Aaliyah tune, Freddy Washington on bass?

Eric Moesle · #1 03-09-2004, 01:46 PM

I happened to "listen-by" Aaliyah's "If your girl only knew", and the bass line was phenominally cool, very Tony Levin-esque. So much so that I actually thought it might be Tony on the recording. All I can find on the internet is that "Fabulous" Freddy Washington played bass on the album. Anybody have a sleeve of the CD or a better online source to confirm he played on that particular track?

I'm going to have to listen to more of Freddy, what a cool freakin' line . . . I really encourage everyone to check it out.

blunderbass · #2 03-11-2004, 01:37 AM

I can't confirm that Freddie played on that album, but he does play some good lines and sounds great on the Crusaders "Rural Renewal" album - which is a recent reunion of the Crusaders.
Worth going out of your way to listen to.
I don't know much more about Freddie, I believe he plays a p bass.

Brad Johnson · #3 03-11-2004, 04:39 AM

Washington has been one of the busiest guys around for years.

Brad Johnson · #4 03-11-2004, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh Walsh

Freddy is a great player for sure! And I'll second the P bass call, but that might have changed over the years.

And Aaliyah is fantastic. Such a shame what happened to her...

Freddie has been using a Ken Smith 5 for a long time. Not sure what he's using right now.

pyrohr · #5 03-13-2004, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Josh Walsh

I don't doubt it. My battered memory is registering an article I read in an old BP about his playing on "Forget Me Nots" (this is the same guy, right?). It talked about him using a P for a long time, but I don't think it was referring to any current playing of his.

Same guy, and he used a p-bass on that song!

lukaas · #6 03-17-2004, 08:27 AM

Looks like freddy has upgraded from plain ol "Ready Freddy" to "Fabulous Freddy".....

hands5 · #7 03-17-2004, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Brad Johnson

Freddie has been using a Ken Smith 5 for a long time. Not sure what he's using right now.

his regular Ken Smith 5 and the new KSD 4/5.

hands5 · #8 03-17-2004, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by blunderbass

I can't confirm that Freddie played on that album, but he does play some good lines and sounds great on the Crusaders "Rural Renewal" album - which is a recent reunion of the Crusaders.
Worth going out of your way to listen to.
I don't know much more about Freddie, I believe he plays a p bass.

I believe this kid by the name of Dante' Nolan played bass on that Aliyah CD as well he also plays with Missy Elliot