Recommend me some bass

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Two words for you:

Willie Weeks

+1

[bender]

"If you want me to stay"
is Rustee Allen on Bass

although he clearly listened to Graham play "Everyday People" in the way he mixes the length of his "8th notes".
push and pull indeed

Definitely. It's the "I can't believe it's not Larry Graham" bassline.

Inner City Blues is Bob Babbitt not James Jamerson

I'm sure you're right (liner notes say so anyway) but not according to the Funk Brothers in "Standing in the shadows of Motown". They say Jamerson turned up, lay down on the floor and played the whole song on his back.

I could very well have that arse-about-face but it's a cool story nonetheless

[foal30]

nah that's "What's Going On"
which is sort of regarded as a high point in the development of the instrument.
apparently he was cut as too to sort of rub it in

Willie Weeks
well worth investigating IMO
Donny Hathaway Live is sort of the apex, but "Young Americans"by David Bowie has some top playing too.

Bob de Leo of Stone Temple Pilots, particularly the "Tiny Music" album
Family Man Barrett on "Babylon by Bus" Bob Marley
Bruce Thomas on quite a bit of Elvis Costello's early stuff
Bruce Foxton of the Jam
Norman Watt-Roy, both for Ian Drury and his parts on FGTH debut

[Polar Bear]

John Deacon from Queen seems to also be the perfect definition of what you're looking for.

[otisredding]

Paul McCartney on Sgt Pepper pretty much wrote the book on melodic pop/rock bass IMO.

+1 to Willie Weeks, James Jamerson, Duck Dunn, Larry Graham.

Aimee Mann has written and played some great bass lines on her albums.

Check out what Brian Wilson wrote for the bass players on Pet Sounds!?! Outrageous inversions and substitutions by pop standards.

[foal30]

Jerry Jemmott
crikey here is some great Bass Playing
"Completely Well" BB King and also some of Aretha Franklin's Atlantic output

Chuck Rainey
lots of Steely Dan, probably "Kid Charlemagne" is my favorite, also "Until you come back to me" by Aretha Franklin

Wilbur Ware
"live at ther Village Vanguard" Sonny Rollins
big sound, great feel.

[ash]

Bob de Leo of Stone Temple Pilots, particularly the "Tiny Music" album

Chuck Rainey, lots of Steely Dan

Yes and yes!

Big Bang Baby from de Leo.
And don't forget Walter Becker, who did a fine job of not sounding like a guitarist turned bass player on some Steely Dan tracks.

[foal30]

Kim Deal of the Pixies
Bryan Ritchie of the Violent Femmes
Doug Hood of Muscle Shoals, particularly the Staples Singers stuff.
Sonny Thompson especially Prince "Come".
Bernard Edwards, Chic "Good Times" is Good Times and also Queens biggest hit
and for his Sister Sledge grooves too.

[Polar Bear]

Bernard Edwards, Chic "Good Times" is Good Times and also Queens biggest hit

Didn't realise Chic wrote Bohemian Rhapsody...

[Jenesis]

Big yes for Bernard Edwards and while I'm at it, the man John Taylor.

[ash]

while I'm at it, the man John Taylor.

Bam! Bullseye.

[foal30]

Queen had nothing happening Stateside till Deacon got lessons off Edwards.

Taylor? Ha he is Edwards biggest fan boy, he's even got his BC Rich. Good call JJ


how about Tony Levin? Lennon/Dire Straits/Pete Gabriel. He's done some interesting stuff IMO

[crushing day]

Yes and yes!

Big Bang Baby from de Leo.

The De Leo Brothers are right up there on my list, although favs from Tiny Music would be 'Adhesive', and great bassline on 'trippin on a hole in a paper heart' .. great track. Even more impressive is that the drummer is credited as penning that toon

[Vince]

Bryan Ritchie of the Violent Femmes

+1. He's a very good bassist. People don't usually notice just how much bass there is on that classic Femmes' first album. Plus the acoustic thing, he's really amazing.

[foal30]

Adhesive is a cracking song
love the Brian Wilson chord to start it.

hooray for bass players etc.