James Jamerson isolated bass track

[briantlager]

shouldve been longer thou

[GrooveWorshipper]

Listen and learn, kids

Thumbs up to all of the students of bass who have come to check out the MASTER

The world needs more of YOU...for the bass world is being taken over by wanky 5 string slappers who think playing funky is playing like Flea or Victor Wooten....please save us

[tornmask1]

Mr. "LEGENDARY" Sir. James (MoToWn) Jamerson kept that Bottom BASS to the T, cheers! ;0)

[pointblanki90]

Although I noted Jamerson's work on many songs, it's the bongo's, guitars and piano interplay that amazed me the most on this particular song. Great precision and timing.

[AroundTheWaymon]

Man, did this guy write all those bass lines? Pure genius!

[LouisHaynes2]

@AroundTheWaymon We was more improvising than writing. If you listen to the bassline of the Studio version of What's Going On and then the live version you'll see that Jamerson creates a different bassline that is also amazing.

[smokinjoe1984]

@AroundTheWaymon he improvised them in the studio :)

[DOCJAMBEATS]

This man was super human. Pure genius!

[andrewvincent89]

I found Jamerson's style helps me so much in creating basslines for my band, Pluto's Orbit...as i use his style especially in our song "Eye to Eye" I cant say i love any other bassist besides James Jamerson.

[Bluejourneymusic]

Ahhhh the sound of DIRTY STRINGS. Master Bass Player , Schools in session!!!!

[ROCKSTARCRANE]

This is the way electric bass was meant to sound. None of that stupid pop-slap-twang crap with round wound strings that sound more like a damn piano.....

[MsJollycholly]

4 people are deaf - this was a player's player........Bass players don't really get their due when they're great. Often, the more obnoxious and annoying ones become 'famous' for their behavior more so than for their virtuosity. Thanks , ricksuchow , for this. While I LOVE me some James Jamerson, my other Bass Idol (acoustic) is Neils-Orsted Pederson...total polar opposites, but both playing at the peak of their great gift. I am awestruck by such talent!

[dreadtodred]

his bass is poppin!!

[astchiefy]

This is Hot Man. This is why young bucks wanted to learn to play guitar.

[SlikkTim]

Goddamn... always #1 in my book, heard a lot of the isolated's, but this one ?! Diego Diegerson at his STANKIEST

[wilderstyle]

how can you beat this?

[62chucky]

Motown owes him a LOT!! He helped form their "sound". A master bass player!!!!!!!!! The best.

[stickwithganja]

The father os bass guitar...!!!

[stickwithganja]

Master Jamerson, we keep rocking brother!!

[001chatlos001]

do they have the master tapes for eddie kendricks's if you let me? and keep on truckin?

[MrAlexalex1997]

James Jamerson could be uncle or at least ancestry.com said

[dowsemeister]

thanks for this!!!

[FunkyAlby]

Great work of you! Hugs!

[Corporations8MyBaby]

Thank you very much for this!! I learned so much on just one play!!

[55Beatles]

Thumbs up if this makes you proud of being a bass player.

[lazzer7]

Superb, thanks for sharing

[Kenteman]

Listening to Jamerson is like riding in the car with your parents as a kid. You just smile, fasten the seat belt, sit back relax and enjoy the ride.

[deepindercheema]

@Kenteman that is a beautiful comment man:)

[bassbymichele]

@Kenteman Great! You perfectly described my feelings listening to him, my friend!

[Kenteman]

Bass ecstasy.....and I'm a drummer.

[ratherbe7]

This is great!

[LouisHaynes2]

Thumbs up if you hear the beat in your head while this vid is playing

[jhonezcronic]

that one idiot that hit dislike hit it by accident......

[Kenteman]

@jhonezcronic The only thing I dislike is the brother is gone. I would have loved to see him play live.

[TRJBASS]

@MrMeddled , thats right, when people go to buy a bass they plug in and hear the beautiful hi's and lows of round wounds with very little mids and its as if the heavens have opened..................then they plug in with a full band and wonder what happened to those beautiful tone .. they got lost competing with the guitars and bass drums..... a Fender with flat wounds and mids cranked will never get lost.

[niuog]

All his bass lines are great and all played by one finger, the hook

[TheCx6]

Dammn... I love the sound of bass

[ChrisPepper559]

I dont play bass but you dont have to, to know this guy was the best

[Virpatrick]

@ChrisPepper559 Well said♪!

[Stabacs]

@ricksuchow How did you get the original master tape?

[hibypass]

You can actually hear the muffled old strings that he refused to change, awesome, thanks.

[x1te]

HI Rick, if you have it can you please upload the isolated bass to Diana Ross's version of Ain't No Mountain High enough from her debut solo album? At more than 6 minutes I think it's one of Jamerson's best recordings. Especially at the end with so many 16th notes.

[jazzbass6219]

These Jamerson tracks are awesome!! Thanks for posting!!

[fannycraddock99]

Amazing thanks.

[LetTheRainCome]

Thank you for posting these! I see you've gotten your hands on more!! Keep'em comin. I love this man and his playing more then I can comprehend.

[HomeBuyersofOhio]

Wow!!!!  thanks for posting

[MrBluesBassMan]

da king of groove...

[dowsemeister]

Thanks for taking the time to let us bass players hear this great work

[JohnsLazy]

@dowsemeister Us bass players? I'm a guitar player and i'm loving this work as well, and even if i wasn't i'd still love it

[fretless282828]

Amazing !!!!!!

[bassfan387]

Rick, thank you for uploading this great piece of work. JJ was a genius

[haruwebshots]

fantastic!

[tbirdwagonman]

Thanks for posting this!

[jesterbass]

Great upload man! Awesome bass track and some nice photo material there. Cheers!

[sgtbrian4]

Awesome, just awesome! Thanks for posting!