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3 Bass Players You Haven’t Heard Of

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Guys “Everyone” Knows

Jaco James Jamerson

Sir Paul McCartney

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Guys the Bass Players Know

Stanley Clarke John PatitucciNathan East

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Aaron Mills

• Cameo (1974 - present)

• Slap & finger – style

• Tasteful

• Good Chops

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Aaron Mills with Cameo

• “Is This The Way?”

• Feel Me (1980)

• Ghosting

• Pocket

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Aaron Mills (Post Cameo)

• Session work

• OutKast

• Occasional Cameo gig

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Danny Wilson

• Jeff Lorber Fusion(1979-81)

• Slap & Finger – style

• Chops

• Music Man Stingray

• Water Sign, Wizard Island, Galaxian

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Danny Wilson w/ Jeff Lorber Fusion

• “Can’t Get Enough”

• Consistency

• Tone

• Chops with purpose

• Line development

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Danny Wilson

• Left Lorber Around 1981

• No other recordings

• Low Profile

• Whereabouts unknown

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Bernard Edwards

• Chic (1976 - 1996)

• Slap and finger – style

• Songwriter

• Music Man Stingray

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Bernard Edwards w/ Chic

• “Happy Man”

• Tone

• Consistency

• Massive Chops

• Dynamics

• Emphasis on off beats

(1 E + A)

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Bernard Edwards

• Spent whole career with Chic

• Co - wrote many of their hits (Nile Rodgers)

• Died of Pneumonia in 1996

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Why The Lack of Credit!?

• Quiet personalities

• Lots of competition

• Rhythm section oriented

• Focused on bass

• Wilson – Fusion not popular

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Similarities

• Good Tone

• Consistency

• Time feel

• Conscientious of impact

• 2/3 play Stingrays

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HOMEWORK: Re-Work an Old Bassline

• DUE NEXT CLASSS

• MIN 8 Measures

• Mindful of– Tone

– Note choice

– Rhythm

– Contrast

– Other instruments

– Due Next Class!!!

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Thanks for watching!!!

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