I'm surprised no one has pointed this out yet, but John Paul Jones' first solo album is really solid. It's called Zooma. But something tells me JMJ is already familiar with it.
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Music tips for me, please.
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My recommendation doesn't exactly follow the requirements. But anyway, it's an instrumental album by a Japanese band called LITE, a bit math, a bit post rock, very prominent bassplaying.
Here's the itunes link, you can give the samples a listen.
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Here's the itunes link, you can give the samples a listen.
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+1 on Death from Above 1979
Also, for pure groove music I'd HIGHLY recommend:
Little Dragon
D'angelo
Erykah Badu
Also, for pure groove music I'd HIGHLY recommend:
Little Dragon
D'angelo
Erykah Badu
Michael Manring - Enormous Room (already mentioned in the thread but simply amazing)
Steve Lawson - Blue Planet
Steve Lawson - Despite my Worst Intentions
Steve Lawson is da man, and you've met him on more than one occasion JMJ
Steve Lawson - Blue Planet
Steve Lawson - Despite my Worst Intentions
Steve Lawson is da man, and you've met him on more than one occasion JMJ
Check out Seth Horan. Incredible solo bass player and singer who writes some really catchy songs.
Charles Mingus is the first to come to mind. As far as bassist composers, it doesn't get much better than Mingus. Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, Blues and Roots, Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus. They're all great records, and the playing is top notch too.
i agree on "the enormous room" (off "thonk") and "selene" (off "soliloquy") by michael manring - simply fantastic.
one of my favorite bassist composers is avishai cohen, check out "arava" from his album "continuo" (but it's hard for me to name a single track).
completely different but very cool: matt garrison has had a big influence on the modern bass sound, i like "family" of his "live" album.
special mention: it's not a composition by him, but "cherokee" by mike pope off his record "the lay of the land" is a great literal "bass solo".
one of my favorite bassist composers is avishai cohen, check out "arava" from his album "continuo" (but it's hard for me to name a single track).
completely different but very cool: matt garrison has had a big influence on the modern bass sound, i like "family" of his "live" album.
special mention: it's not a composition by him, but "cherokee" by mike pope off his record "the lay of the land" is a great literal "bass solo".
I should add, though, that sometimes solo albums by bass players can (not always) get a bit show-y. I recomended Mingus because I think that he is a virtuoso who knows when to play what.
Another guy that I love is Jimmy Haslip with the YellowJackets. He will lay it down all night, but, when it's his turn to solo, he will rip up the bandstand.
Another guy that I love is Jimmy Haslip with the YellowJackets. He will lay it down all night, but, when it's his turn to solo, he will rip up the bandstand.
Hello and greetings from Finland!
My recommendation is late finnish bass virtuoso/composer/arranger: Pekka Pohjola. He played with Mike Oldfield in 70's.
Check out some of his records: Visitation, Heavy Jazz(live album), Views.... There is a lot of really great music, beautiful melodies and great playing. I can't pick just one song from him.... sorry.
My recommendation is late finnish bass virtuoso/composer/arranger: Pekka Pohjola. He played with Mike Oldfield in 70's.
Check out some of his records: Visitation, Heavy Jazz(live album), Views.... There is a lot of really great music, beautiful melodies and great playing. I can't pick just one song from him.... sorry.
The first Brokeback CD: "Field Recordings from the Cook County Water Table".
Brokeback is a Tortoise side project, also on Thrill Jockey Records. All of the compositions are by Douglas McCombs who primarily plays a 6-string bass, but Noel Kupersmith joins on double bass on many tracks. If you know Tortoise, you have some idea. It's a bit more open, less percussion oriented, and with no guitar to speak of, however.
Jah Wobble has done some very good bass-centered stuff, but I assume you are familiar with it. If you haven't heard the project he collaborated on with Brian Eno, however--"Spinner"--it's well worth checking out. The tracks began as ambient film music Eno composed for Derek Jarmen's "Glitterbug".. He didn't think it made sense on its own, however, that is, without the film, so he gave it to Wobble. The latter added bass, drums, etc., but sometimes nothing, depending on the track. Great stuff to have on when hanging around the house, or perhaps jet-setting about the world.
Your query is a very nice response to the "Essay" thread, by the way.
Brokeback is a Tortoise side project, also on Thrill Jockey Records. All of the compositions are by Douglas McCombs who primarily plays a 6-string bass, but Noel Kupersmith joins on double bass on many tracks. If you know Tortoise, you have some idea. It's a bit more open, less percussion oriented, and with no guitar to speak of, however.
Jah Wobble has done some very good bass-centered stuff, but I assume you are familiar with it. If you haven't heard the project he collaborated on with Brian Eno, however--"Spinner"--it's well worth checking out. The tracks began as ambient film music Eno composed for Derek Jarmen's "Glitterbug".. He didn't think it made sense on its own, however, that is, without the film, so he gave it to Wobble. The latter added bass, drums, etc., but sometimes nothing, depending on the track. Great stuff to have on when hanging around the house, or perhaps jet-setting about the world.
Your query is a very nice response to the "Essay" thread, by the way.
I won't have 3 to quote, only 2 from the same guy: the two albums by Sean Malone's Gordian Knot (the firt is self-titled, the second is named "Emergent").
Featuring Sean Malone on fretless bass and Chapman Stick, and a serious portion of the who's who of prog rock/metal as guests.
Surprinsingly, it's way more melodical than purely technical, witha great work on interaction with various melodic lines and counterpoint.
Featuring Sean Malone on fretless bass and Chapman Stick, and a serious portion of the who's who of prog rock/metal as guests.
Surprinsingly, it's way more melodical than purely technical, witha great work on interaction with various melodic lines and counterpoint.
Les Claypool was by bass idol as a teenager. Primus isn't a solo project by any means, but as singer and bassist he was basically half the band. He used bass as a lead instrument in a rock band that wasn't only listened to by other bassists. It'd be hard to pick just 3 songs, because their style evolved from album to album. You could browse their top songs on Itunes, or their greatest-hits album They Can't All be Zingers. I like everything up until Antipop.
I can't think of others off the top of my head that haven't been mentioned yet.
BTW, I present to you one valid reason for owning an 11-string bass:
I can't think of others off the top of my head that haven't been mentioned yet.
BTW, I present to you one valid reason for owning an 11-string bass:
cachaito by orlando cachaito lopez is one of my favorite "solo" bassist recordings. deep...
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My top 3 changes all the time so its hard.. I'm not sure if double-bass is your bag or not, but right now I'm "revisiting" Renaud Garcia Fonz's album "Alborea". The first two tracks "Al Camaron" and the title track "Alborea" are my favorites.. The "Arcoluz" album is very good also..
I've only been playing bass for a month and I'm not sure it's bass-centric enough, but I'm going to mention that Tony Levin's World Diary album is quite awesome.
"Berimbass" by Renaud Garcia-Fons from ArcoLuz
"I've Been Down" by Flea/Red Hot Chili Peppers from the B-Sides.
"I've Been Down" by Flea/Red Hot Chili Peppers from the B-Sides.
Nope. Still in Singapore, marginal internet. Can barely load TalkBass.
Making a nice list, though. And I'll venture to say that I THINK I have enough to go on for a while.
Best,
JMJ
Making a nice list, though. And I'll venture to say that I THINK I have enough to go on for a while.
Best,
JMJ
heard from someone that u guys went to the singapore zoo!
oh yeah, internet's down cos the typhoon in taiwan is wreaking havoc on the lines. [This invalid link has been removed]
oh yeah, internet's down cos the typhoon in taiwan is wreaking havoc on the lines. [This invalid link has been removed]
