Jimmy Haslip slapping??

[DWBass]

Jimmy Haslip is a fine bassist and unique as well due to his unorthodox way of playing bass with the strings strung opposite! He also doesn't do much slapping these days either and there are not many recorded samples of him slapping. I went through all my cd's and came up with "Top Secret" from the Mirage a Trois record! I wish he'd do more of this!

Top Secret

Enjoy

[DWBass]

No comments?

[CQBASS]

I always find it interesting to listen to him. He's a happening player for sure. I'm biased though because I play all messed up and backwards same as him. He's got a great tone too.

[DWBass]

Hey, I checked out the pics on your band's website. How do you like that US Master's bass? I was thinking of buying the single P pup version but pulled out at the last minute but I'm still pondering on getting one. Maybe a 2 pickup model sometime in the future.

[Bryan R. Tyler]

It's definitely a different-sounding slap- I suppose it'd have to be, seeing as how he wouldn't be able to slap with a standard thump/pluck hand position. I still prefer his fingerstyle- he's got a fantastic tone on his Roscoe and his solos are always great.

BTW, where'd you find this mp3 posted- was it linked from his website?

[Bass.]

does any know of any good albums, featuring haslip ofcourse??
i know of his work with the yellowjackets but i always have a fear of buying due to the fact that although wem ight love an artist they do sometimes come out with duds and i'm not to familiar with haslip yet, i love his work on the pastorius projects though.

[JimK]

DW-
IIRC, the 1st 2 Yellowjackets' albums had some slap/pop tunes.

[JimK]

Originally Posted by Bass.

does any know of any good albums, featuring haslip ofcourse??
i know of his work with the yellowjackets but i always have a fear of buying due to the fact that although wem ight love an artist they do sometimes come out with duds and i'm not to familiar with haslip yet, i love his work on the pastorius projects though.

The earliest Yellowjacket's albums were a bit Fusion-y.
Shades was a beginning...when Will Kennedy came aboard, they seemed to hit their stride; Bob Mintzer also added a more Jazz vibe vs. Marc Russo-
Four Corners, Politics, Live Wires, The Spin are all good; IMO, ypu can't go wrong with any of those.
Like A River & Greenhouse get a bit more orchestral...still good stuff.
Dreamland & Blue Hats[/i] are also very decent.

Club Nocturne...a bit Smooth. Blecchhh.

I do have one of their later ones-
Time Squared; it's OK.
I haven't picked up their last one, Altered State(I think it's their last one).


Haslip also kicks butt with Jing-Chi (w/ Robben Ford & Vinnie Colaiuta).

[DWBass]

Originally Posted by JimK

DW-
IIRC, the 1st 2 Yellowjackets' albums had some slap/pop tunes.

I have just about all their cd's and there were a few tunes that had a slap tone to them but none with the business of the one I posted. I'll have to revisit them and have a listen!

[DWBass]

Originally Posted by JimK

The earliest Yellowjacket's albums were a bit Fusion-y.
Shades was a beginning...when Will Kennedy came aboard, they seemed to hit their stride; Bob Mintzer also added a more Jazz vibe vs. Marc Russo-
Four Corners, Politics, Live Wires, The Spin are all good; IMO, ypu can't go wrong with any of those.
Like A River & Greenhouse get a bit more orchestral...still good stuff.
Dreamland & Blue Hats[/i] are also very decent.

Club Nocturne...a bit Smooth. Blecchhh.

I do have one of their later ones-
Time Squared; it's OK.
I haven't picked up their last one, Altered State(I think it's their last one).


Haslip also kicks butt with Jing-Chi (w/ Robben Ford & Vinnie Colaiuta).

The first version of the band also had Robbin Ford and Rickey Lawson. I didn't like Mark Russo's sound and style at all. Will Kennedy changed the whole vibe of the band and I think overall they wanted to have a deeper more intensive sound at that time. A lot of folks don't realize that Jimmy is Puertorican either! His solo stuff is basically latin jazz fusion. Really deep stuff! I love his Red Heat cd!

[seebee]

I seem to remember seeing Jimmy Haslip on SNL with Chaka Khan slapping on "I Feel for You" about 20+ years ago. I might be wrong though.

[geoffkhan]

I'm a long-time 'Jackets fan. My all-time favorite albums of theirs are...

More acoustic-type stuff:

The Spin (Geraldine!)
Dreamland
Greenhouse
Club Nocturne

More electric fusion type stuff:

Mirage a Trois
Yellowjackets (first album)

Four Corners and Samurai Samba are both good, too, and have some excellent songs on them, but they're a little too "80's" for me.

[Baryonyx]

This is some funky stuff! I'd love to see how he slaps with the reversed stringing and all!

[DWBass]

Seek out a Keith Horne video if you can and you'll see how he does it.

[hands5]

I remember Jimmy doing a little bit of slapping on Gino Vanellis' 1st album

[hands5]

Originally Posted by JimK

The earliest Yellowjacket's albums were a bit Fusion-y.
Shades was a beginning...when Will Kennedy came aboard, they seemed to hit their stride; Bob Mintzer also added a more Jazz vibe vs. Marc Russo-
Four Corners, Politics, Live Wires, The Spin are all good; IMO, ypu can't go wrong with any of those.
Like A River & Greenhouse get a bit more orchestral...still good stuff.
Dreamland & Blue Hats[/i] are also very decent.

Club Nocturne...a bit Smooth. Blecchhh.

I do have one of their later ones-
Time Squared; it's OK.
I haven't picked up their last one, Altered State(I think it's their last one).


Haslip also kicks butt with Jing-Chi (w/ Robben Ford & Vinnie Colaiuta).

I'm pretty much feel the same as you on this,especially the 1st 2 albums because I'm a big Robben Ford fan

[BEEZELITE]

Also check out Robben Ford's album "Inside Story." I've always considered it the very first Yellowjackets album. It's a little dated but more in a nostalgic sense considering what we have to listen to today.



Beez


www.thegrooveshoppe.com

[SteveC]

He does have a couple solo projects. Check out his web site or the Yellowjackets site.

The Jackets have a new "retrospective" CD/DVD coming out next week.