RIP Paul Jackson :(

[retslock]

Very sad news. He was one of my biggest influences. His edgy tone and syncopated lines were impossible to ignore. I learnt so much from him.

 

[kobass]

One of the architects...

RIP Paul.

 

[iomamo]

RIP. One of *the* bass greats.

 

[rational baze]

I'm gutted. What an absolute legend.

 

[Snaxster]

bassist Paul Jackson just passed away

Paul Jackson? Ineffable, inimitable, incomparable.

Snaxster? In awe, indebted, inconsolable.

 

[Lo-E]

Such an astounding musician. Such a loss....
Thank you, Mr. Jackson, for your legacy.

 

[FrenchBassQC]

RIP Paul, another very sad news.

 

[Jjacks651]

So Sad, I grew up listening to Stanley Clark, was deeply influenced by those bass lines.

R.I.P

 

[jamro217]

R.I.P. Mr. Jackson. Thank you for so many decades of enjoyment.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

May Mr. Paul Jackson Rest In Peace. I have listened to him regularly since my mother gave me the money buy Headhunters when I was 14. He was sneaky great. Stanley Clarke would hit you over the head with that speed, but Paul Jackson would play cool riff, and you realize that you can’t quite play it like him. He played Funk the way a great drummer can shift the beat.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

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Questlove shared a tribute on Facebook.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

God made him funky.

Amen because he sure did!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Which place was Funkier, the Bay Area or Philadelphia? Just imagine, Larry Graham, Paul Jackson, Rocco Prestia, Doug Rauch, Bobby Vega, Rustee Allen, Tiran Porter, were all from the Bay. Heck Paul Jackson and Rocco Prestia were roommates for a while. They both give up the Funk in Heaven now!

 

[jerry]

I've posted this before in other Paul Jackson threads but bears repeating.
His pre Headhunters band with pre RTF Lenny White and pre Journey Neil Schon, early 70's bay area super group with the Escovedo Brothers.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I've posted this before in other Paul Jackson threads but bears repeating.
His pre Headhunters band with pre RTF Lenny White and pre Journey Neil Schon, early 70's bay area super group with the Escovedo Brothers.

I have to check that out!

 

[Freekmagnet]

Which place was Funkier, the Bay Area or Philadelphia? Just imagine, Larry Graham, Paul Jackson, Rocco Prestia, Doug Rauch, Bobby Vega, Rustee Allen, Tiran Porter, were all from the Bay. Heck Paul Jackson and Rocco Prestia were roommates for a while. They both give up the Funk in Heaven now!

I’ve never been to Philly, but I grew up in the East Bay. It’s become an un-funky suburb of Silicon Valley, but at one time it was a really funky place. Most of the guys you mentioned are fairly name-brand, but there’s been a lot of funky cats to come out of the East Bay. Just to name a few:

Digital Underground (c’mon, who doesn’t love The Humpty Dance)
Rodger Collins (Foxy Girls from Oakland)
Eugene Blackwell and the New Breed (I’m So Thankful)
Little Dion and the Bantams
Papa’s Culture (Mack Daddy Love, I Like to Swim)
¡Tang! (I Love a Freak)
and of course, The Freaky Executives

All that being said, I’ve since moved to SoCal, and I’ve hung out with a few cats from Dayton, OH all of whom are impeccably funky. I would venture to say that Dayton is prolly the funkiest city in the USA.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I’ve never been to Philly, but I grew up in the East Bay. It’s become an in-funky suburb of Silicon Valley, but at one time it was a really funky place. Most of the guys you mentioned are fairly name-brand, but there’s been a lot of funky cats to come out of the East Bay. Just to name a few:

Digital Underground (c’mon, who doesn’t love The Humpty Dance)
Rodger Collins (Foxy Girls from Oakland)
Eugene Blackwell and the New Breed (I’m So Thankful)
Little Dion and the Bantams
Papa’s Culture (Mack Daddy Love, I Like to Swim)
¡Tang! (I Love a Freak)
and of course, The Freaky Executives

All that being said, I’ve since moved to SoCal, and I’ve hung out with a few cats from Dayton, OH whom are all impeccably funky. I would venture to say that Dayton is prolly the funkiest city in the USA.

Yes, Dayton has a peerless Funk pedigree.

 

[steubig]

+1 on dayton. long legacy.

oakland drummers: garibaldi, clark, newmark. deep groove and concept.

 

[Barry Vestal]

Man Paul was one of my absolute favorites...RIP

 

[Dr. Cheese]

These are some recent remembrances from Mike Clark about the connection between him and Paul Jackson.