Can anyone ID this bassist w/ Stevie Wonder?

[Bondtana]

Is this Nathan Watts? If not, anyone know who this is on the bass? I just realized he is one of the numerous reasons why this performance is so ridiculously great...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7X5js1vE

[ahc]

I believe it is, but I reserve the right to be wrong! The rest of the band ain't too shabby, either!!!

[Bassmickeyd]

Got to be.

[Sparkdog]

Much younger and a few pounds lighter (!) but yeah, that sure looks like Nate to me.

[anonymous02282011]

That looks like young(er) Watts to me.

I love that clip, especially that one kid freaking out on the balcony, but by the end of the song they're certainly achieved a new tempo!

[JimK]

Originally Posted by adbass

I love that clip, especially that one kid freaking out on the balcony, but by the end of the song they're certainly achieved a new tempo!

...cannot see the youtube link here. Is this from a Sesame Street show?
That said, I recall a similar thread & people thought it was a younger, thinner Anthony Jackson.
...turned out it was Scott Edwards (played on a ton a '70s R&B sessions which included Wonder's Talking Book album).

...and, yeah, most of the links with that particular drummer have tempo issues.

[Woodchuck]

Originally Posted by JimK

...cannot see the youtube link here. Is this from a Sesame Street show?
That said, I recall a similar thread & people thought it was a younger, thinner Anthony Jackson.
...turned out it was Scott Edwards (played on a ton a '70s R&B sessions which included Wonder's Talking Book album).

...and, yeah, most of the links with that particular drummer have tempo issues.

We have a winner! Btw, if you look at all of the clips with this drummer, you'll notice that Stevie doesn't sway like he normally does. It's like the groove isn't there.

[JimK]

Finally looked at the clip...how about Ray Parker, Jr on guitar?

FWIW, I first heard this tune on the old In Concert show that typically aired on Friday nights at 11:30pm. At the time, I was a 14-year old Hard Rock wannabe; I did know Stevie Wonder from his '60s Motown days..."Superstition" & the band kicked my butt that night (same drummer as the Sesame Street video, too!). Really reminded me of Sly & The Family Stone...a Funk-Rock fusion. Another In Concert gem from that era was Curtis Mayfield playing "Freddie's Dead". Too bad, "they" won't put those shows out on DVD...while those of us who would want them are still alive.

[Bondtana]

Thanks for the investigative work.

Btw, if you look at all of the clips with this drummer, you'll notice that Stevie doesn't sway like he normally does. It's like the groove isn't there.

I dont know man... there seems to be plenty of groove