I love funky motown stuff and I love the Fender Precision Bass. Name me some essential James Jamerson recordings that I can listen to and figure out how to play please...
"Standing in the Shadows of Motown" is THE resource to do what you want to do. It includes CDs and bass lines written out. We have talked about this a few times before. There is not a "Jamerson box set", meaning there is not a cd or set of CDs that is the greatest hits Jamerson played on. Here is a typical website on this topic: http://www.bassland.net/jamersonhits.htm Oh, right here on talkbass: http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=131212 Tim99.
My three favorite (today): I Was Born To Love Her, Bernadette, Ain't No Mountain High Enough (the Marvin and Tami version)
Hitsville USA, The Motown Singles Collection!!! a four CD set packed with Jamerson's funky and tasty bass lines.
I finally saw "Standing in the Shadows..." the other day. And when that song roster rolls by on the screen...and if you've ever been on Grand River Ave. and seen that little house! It's just an average family home. It did better than most big companies. That little house!
