Curtis Mayfield/Pusherman

[P. Aaron]

When I was a youngin', I rode the bus to school in Pontiac MI. It's still a rough & tumble town, beset by the on & off layoffs and hardships of the auto industry.

The bus driver Ms. Batisse used to play this record all the time. It's still rocks.

The Bass Player is spot on. The song, is still relevant.



Oh yeah, Happy Stinkin' New Year!

[bassguppy]

A blues band I'm in does that as one of our covers. Oh yeah...great song.

[James Hart]

Curtis is still one of my all time favorite singer/songwriters.

Great stuff!

[markjazzbassist]

love curtis and love that album.

btw, the bassist is joseph "lucky" scott. great player

[daveman50]

Here's another one. mmmmmm-good!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9nwc...eature=related

[Mitchell Royce]

Great song and I love most everything Mayfield has done. Shame about the awful keyboard sounds on that live version though.

[jomahu]

CURTIS!

[DWBass]

Dang, that was hot! I was wondering who the bassist was. I was thinking Tom Barney. I love Omar Hakim's playing! He's a master at getting that trance feel.

[P. Aaron]

Great stuff, so simple, concise...no wasted space.

[tZer]

On the Curtis Mayfield tip - check out his song Trippin' out sometime. Very cool changes and a groovin' bass line that just gets under your skin in a good, good way!

[BartmanPDX]

Thanks for posting that. Curtis is a long time favorite.

[gottawalk]

When you started the thread, I immediately thought you were referring to this;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpoEmlxUPeQ
Steppenwolf rocks!
But. so does Mayfield!

[Marcury]

The whole soundtrack to Superfly is one of m all time favorite albums and IMO one of the best soundtracks ever.