Top 5 CDs every bassist should own?

[AlstottMVP2]

Please list the top 5 CDs that every bassist should own. Wooten? Jaco? Flea?

(I just discovered the essential jaco pastorius record... i'm blown away... wondering what other cds I should listen to also) thanks!

[Stampy]

1. Rush "All The Worlds A Stage 1976"
2. Rush "Exit, Stage Left 1981"
3. Rush "A Show Of Hands 1988"
4. Rush "Different Stages 1997"
5. Rush "Rush In Rio 2002"
6. Rush "R30 2004"
7. Rush "Snakes & Arrows Live 2008"

Sorry but Rush live is just something every bassist needs to hear and see!!!

[cnltb]

Chaka kahn- naughty and/or what'cha gonna do for me
peter gabriel - so
miles davis-we want miles and/or/miles miles miles and of course all the stuff from the 50s and 60s
weather report- heavy weather
steve swallow- real book and damaged in transit
nhop- uncharted land
dave holland- critical mass
donald fagen - the nightfly ( and just for the tone and quality of the recording-morph the cat)
john scofield -still warm
steve khan- the suitcase
dave douglas- charms of the nightsky ( very nicely understated)
ron carter and jim hall-alone together.
flecktones - bela fleck and the flecktones,or flight of the cosmic hippo, or maybe even left of cool,and life at the quick.
herbie hancock-headhunters
mingus - blues and roots, tichuana moods etc
...and sooo many more

[20db pad]

Every bassist should have a copy of Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly".

[Joeykun]

Originally Posted by Stampy

1. Rush "All The Worlds A Stage 1976"
2. Rush "Exit, Stage Left 1981"
3. Rush "A Show Of Hands 1988"
4. Rush "Different Stages 1997"
5. Rush "Rush In Rio 2002"
6. Rush "R30 2004"

Sorry but Rush live is just something every bassist needs to hear and see!!!

LOL, Don't forget Rush "Snakes and Arrows Live 2008"

[lunarpollen]

I don't think there is such a "must have" list for all bassists. Every bassist is different; not everyone is into the same bass roles, styles, and philosophies.

[waynobass]

Originally Posted by cnltb

Chaka kahn- naughty and/or what'cha gonna do for me
peter gabriel - so
miles davis-we want miles and/or/miles miles miles and of course all the stuff from the 50s and 60s
weather report- heavy weather
steve swallow- real book and damaged in transit
nhop- uncharted land
dave holland- critical mass
donald fagen - the nightfly ( and just for the tone and quality of the recording-morph the cat)
john scofield -still warm
steve khan- the suitcase
dave douglas- charms of the nightsky ( very nicely understated)
ron carter and jim hall-alone together.
flecktones - bela fleck and the flecktones,or flight of the cosmic hippo, or maybe even left of cool,and life at the quick.
herbie hancock-headhunters
mingus - blues and roots, tichuana moods etc
...and sooo many more

Thanks, I'm going to buy these "five" CDs immediately.

[Joe Gress]

Primus-Sailing the seas of cheese
Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
The Allman Bros band-Eat a Peach

Here's three for me.

[Jimbob Jones]

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon
Muse: Absolution
Muse: Showbiz
Ian Dury and the Blockheads live
Blur: Think Tank (just for the bass line in "jets" - it's awesome!)

[iamthebassman]

Elton John: 11/17/70

[bkbirge]

1) Bill Laswell - Baselines
2) Mark Egan - Mosaic
3) Stanley Clarke - School Days
4) Stump - A Fierce Pancake (or better yet, get the box set of all the recordings just released)
5) Jaco Pastorius - self titled (of course, duh)

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

Parliament-Mothership Connection
Jaco Pastorius-The Birthday Concert
Charles Mingus-Oh Yeah
James Brown-Funk Power: A Brand New Thing
Lettuce-RAGE!

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by waynobass

Thanks, I'm going to buy these "five" CDs immediately.

Sorry, but only 5 was just too limiting.
listen to as much as you can and buy WHAT YOU LIKE.

Any bassist should own the cds he feels he likes and can benefit from.
I'd say go for stuff you don't know to broaden your horizon.

[stflbn]

Originally Posted by cnltb

Chaka kahn- naughty and/or what'cha gonna do for me
peter gabriel - so
miles davis-we want miles and/or/miles miles miles and of course all the stuff from the 50s and 60s
weather report- heavy weather
steve swallow- real book and damaged in transit
nhop- uncharted land
dave holland- critical mass
donald fagen - the nightfly ( and just for the tone and quality of the recording-morph the cat)
john scofield -still warm
steve khan- the suitcase
dave douglas- charms of the nightsky ( very nicely understated)
ron carter and jim hall-alone together.
flecktones - bela fleck and the flecktones,or flight of the cosmic hippo, or maybe even left of cool,and life at the quick.
herbie hancock-headhunters
mingus - blues and roots, tichuana moods etc
...and sooo many more

... counts.... dude, isn't that like 20+ cd's there?

[davec]

ROCK Guys need these
1: Fresh Cream/ Cream
2: Exit Stage Left/ Rush
3:Classic Yes/ Yes
4:Eat a Peach/ The Allman Brothers
5:Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic / RHCP


Jazz guys need these
1: Heavy Weather/ Weather Report
2: School Days/ Stanley Clarke
3:Take Five/ Dave Brubeck
4:Tutu/ Miles Davis
5:Bela Fleck & the Flecktones/ Bela Fleck and the Flecktones

Blues guys just need one Willie Weeks on bass cd....

[DeanT]

1. The Beatles - Abbey Road

2. Anything from Motown

3. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II

4. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live From Carnegie Hall

5. John Entwistle - So Who's the Bass Player?

Not necessarily in that order.

[Waspinators]

Any bassist needs to at least have these on MP3, I assume most people who listen to music at all have heard these.

-Primus - Pork Soda
-Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
-Jaco Pastorius - Self-titled
-Rush - Moving Pictures
-Weather Report - Heavy Weather

[cnltb]

Originally Posted by stflbn

... counts.... dude, isn't that like 20+ cd's there?

??

[ksandvik]

Any album from the Beatles collection.
Any album from Jaco Pastorious.
As many Frank Zappa albums as possible.

[j.a.e.r.i.p]

I'm also gonna include
J Dilla-Donuts
as an album that EVERYONE should have, i bought that record a few weeks ago and it's changed my life. Absolutely unbelievable