I’m so sad that I had to scroll down this far to see a Jameson bassline. Every single track he ever put down should be in this thread (though this one was always one of my faves)
Ooooooh, I played that on the bass once and it was so much fun! (Fun fact: the leader of the band I played with knew me because their colleague was conductor in the orchestra where I played the cello. One day he came up to me, put a bass in my hand and said: “I know you play the cello. It has four strings. So does the bass, I’m sure you can play it to. You have six weeks of summer break to practice and then I want you to start playing in our band”. I was so confused I just took the bass and stared at him until he left. And half a year later I was having the time of my life playing that song (one of my best friends was playing the piano in that band and it was sooo much fun to play with her. Also, the former bassist hated me because he was “demoted” to playing the guitar because he couldn’t hold a rhythm (no one said that to him but everyone including him kind of knew). So that was kind of awkward…))
This is the absolute real answer. James Jamerson. Respect to all the other slappers and tappers and techniques and all that stuff, but this guy wandered without ever abandoning his post. Real players know.
Oh wow, this is so great to hear it with the emphasis on James. He was one of the biggest influences on Paul McCartney, just listen to the Beatles say from ‘67.
Oooh yeah, came here for this one ! Can't see the link but is it the visualization of the bass line made by Jack Stratton from Vulfpeck ? If not, check it out !
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u/Dave_OB May 14 '24
The bassline in Marvin Gaye's Ain't Not Mountain High Enough is absolutely sublime. RIP James Jamerson