BobDeRosa
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There is great and then there is Anthony Jackson
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Can't comment on specifics, but he's of course cut back on performances and nowhere near an active schedule. He does go out to shows/events on occasion and plays with a small group at a club/restaurant in Brooklyn now and then. He appears to be in good spirits.
He seems to be happy, so I am happy for him.
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The first time I heard Anthony Jackson was the badass phased intro for the Ojay's "For The Love Of Money" coming through my radio. At that time I had no idea who was playing bass.
The first time I saw Anthony Jackson perform was in a small jazz club with jazz violinist Michael Urbaniak during the time that For The Love Of Money was a big hit. He sat the entire time, played with a pick, and on a table beside him he had a Gibson Maestro Fuzz and a Gibson Maestro Phasor that he turned on and off with his hand. His playing absolutely blew me away! It wasn't until many years later I learned that the person I saw in the club played on that Ojay's track.
The first time I saw Anthony Jackson perform was in a small jazz club with jazz violinist Michael Urbaniak during the time that For The Love Of Money was a big hit. He sat the entire time, played with a pick, and on a table beside him he had a Gibson Maestro Fuzz and a Gibson Maestro Phasor that he turned on and off with his hand. His playing absolutely blew me away! It wasn't until many years later I learned that the person I saw in the club played on that Ojay's track.
One of my regrets is that it seems I may never see AJ live. Oh well, that just makes me appreciate YouTube more.
First heard him on Michel Camilo's Rendevous album with Dave Weckl. Fantasic.
Worth listening to if you haven't.
Worth listening to if you haven't.
Don't know much about him, though had come across this trio a while ago...
check out this live stuff with Steve Khan and Dennis Chambers
AJ owns those Latin Jazz pockets. He plays on one song on Arturo Sandoval's greatest hits album that is fantastic. That album is worth a listen - all of the songs are fantastic and the musicians are first rate.
BobDeRosa
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AJ's work on DiMeola's "Flight Over Rio" was the first time I noticed the bass as an instrument. I was maybe 10 at the time, and it mesmerized me. Now, decades later, I picked up the instrument and it's on my bucket list of songs to learn.
I was fortunate to see this trio in a small venue in Florida years ago, great show! Anthony played the huge white Fodera Presentation when I saw him. Hiromi is one of my faves, love her group with Tony Grey and Fuze she used to have as well.
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He's one of the greatest electric players of all time. I've always dug his work on the soundtrack to the movie "the wiz" as well on Chaka Khan's 1980 album Naughty. Even if he's been a little outspoken at times, his genius is undeniable.
This!!! I wore out my copy (and that is hard to do with CDs!). Super wide open trio setting. AJ and Dennis Chambers get plenty of features on this release. For much of it Khan (Sammy's son, no really!)) gets out of the way and let's the rhythm section devastate everything in it's path (in the best possible way).
I first saw AJ when he played a residency at Mikells, a tiny bar/club on West 97th Street in NYC, with the Michel Camilo trio (Dave Weckl on drums) in the late 80's. I wasn't listening to stuff like this at that time but a guitarist friend grew up with Michel Camilo. Saw this line-up a few times. We were probably five feet away from them at these shows. Life altering!
One of the O.G. deep thinkers of our chosen instrument, after almost 50 years of listening to him, his feel for time still blows me away. Once again it seems PD is raiding my record collection for some of my personal favorites to cover.
