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06-17-2002, 08:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Franktown, CO, USA | | | What are all your impressions of Chuck Rainey?
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Jus' a simple little thread here. What is everyone's impressions of Chuck Rainey? How do you think he compares to various artists such as James Jamerson, Lonnie Plaxico, Jaco, Lemmy Kilminster etc.? I for one find him one of the finest bassists to have ever lived, his works have profoundly influenced my own grooves and styles. So what does everyone else here at Talk Bass think? 
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06-17-2002, 09:45 PM
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Endorsing artist:see profile/Current Setup | | Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: CHICAGO,IL. | | | Chuck Rainey is a very talented and rare spirit he told me something once that I thought was spoken from the most sincere of hearts his words were,There would be no Chuck Rainey if there had been no James Jamerson now that is deep.and today (6-17) is his birthday he is 62.and still performing strong.he is filled with a wealth of wisdom of life,music and everything in between. |
06-18-2002, 01:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: New York | | | FABULOUS! I've been listening to his albums with Steely Dan for over twenty years and I am still humbled by his "grooveability". |
06-18-2002, 03:20 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Nordy Basses, Schroeder Cabs, Gallien Krueger Amps | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: las vegas. nevada | | Chuck Rainey is first a gentleman- truly a warm human being- i met him at NAMM and he was a pleasure. His playing is incredible- he manages to play a lot of notes, but NEVER at the sake of the groove- he grooves hard with what would sound too busy if anyone else tried- anothe bassist that does that and i was marveling at today is Rocco Prestia . I could never get away with that, they chew it up nd spit it out as if nothing- the bassist onthe right is trip Wamsley, a monster in his own right  |
06-18-2002, 05:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Europe | | | Chuck Rainey is the musician I more or less modelled my playing approach after.
Although he is a somewhat "busy" player, he is extremely tasteful and doesn't hesitate to leave space between notes whenever required. His tone and rythm are impeccable, as are his lines. But what really kills me about him is his overall, "feel", it is really hard to describe, but he plays with such a precense that you can smell his playing from two miles away.
Of course, he owes a lot to Jamerson (as we all do!), but Chuck took it one level further. Every bass player owes it to himself to check Chuck out!
As Will Lee once said: "Chuck Rainey is the ultimate!" |
06-18-2002, 08:17 AM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | |
Chuck is awesome. I just listened to my LP of the Steely Dan Album "Aja". Wow. |
06-18-2002, 08:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Franktown, CO, USA | | | Thanks for the posts!
Hey guys, thanks for responding, I'm glad others feel the same way I do. Hey Phil, take the time to learn "Home at Last", "Black Cow", or "Josie", those have some awseome grooves to them.
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"Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art." -Charlie Parker
"It's not about new is different. Jazz is like a language. You don't speak in the same way that your parents spoke. It's the same langauge, but you speak it in your way" -Dr. Billy Taylor
"Tastes are created by the business interests. How else can you explain the popularity of Al Hirt?" -Charles Mingus
"Miles was a soul man, a sound, a black Bogey. He was also an insufferable prick." -Albert Goldman
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06-18-2002, 12:21 PM
| | Pat's the best! | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Northern Virginia, USA | |
One of my old bands used to play "Peg". Man, what fun! |
06-18-2002, 12:30 PM
|  | Registered Misanthrope | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lee County, Alabama | |  Chuck Rainey
Here is one of my favorite quotes. Its by the man, Mr. Rainey in a Bass Player magazine interview, back when they put players worth reading about in that rag.
"Whatever the level or situation you're playing at, my feeling is you've got to be a STRONG player. Bass is a strong instrument; you can't allow yourself to play it weakly, with no authority. You've got to play with an attitude because everybody's listening to the bass."
Amen, Brother Rainey! |
06-18-2002, 01:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Jersey | | | Nice quote, I agree.
I also agree that Chuck is a great player, a pleasure to listen to. |
06-18-2002, 01:18 PM
| | | Rainey is the guy I 'studied' & wanted to be like the most...& this was in the mid-'70s with Jaco & Stanley running amok.
I still have a '70s-something Guitar Player mag with a pretty nice Rainey interview/feature(Merle Travis is on the cover).
There's a B&W photo of Rainey, sitting on a stool, playing in a studio...& his Fender P-bass has a Jazz pickup installed in the bridge position; he talks a little about how that came to be(& how he wasn't totally thrilled with it).
Does it get much better than "Kid Charlemagne", "Green Earrings", "The Fez", etc?
His stuff with Quincy Jones?
How 'bout his work with Aretha?
(You guys need to check out Young, Gifted, & Black...& I'll doublecheck to make sure Rainey is actually on that disc!). 
Another favourite of mine is the Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway album... Where Is The Love?.
Same goes for his playing with Richard Tee, Ralph MacDonald, Eye To Eye(also produced by Gary Katz, this duo + studio cats sound alot like Steely Dan).
Great taste, feel, absolute master of "double stops"...can cover any situation in any musical environment. What more can one ask?!
...& let's not forget about The Archies!
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06-18-2002, 02:35 PM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | | I think Chuck Rainey's session work is just awesome! But...I don't really care for that "Country" root-five slapping stuff he does in his instructional videos.
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06-18-2002, 04:48 PM
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I posted in your thread.
Sorry...I don't have a clue, I'm 100% sure I never watched that program.
Jerry Byers or Brad may know.
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06-18-2002, 05:11 PM
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I don't know about Heat of The Night...I never saw it  But I sure love Chuck Rainey!!! I love his playing with Aretha Franklin.....Rock Steady is badass! Check out the making of Steely Dan's Aja album video for some cool behind the scenes with Chuck!
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06-18-2002, 08:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | I'm sorry I don't do impressions.
But I will tell you that I love Rainey's work. He's in my top 5 list of bassists. |
06-19-2002, 05:40 AM
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I'm sorry I don't do impressions. |
...you oughta.
Cool tune, based on the same 'changes' to "So What".
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06-19-2002, 05:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: San Francisco, CA | | Quote: Originally posted by JimK
...you oughta.
Cool tune, based on the same 'changes' to "So What".
| Yeah, but after playing SO WHAT, I can't walk over D dorian for another 24 bars with any original ideas! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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