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Wilbur Bascomb:Why isn't he a household name?

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Alan Vorse said:
While getting ready to leave for work recently, I randomly picked a CD out of the rack. It was Jeff Beck-Wired. I bought it six years ago and hadn't really touched it since.

OH MY GOD!!!

What an amazing group of musicians he formed for this CD. But what the Hell? This CD had some of the funkiest bass playing ever, and I might just put him up against any fusion/funk bass player of that time.

Who is Wilbur Bascomb and why isn't he a god that I have built a shrine to?

I need details people. Other album credits, gear, where is he now?
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He's on a record by Andy Bey "Experience and Judgement" on Atlantic 1974. Lp is hard to find, but there may be a CD out there. He kills it on this record. Deep funky jazz.
 
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experience & judgement is one of my favorite records .
more music with wilbur :
-big mama thornton :sassy mama
_lucky peterson :i'm ready
-danny draher:big fun tonite
-bb king:there must be a better world somewhere
he even play with james brown :reality
check "allmusic.com" you will be surprised .

and for those who think you can't slap with a Pbass he his the living proof .
 
#44
Winston TK said:
I recently read somewhere else here on TB that Wilbur Bascomb played bass on the soundtrack to the somewhat stinko film, "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

I must confess a very strange attraction to that film. But, the last time I saw it (within the last two months or so), I couldn't help but notice the stupendous bass playing on several of the cuts.

Can anyone confirm that Bascomb indeed appeared on this material? If so, then I am definitely one of his newest fans!
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Reviving this thread simply because I am watching the craptastic Sgt Pepper movie right now, and wanted to see who the bass player was that was seriously overplaying on the Beatles covers. The credits say Hungate and Wilbur Bascomb. The player is obviously talented, but my goodness, did these guys get paid by the note?
 
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I figured that this thread was a current one until I started reading. I'm surprised that it wasn't reincarnated because of this week's shows at the Iridium here in NYC...

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Wilbur Bascomb, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Max Middleton (all of Jeff Beck fusion fame) were backing up Mick Taylor (of Rolling Stones fame). If anyone finds a review of the shows please post it (or a link) - I was hoping to attend and didn't.
 
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RHFusillo said:
Jeff Beck had a knack for picking good bass players. I really like Clive Chapman, who played in the second version of The Jeff Beck Group which made Rough and Ready and The Jeff Beck Group. Heavy Jamerson influence. Wonder what happened to him.
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There's one track from Rough and Ready, I think it is, named Situation, that I just love! During the days of my first garage band, my mates and I used to jam on that one, and had an absolute blast with it.

Very cool signature guitar part (naturally), but a very cool bass part as well. In the key of C#/Db as I recall - or at least with a C#/Db root. Not at all your typical pentatonic stuff in the key of A or E...which is one reason why I liked it so much. :cool:

MM
 
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I heard that Wilbur played on the soundtrack to the movie version of "Hair." I listen to that CD over and over because it has some of the tightest, funkiest bass playing I've ever heard. There are no bass playing credits on the CD, so I'm not sure who is playing.
 
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TC2112 said:
Reviving this thread simply because I am watching the craptastic Sgt Pepper movie right now, and wanted to see who the bass player was that was seriously overplaying on the Beatles covers. The credits say Hungate and Wilbur Bascomb. The player is obviously talented, but my goodness, did these guys get paid by the note?
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+1 right here! Whoever is playing on the majority of that soundtrack is blazing!! Sounds a lot like a Precision to me too.
 
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TC2112 said:
Reviving this thread simply because I am watching the craptastic Sgt Pepper movie right now, and wanted to see who the bass player was that was seriously overplaying on the Beatles covers. The credits say Hungate and Wilbur Bascomb. The player is obviously talented, but my goodness, did these guys get paid by the note?
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+1

Skillful does not always equal tasteful.

"Paid by the note" indeed.
 

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