Bass Solo Nostalgia

[JTE]

David Hood's great short solo on "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers.

John

 

[dhsierra1]

not exactly a solo but a duet: Bob Babbitt's bass lines with Diana Ross during the verses of "Touch Me In The Morning".

Edit: how could I forget Berry Oakley's on "Mountain Jam"?!

 

[nutdog]

Russ Savakus-Brown Eyed Girl



Seriously, I can nail that one note for note.

I liked the Foghat live Slow Ride. Also thought much of John Paul Jones bass playing in Zep were bass solos that lasted the entire song. Thinking of Lemon Song and Ramble On.

 

[Mr L]

Nostalgia? Can't think of any.

As far as solos that make me cringe as the song goes on knowing the bass solo is inevitable is No one knows by queens of the stone edge. Absolutely can't stand that solo (it's not even much of a solo)

When it gets midway through the song and I can feel it coming, I skip ahead or to the next song.

 

[mellowinman]

Because of this thread, I just listened to the 25 minute version of "Get Ready" in my car on the way home from work.

That was cool.

 

[Up the dose]

Geezer Butler's intro to N. I. B.

 

[Ewo]

Not solos, really, but they lit me up:

Paul Chambers's intro to So What (Miles Davis--Kind of Blue).

Gene Wright on Take Five and other Brubeck odd meter tunes.

Buster Williams (was it?) on early Herbie Hancock. Ooh! Paul Jackson's line on Chameleon...

 

[Ewo]

The one that got to me was Miroslav Vitous' solo on What Was.

Made me think of Alphonso Johnson's Cucumber Slumber. Still play that when I'm warming up--such a cool tune.

 

[JLY]

NV43345.....when I first heard it I saw Talas playing at a small club in Pittsburgh and it completely opened my mind to what I could not do on a bass! I saw Billy several times and the last time was with Niacin...he blew me away again!

 

[dhsierra1]

Buster Williams (was it?) on early Herbie Hancock. Ooh! Paul Jackson's line on Chameleon...

Yeah, on the Mwandishi albums (Ronnie Montrose played on one of them) that were the precursors to the Headhunters.

Great stuff that helped define some of the best (IMHO) of the SF sound back then

 

[Spectrum]

Geezer Butler's intro to N. I. B.

"Bassically" it's called, good one!

Also Geddy's fills in YYZ and his breakdown solo in La Villa Strangiato, which led me to pay more attention to bass in everything I listened to, and eventually inspired me to learn to play the instrument.

Someone mentioned John Paul Jones whole songs being essentially bass solos, I agree. Lemon Song was my bass teacher's favorite, and I was blown away by his playing on What Is and What Should Never Be.

 

[dhsierra1]

ah, forgot Prakash John kicking ass and taking names on the the tune Rock 'N Roll from Lou Reed's live album from 1974 "Rock And Roll Animal".

+1 on all the JPJ shout outs, very melodic bassist who still plays a deep groove.

Edit: here's the Lou Reed tune, I understand PJ used a Rickenbacker at the time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSLid-0cUcI

 

[RockBoddham]

NV43345.....when I first heard it I saw Talas playing at a small club in Pittsburgh and it completely opened my mind to what I could not do on a bass! I saw Billy several times and the last time was with Niacin...he blew me away again!

+1

Was fortunate to live down the street from Billy in the Late '70s. Saw him play live in my high school auditorium, and even at a backyard party in '82. A Buffalo, NY legend. I can't play like him either, but he inspires me to keep trying!

 

[Fit4pain]

Aram Bedrosian. When I heard Dark Light it just blew me away.

 

[Roy Vogt]

Bob Babbitt was the bass player on Scorpio. He told me after that he didn't do anymore solos on records because it was such an integral part of the tune and he didn't get any credit on it-just another studio date.
"Grab it Babbitt!"

For me it was anything the two Jacks (Bruce and Casady) played-they were such busy players it was always a solo! Honorable mention to "The Fish" by Chris Squire, Bourre by Glenn Cornick with Jethro Tull and I'm a Man by Peter Cetera with Chicago.

 

[GtenderG]

Ralphe Armstrong on Jean Luc Ponty's 'A Taste For Passion' - Track 2 - Sunset Drive - great fretless work.


Also, check out 'Jean Luc Ponty:Live' he has some awesome solos there. (On a fretless Gibson RD Artist I believe).

 

[phillybass101]

Because of this thread, I just listened to the 25 minute version of "Get Ready" in my car on the way home from work.

That was cool.

I know what you mean. That bass solo is just to damn cool.