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Favorite Bass Album

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Alan Spenner on Frampton Comes Alive and with Joe Cocker (Woodstock performance)
James Jamerson on just about every Motown track (I especially love his work with Marvin Gaye)
Rocco Prestia with Tower of Power (start with What is Hip?)
Tom Scholz on the first Boston album.
John McVie with Fleetwood Mac (check his line on Go Your Own Way).
Dee Murray with Elton John.
Jerry Jemmott (Aretha Franklin Live at the Filmore West)
Berry Oakley (Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore East)
 
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funkytoe said:
Alan Spenner on Frampton Comes Alive and with Joe Cocker (Woodstock performance)
James Jamerson on just about every Motown track (I especially love his work with Marvin Gaye)
Rocco Prestia with Tower of Power (start with What is Hip?)
Tom Scholz on the first Boston album.
John McVie with Fleetwood Mac (check his line on Go Your Own Way).
Dee Murray with Elton John.
Jerry Jemmott (Aretha Franklin Live at the Filmore West)
Berry Oakley (Allman Brothers Live at the Filmore East)
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Nice list! I love Dee Murray's playing and my favorite Tom Scholz bass performance is on "Cool The Engines".
 
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#23
It varies day to day, of course. But here's my current list in chronological order:
  • Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1969)
    JPJ laid the foundation for so many of his predecessors, and this – IMHO – is the bedrock recording upon which his legacy is based.
  • Aja – Steely Dan (1977)
    Chuck Rainey deservedly gets the credit for his masterful playing on this album (except for "Deacon Blues"). But Walter Becker provided much the framework upon which Chuck built his tasteful bass lines, so it's really an example of two talented bass players melding their talents on an outstanding piece of work.
  • Outlandos d'Amour – The Police (1978)
    When you're the bass player in a successful rock/punk trio, you're simply not permitted to suck. Gordon Sumner proves the axiom true here. Love him or hate him, the guy knows how to play the instrument, and he knows how to write pop magic.
  • One More Angel – John Patitucci (1997)
    There are a hundred or so jazz recordings that could easily make my "Favorite Bass Album" list, but this particular recording is one that I return to again and again.
  • Try! – John Mayer Trio (2005)
    Pino's curriculum vitae is well-known here on TB, but this live recording truly cements his reputation as a consummate professional.
 
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Ron Berenato said:
Being a Memphis bassist, I am currently revisiting the two BLUES BROTHERS albums currently on iTunes. Duck Dunn is the epitome of the Memphis/Stax sound. His playing throughout these live recordings is groovin' and full of soul. Jamerson was the king of Motown soul, but Duck was THE MAN in Memphis. I just can't get enough of listening to this guy, and it's given me a new focus for my stagnant playing style.
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I don't know, if I want to take in any Duck, I'd go first to the real deal stuff...any Otis or Booker T album, not to mention the classic Albert King "Born Under A Bad Sign" long player.
 
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I'm going to go with some obvious choices at first, but then again they're that way because they were so good and served as my textbooks when I started out...
Jeff Beck Group "Truth"
Led Zep I
Jethro Tull "Stand Up"
The Who "Live At Leeds"
Canned Heat "Boogie With" & "Hallelujah"
later...
Jeff Beck "Blow By Blow"
King Crimson "Starless..." & "Red"
Stanley Clarke "Journey To Love"
But then, my under the radar picks...
Roxy Music "Country Life" & "Siren"(While John Gustafson wasn't an actual member, he delivered some great work on both albums as well as "Stranded"; Country Life's "Out Of The Blue" being my favorite...)

Elvis Costello "This Years Model"
Talking Heads "More Songs..."
Brian Eno "Another Green World", "Before And After Science"(AGW was my introduction to Percy Jones)
Japan(with Mick Karn) "Tin Drum"
Joy Division "Closer"
Lou Reed(with Fernando Saunders) "Blue Mask"
There's been plenty of cool stuff that's come down the pike since then, of course, but these made the biggest impression earlier on. Otherwise, I'd be here all day.
 
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Dave Holland - Ones All is one of my favourites as is Prime Directive.
Tribal Tech-face first
Zawinul syndicate world tour
Pauka Cole-Amen
Bela Fleck and the fleck tones...1st 3 or so alums with Howard levy
Nine inch nails-Hesitation Marks
Steve Swallow -Real book
Toxic - This is beautiful because we are beautiful people


and more...
Question...
I ask people 'What is THE Graham Central Station album?'
They always give the same answer and I always forget...
So; here it is again...help would be greatly appreciated!!
What is THE Graham Central Station album?
and... if there is one ...THE Sly and the Family Stone album?

Thank you in advance !
 
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Ron Berenato said:
In an attempt to broaden my horizons, I've been looking into albums that the bassist just kills on. I'm not talking about "Bass" albums like Marcus Millers' THE SUN DON'T LIE (which is fantastic by the way) or any Jaco record, but albums done by bands whose own bass player really stands out or sets a new standard like Geddy Lee on any Rush album (but specifically Hemispheres if I had to name one).

Being a Memphis bassist, I am currently revisiting the two BLUES BROTHERS albums currently on iTunes. Duck Dunn is the epitome of the Memphis/Stax sound. His playing throughout these live recordings is groovin' and full of soul. Jamerson was the king of Motown soul, but Duck was THE MAN in Memphis. I just can't get enough of listening to this guy, and it's given me a new focus for my stagnant playing style.

What's your favorite bass player performance in a band album?
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One of the other greats from Memphis is Leroy Hodges, from Al Green, Ann Peebles, O.V. Wright to Robert Cray, one of the greats. I think Dave Smith is from Memphis too, he's another current bassist that's just kills on blues and R&B stuff.
 

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