Jamiroquais bassists....rate them here.

[alfredpunkjazz]

Actually, the only guy that remains from the very first stage of that band is Jay Kay... Even Derrick came after the first album, not a bad drumer at all, actually, a fantastic one... But this talks about the long way Jamiroquai has walked, and how it has changed into something more pre-produced. Not something bad, just not for the taste of everyone.

 

[Coelho]

Back OT, Stu Zender all the way.

 

[Satanstoenail]

I think a lot of people who got into Jamiroquai after Stu had already left don't really understand how they used to be a band. You can listen to the old albums and hear how good Zender was, but you can't know how they came across to the fans during that period.

Jamiroquai wasn't "The Jay Kay Show" back then. He was the front man of a group called Jamiroquai. Stu's bass and Toby's keyboards were as integral to the band as Jay's voice, and that was recognized and reflected in the way the band was presented to the public.

Agreed. I saw them live on the Return of the Space Cowboy tour back in 96-97(?) and was utterly blown away at what an amazing unit they were. Every song would trail off into a completely inspired improvised funk jam that sent the whole crowd into a frenzy. It was just as much about the band (if not more) than it was about Jay Kay. I still rate it as one of my favorite gigs ever.

 

[Mikey D]

But at the end of the day, jay k was the one that had the record deal and it is a great shame that he couldn't keep the definative line up together. As said before, Zender all the way.

 

[Nicodonald]

Anyone knows who played bass on the title dynamite ? And wich bass used he ?

 

[kynoch]

Alex Meadows was the bassist on the track Dynamite.....I have no idea about the bass

 

[EddieG]

Wow, another zombie thread. They're becoming more frequent, eh?

For me, its Stu Zender. He was in the band when they were actually a funk band, and so he was able to make them groove. As good as Paul Turner is (and he is), he doesn't get much chance to really humanize the band, because Jamiroquai's output these days seems to be focused around quantized, right on the beat disco rip-off stuff.

If they can take it back to the vibe of the early days, I think Paul will play his ass off.

 

[Lindsay]

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I have been a big fan of Jamiroquai and their various bassists since the release of Emergency on Planet Earth in the early nineties. I was playing in an Acid Jazz band at the time and we instantly absorbed the Jamiroquai vibe.

I liked Stu Zender and can remember a bass player friend of mine commenting at the time that he demonstrated that fret buzz can be part of a really hip tone.

I continued to love each successive album and, three or four years after its release, I've decided that I like Dynamite the most - in particular the title track and Starchild.

As mentioned above, Alex Meadows plays on the track Dynamite and the bass on that track is my favourite recorded bass tone of all time. I read elsewhere on TB that he used a Stingray, and I agree - it sounds like a Stingray. It's EQed beautifully and sits perfectly in the mix.

At a recent recording session I played that track to the engineer to give him an idea about where I was going. He did a reasonable job, in the circumstances.

So back to the topic... in terms of recorded bassists I rate Alex Meadows the highest despite his very limited contribution, followed by everyone else - with an honourable mention to Andrew Levy.

I really like Paul Turner's playing and tone and I think the live material from the last few years has been outstanding.

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[noirextra]

Zender, Fyffe, Turner.

Plus a few other step ins.....who do you rate....they are all fine fine bassists.

I am a Zender fan....but i appreciate the others too...what do you all think of these guys?

Zender - 20
Fyffe -4
Turner -7

Zender is just in another galaxy , you cant even compare him to other 'ordinary bassists'