley Clarke - School Days

[afinalfantasy]

King Crimson - Red
Jaco Pastorius - Self Titled

[Larry99]

Guys like Jaco, Vic, Stanley and Marcus are incredible players but make sure you check out some of the great pocket players too. Some of my favs...

What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye (w/James Jamerson on bass)
Aja - Steely Dan (Chuck Rainey/Walter Becker)
Funkify Your Life Anthology - The Meters (George Porter Jr)
Brother Sister - Brand New Heavies (Andrew Levy)
Uprising - Bob Marley (Aston Barrett)

[these_go211]

JOHN PAUL JONES!!!!!!!!!!! anything and everything by zeppelin but especially led zep I, II and physical grafitti.

the who by numbers.

[Tbirdbassist]

I think any Tool album will do.

Deloused in the Comatorium - The Mars Volta (Flea playing bass)

Frances The Mute - The Mars Volta (Juan Alderte on bass)

Amputecture - The mars Volta (again, Juan on bass.)

Juan is the former bass palyer of shred band RacerX. ALthough TMV is nothing like RacerX.

[markjazzbassist]

Originally Posted by Larry99

Guys like Jaco, Vic, Stanley and Marcus are incredible players but make sure you check out some of the great pocket players too. Some of my favs...

What's Goin On - Marvin Gaye (w/James Jamerson on bass)
Aja - Steely Dan (Chuck Rainey/Walter Becker)
Funkify Your Life Anthology - The Meters (George Porter Jr)
Brother Sister - Brand New Heavies (Andrew Levy)
Uprising - Bob Marley (Aston Barrett)

+1

great choices. ill add

gratitude - earth wind and fire
self-titled - average white band
live - donny hathaway
return of the space cowboy - jamiroquai
positivity - incognito
moonflower - santana

[RareBear]

Originally Posted by duckbutter

The WHO "Live At Leeds"

Now you're talking.

Quadrophenia too.

[saxnbass]

Look into Concert DVDs too. Like Rush's R30. I bought it, very much worth it. I also have a SRV, which is great. Vai Live at the Astoria (in London), worth it for Sheehan. There are so many good DVDs.