Okay, now I believe in Anthony Jackson.

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Another nice one:

 

[king_biscuit]

Btw, that first video post of Grover with AJ, Gadd, and Richard Tee is as good as it gets -- all absolute monsters; no wonder Grover is smiling so much, I would too with that crew backing me!

 

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This is also AJ and Steve Gadd:

 

[hellofromming]

I am huge AJ fans. After listened many of his stuff, what I like the most is still his works in Chaka Khan's album "Naughty".

In my humble opinion, If he can deliver a perfect bassline, if he found he can play better when he sit down, why not? Even his face is like he is drowning in the water when he plays, so what? Let other members of his band do the showmanship (unless he is playin in a rock n roll band) If he is not a sociable person, but he kick ass when he plays, his job is done anyway.

A famous Chinese actress Gong li, pretty as she is, she doesn't mind be any ugly and old role in the movie. She said, she hope people like her role in the movie, not like Gong Li as a person.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

This is nice. This is AJ's version of a great Jamerson line from Chaka Khan's first solo album.

 

[hands5]

My favorite Anthony Jackson music from the late Seventies to early Eighties when he still mainly playing his Fender, but I think that is just coincidence. By 1979, AJ had been playing high profile gigs and session work for a decade, and he was close to thirty. I just think his style matured at this time, and he really started to stretch his wings. The key was Jackson's mind, not his choice of bass.

Well said Doc.

 

[OldDirtyBassist]

The original was pick style, why use your fingers?

It just bothers me that I can't always do it fingerstyle. It's like trying to hop onto a spinning circle for a ride.

 

[hellofromming]

it always amused me that
He can pick those complex lines so clean, so fast with such focus on each notes... And so groovy

 

[OldDirtyBassist]

The tone AJ had on "Lin's Garden Blues", is about the best I've heard anywhere.

 

[Bob_Ross]

it always amused me that
He can pick those complex lines so clean, so fast with such focus on each notes... And so groovy

I remember reading an interview with Al DiMeola many years ago where he essentially said that exact thing verbatim when asked why he chose to have AJ play bass on his albums (referring to Elegant Gypsy and Casino)

 

[KeithPoker]

my favorite thing about AJ is how much he cares about the details. the result is extreme precision. you'll never hear a player make rests groove so hard. what i mean is where he chooses to lift his fretting hand up. for my money he might be the best living bass player.

stevieglasgow had a great transcription site with many AJ lines. too bad it's down right now anyone know what's up with that?

 

[KeithPoker]

Fagen - The Nightfly album has a few cuts of AJs.

Keep in mind his playing on Chaka was around the time he was trying to switch over to 6 string but still on a 4 at this point. I believe he tracked in drop C. A few of those outro fills are NOT easy to play in drop C. Also, he was unhappy with his bass parts originally and asked Warner Bros if he could go back in to fix them. They said yes and he spent quite awhile back in there. Total perfectionist I love it. There are certainly many pros and cons to tracking bass after everyone else. In this case all pros when you consider he laid down the bedding first and got to hear what everyone else did after while he tracked the second go-around.

 

[KeithPoker]

one of my favorites from him :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RuxkqOg_jQ
we would all be better bass players transcribing more AJ!

 

[Smooth_bass88]

I've always enjoyed Anthony's work in Pop and R+B the most. He established himself on 4 string and I think the stuff the OP finds most interesting stylistically are from that period of Jackson's career.









These are 6 string tracks I always liked:

He's on "Ease On Down the Road" ? I'm not doubting you, just curious how you know this. Any credits I've read just list several bass players, AJ being one of them, but they don't list who's on which track.

 

[20db pad]

He's on "Ease On Down the Road" ? I'm not doubting you, just curious how you know this. Any credits I've read just list several bass players, AJ being one of them, but they don't list who's on which track.

Indicated on the Bass Player Magazine link listed below, scroll down to the bottom.

http://www.bassplayer.com/artists/1...-predecessors-pumped-up-the-king-of-pop/25998

 

[Smooth_bass88]

Old vinyl indicates him as the bassist, online sources aren't complete. Plus if "Ease on" isn't AJ, then somebody has his time, taste, tone, and note choices completely nailed.

Cool. I've always loved that bassline (Ease on Down). That movie kind of freaked me out as a kid though.

 

[joe vegas]

pardon the repetition, if this has already been posted..

a nice alternate take of "Glamour Profession"..
AJ's line is very close to his final version, with a few intriguing changes.

 

[Leo Smith]

He's on "Ease On Down the Road" ? I'm not doubting you, just curious how you know this. Any credits I've read just list several bass players, AJ being one of them, but they don't list who's on which track.

The other bass players listed are part of the orchestra / string section. It's a heavy section too - Ron Carter, Milt Hinton, John Beal, Homer Mensch, Dave Moore, Russ Savakas, and Jesse Teiko. For that matter there are heavies all around that band. Quincy Jones could afford to get the best of the best in NYC of that time!

 

[Smooth_bass88]

He's (AJ) such a master. Although I cannot agree with some of his views (like the fact that he believes Leo Fender 'got it wrong'), I absolutely respect him as a musician.

 

[Leo Smith]

...I cannot agree with some of his views (like the fact that he believes Leo Fender 'got it wrong')...

Just curious, where did you read that? The few things I've read point to the contrary.