Check out Buster Williams, if you’re not already familiar with him.
I assume you’ve explored Ron Carter, already.
Other prominent bassists who are also leaders...
Dave Holland
N.H.O.P.
Marc Johnson
Miroslav Vitous
Jazz for aficionados
Jazz for aficionados
I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.
Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".
"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.
While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.
Enjoy the music.
I'm going to review records in my collection, and you'll be able to decide if they're worthy of your collection. These records are what I consider "must haves" for any jazz aficionado, and would be found in their collections. I wont review any record that's not on CD, nor will I review any record if the CD is markedly inferior. Fortunately, I only found 1 case where the CD was markedly inferior to the record.
Our first album is "Moanin" by Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. We have Lee Morgan , trumpet; Benney Golson, tenor sax; Bobby Timmons, piano; Jymie merrit, bass; Art Blakey, drums.
The title tune "Moanin" is by Bobby Timmons, it conveys the emotion of the title like no other tune I've ever heard, even better than any words could ever convey. This music pictures a person whose down to his last nickel, and all he can do is "moan".
"Along Came Betty" is a tune by Benny Golson, it reminds me of a Betty I once knew. She was gorgeous with a jazzy personality, and she moved smooth and easy, just like this tune. Somebody find me a time machine! Maybe you knew a Betty.
While the rest of the music is just fine, those are my favorite tunes. Why don't you share your, "must have" jazz albums with us.
Enjoy the music.
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Thank you guys, @acman3, @curiousjim & @stuartk I first heard this massive percussion and rhythm section on the Weather Report - Sweetnighter 1973 - (Full Album Remastered). Included Eric Gravatt, Muruga, and especially who for some reason Miroslav Vitous with Dom Um Romao, got no love back then. Check out Boogie Woogie Waltz and 125th Street Congress tracks. I like the whole album and the mystical sound aura it brought to me as a young man way back when, in those days. Miroslav Vitous was and always has been my favorite Funkiest double/upright acoustic bass player maestro. His original grooves were all over that Weather Report album and was as hard and grounding as an anchor. To this day I don’t know why Joseph Zawinul got rid of him. Well, except after getting Jaco of course...
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Well as it turns out, I could be wrong and the bass player that was in the forefront of that Weather Report Album Sweetnighter may have been the electric bass playing of Andrew White and not Miroslav Vitous? If it was Andrew White, the way he pulled bass strings in his playing method made think it was Miroslav Vitous? I know there were the two bass players and both were on Boogie Woogie Waltz, 125th Street Congress, and Non-Stop Home but I thought they were playing off each other? Can anyone expound on this? |
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