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Paul Jackson
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I can see why Chuck Rainey said Paul Jackson was the baddes bass player back in the 1990's interview he did with Will Lee. Paul Jackson is a as big a fan of double stops as Chuck Rainey for sure. I'm guessing that Chuck Rainey influenced Jackson.
Blazer said:
Cool! YouTube used to have the B section of that song as well -- starting right before that video cuts off -- but I can't seem to find it anymore.
yea, i'v been thrashing 'headhunters' and 'thrust' 4 the last couple of weeks. I really luv 'Sly' off headhunters, tht song is an intense journey, fricken awesome!!!
paul jackson was (and is) a huge influence on my playing!
headhunters, thrust, flood (man i LOVE that album!) huge favourites in my collection.. those albums are like encyclopedia's of grooves! insane playing on every paul jackson track i've heard.. the man has got the groove! That live Flood album is great - it's awesome to hear the tunes live. the way they developed the grooves thoughout each tune is just unbelievable... as well as the different interpretations of the tunes (spank-a-lee!)
on a side note though.. i watched that bassplayertv thing the other moth, and i got to say that i was really turned off by the way he talked and his attitude in general. Which is unfortunate, because i have so much respect for his playing.. and it's kind of dissapointing to not really feel the same way for him as a person.. i prefer my bass superstars to be a little more humble
can't take away from the mans groove though!
-andy
headhunters, thrust, flood (man i LOVE that album!) huge favourites in my collection.. those albums are like encyclopedia's of grooves! insane playing on every paul jackson track i've heard.. the man has got the groove! That live Flood album is great - it's awesome to hear the tunes live. the way they developed the grooves thoughout each tune is just unbelievable... as well as the different interpretations of the tunes (spank-a-lee!)
on a side note though.. i watched that bassplayertv thing the other moth, and i got to say that i was really turned off by the way he talked and his attitude in general. Which is unfortunate, because i have so much respect for his playing.. and it's kind of dissapointing to not really feel the same way for him as a person.. i prefer my bass superstars to be a little more humble
can't take away from the mans groove though!
-andy
00Funk said:
Those are all great albums to be sure. Just note that Buster Williams is the bassist on Sextant. How about the other two albums by the Mwandishi group, Crossings and their self-titled first release - have you heard those? They are worth checking out too - Buster is a great player!
bass349 said:paul jackson was (and is) a huge influence on my playing!
headhunters, thrust, flood (man i LOVE that album!) huge favourites in my collection.. those albums are like encyclopedia's of grooves! insane playing on every paul jackson track i've heard.. the man has got the groove! That live Flood album is great - it's awesome to hear the tunes live. the way they developed the grooves thoughout each tune is just unbelievable... as well as the different interpretations of the tunes (spank-a-lee!)
on a side note though.. i watched that bassplayertv thing the other moth, and i got to say that i was really turned off by the way he talked and his attitude in general. Which is unfortunate, because i have so much respect for his playing.. and it's kind of dissapointing to not really feel the same way for him as a person.. i prefer my bass superstars to be a little more humble
can't take away from the mans groove though!
-andy
That's funny, he seemed cool to me. He just has a potty mouth and a fondness for raunchy humor(which actually is alright with me.)
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...and he has also his mytical fender on the backstage!!
The amp...uhm...maybe a Behringer or a Gallien Krueger?
The amp...uhm...maybe a Behringer or a Gallien Krueger?
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i have yet to hear a better groove than watermelon man on the headhunters recording--The Jackson/Clark team is one on the funkiest rhythm sections of all time!
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Well, it might be just me but I think the groove on the original "Watermelon man" is pretty good too.
Just wanted to throw some love to the bass playing/overall groove on "Slow Traffic to the Right", a fantastic album IMO by Bennie Maupin, Headhunters w/Patrice Rushen instead of Herbie.
You can check it out on youtube, it's a hard album to find, but I know there are some people who have blogs that are keeping the rare funk alive.
You can check it out on youtube, it's a hard album to find, but I know there are some people who have blogs that are keeping the rare funk alive.
wow shows how headhunter illiterate I am--either way, paul jackson holds a tight groove!
