JAMES JAMERSON

Short clip on Jamerson`s influence in the 60s bass playing. He was the most influencial electric bassist before Pastorius, allthough we didn´t know who was playing.Records didn´t tell the line up of bands.

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[throwitinthebinUnt]

it makes me sad how its like nobody saw how BIG Jamerson's input was, theres not even that many photographs of him, no videos

[behjoh]

There is a video, "Whats Goin On"

Most professional bass players pay him his dutes...

[Popexify]

I play Bass and i love it, Jaco is my favorite Bass Player but we cant ignore people like James Jamerson or Monk Montgomery.

[behjoh]

Absolutely!!!!!  Thats why I posted these videos. It`s HISTORY. There wouldn`t be Boing if, in their time, there wasn`t Hurricane. :-)

[rdMontijo]

That was way to short

[behjoh]

Buy DVD "Standing in the Shadows of Motown" Hug

[Don Droege]

I see people PLAY his bass lines and that's ok but he INVENTED those bass lines. I've yet to hear anyone anywhere at any level do what he did, peroid

[debiear]

Even so, before Jaco's parents had even met & conceived him, Jamerson had changed the course of electric bass playing.

[dreadtodred]

jamerson was in the forefront of electric bass playing.Great heavy tone and straight ahead bass playing, the way the bass is supposed to be played

[r. e. Vallantyne]

yeah, Funk Brother

[smokey03100]

That's damn funny, so my rear end walkin down the street could inspire some funk music.. I do know Jamersons bass in a tune now...he stands out.

[YeOldeEnemaBag]

someone out there still has the Funk Machine, James' Fender Precision. probably sitting in someone's attic who doesn't even know what they have.

[YeOldeEnemaBag]

And here we have the origin of the word "pedunkedunk."

[ImaniHekima]

J.J is the man.

[LuckyB71]

"If you don't feel it, don't play it." Words to live by. Right on!

[Angel Luz]

Cool, very cool.