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We old schoolers should be ashamed.

#121
Dr. Cheese said:
David Romani was the bassist on the early Change recordings, and I don't think he played for the Jones Girls since he was absed in Italy and they were a Philly International act. Remember, the early Change songs were done bi-continentally. the music was recorded in Italy, and vocals were done in New York.
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Yeah, David Romani and Mauro Malivasi did most of the guitar and bass work later turning it over to Timmy Allen.
 
#122
Dr. Cheese said:
David Romani was the bassist on the early Change recordings, and I don't think he played for the Jones Girls since he was based in Italy and they were a Philly International act. Remember, the early Change songs were done bi-continentally. the music was recorded in Italy, and vocals were done in New York.
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I know... just seems like the same vibe. No I'm really wondering who it is. I don't think it was AJ.
:D
 
#127
throwdown said:
but i remember: This was a guy called Steve Green of the very good Funk band Breakwater

look here:
http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Breakwater.html

check this out !
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Interesting:

Steve Green is still in the music business and has recorded on over 100 session for groups such as Patti LaBelle, Lou Rawls, Eddie Murphy, Phyllis Hyman, The Stylistics, the Jones Girls, Judy Mowatt and Dexter Wansel.
 
#134
Woodchuck said:
There's been ALOT of Old School Funk/R&B bassists threads, but there are 4 names that are consistantly absent. Robin Duhe (Maze), Ronald LaPread (Commodres), Abraham "Onion" Miller (LTD), and most importantly, Janice Marie Johnson from A Taste of Honey. Yeah, we all know "Boogie Oogie Oogie", but she's MUCH more than that. Listen to songs like "Do It Good" and "Rescue Me" and you'll understand. She came in at a time where noone would take her serious, because she was a woman in the funk world, but players like Jamerson, Verdine White and Ronald La Pread took her under their wings and gave her support. Say what you will about her, but she wrote what is argubly one of THE most famous bass solos in R&B/soul/funk history. We old schoolers should be ashamed for not giving these guys their full due. :scowl: :bassist:
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You're right man,especially the bass line Ron LaPread did on Sorry to Say ( not to mention he was a keyboard player in the Orlando fl.area b4 he was with the Commadores). I've always enjoyed Janice's playing and Hazels guitar work also. But lets not forget Joyce " Fenderella Irby from the group Klymaxx. This sista was Cold blooded.
 
#136
Dr. Cheese said:
As someone who was high school and college age during this period, I can testify that much of the disco hatred was thinly veiled attacks on "out groups" of society. Disco was largely produced by Blacks, Hispanics, Gays, and Women. Disco hating was mainly pushed by white male rockers. There was also a great tendency to call any dance (black) music disco. I remember critics calling Funkadelics' "Knee Deep" disco!

The great joke was that after the disco movement died out, white UK rockers like Duran Duran, Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins, adapted aspects of disco, and then the same white rickers who were burning and breaking disco records six or seven years earlier, started to incorporate "dance music." A bit later, Flea comes along and adds slap to punk and know Graham, Louis Johnson, etc. get accepted as pioneers by young white musicians.

What is so sickening is that a generation of so earlier, the Blues were given "mainstream recognition" when the Stones, Cream, Jeff Beck, etc. showed how cool that music was.
It says something about America, that Black or Black influenced music can't be respected until a group of whites adapts it.

I know I'm way off topic, but I feel a bit of perspective is important when we talk about old school funk and its great bassists.
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My brother,thankyou , thankyou, thankyou
 
#139
Lo end PUNCH said:
Barry "sonjon" Johnson played on albums with Lenny White's funk outfit "Twennynine" the most memorable song being "Peanut Butter".
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I recently finally replaced my vinyl Twennynine albums with CDs, man, I forgot how much I dug Sonjon's playing and tone.
Sure, some of it's borderline disco, but who cares!:bassist:
 

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