80's old school - Wayne Braithwaite

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Anybody remember Wayne Braithwaite, the great bassist who worked most notably with Billy Ocean, Kenny G, and IIRC Melba Moore? He had a sound very similar to Marcus Miller's but managed to remain his own man musically.

I recall that he passed away a few years ago and faintly remember that he may have been based in NYC. Truly an underrated and largely forgotten player.

[MisterV619]

Worked with Kashif too.

[hands5]

I got to see him perform with Jonathan Butler a couple of years before his passing,and he was playing a 72 Jazz bass with rosewood board with no preamp ! and going thru a Galien Kruger 800rb and a Hartke 4x10 ( without the horn) and personally I thought his tone was a bit richer anf fatter than Marcus's tone. He was a top flight musician.

[Pj,Rj,Hj]

Love his lines on David Sylvian's "Pulling Punches" from the "Brilliant Trees" album.

[Dr. Cheese]

I was a fan too. His tone is good example of what Brad Johnson talks about when he says the old Seventies Jazzes sounded almost active stock.

It seems I remember Braithwaite most with Jonathan Butler and Mtume.

[hands5]

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I was a fan too. His tone is good example of what Brad Johnson talks about when he says the old Seventies Jszzes sounded almost active stock.

It seems I remember Braithwaite most with Jonathan Butler and Mtume.

The tone of his axe on Billy Oceans " Love Zone track is the example of a great fat "n your face 70's passive tone

[gimmeagig]

The only recordings I have with him on it is the first Johnathan Butler CD and I think he is also on Thomas Dolby's Aliens Ate My Buick CD, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
He was a great bassplayer. Can you guys list a few other CDs that he played on?
Thanks