Chaka Khan's "Move me no Mountain" on Bass

Chaka's "Move me no Mountain" From the album 'Naughty" Warner Bros. 1980. Anthony Jackson's bassline is transcribed in the August 2004 issue of Bass Player mag. This tune has been kickin' my ass for days, but I think this take was kind of decent. Let me know what you think. I'm using my ATK 305 courtesy of Ibanez.

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[Fjord76]

Excellent job :)

Did you know AJ tuned down his P bass to C/F/Bb/Eb on this album?

there wasn't any other way to get those very low notes at that time (Pino Palladino did that a lot on all his nusoul recordings)

Peace out

[adhbass]

@Fjord76 I know, that blows me away!

[uzebcaron]

Man, really great playing. You cop that AJ vibe perfectly. I know that it's all about that little nuances, like length of notes and stuff, and you nail it. That bass sounds great as well, very round and balanced.

It seems like you play with a very light touch, true?

I like all of your vids, keep them coming!

[adhbass]

THANK YOU... THANK YOU....I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[barret707]

Imagine how nice a 6 string atk bass with an ashbody and walnut top would look:D

[adhbass]

I'm down with that....

[Fjord76]

@adhbass i've been heavily into Naughty (again) these days and it's AJ at his best.When i listen to the tracks featuring Willie Weeks or Marcus Miller (which i deeply dig though) it's not the same: he's untouchable on this record, a kinda modern Jamerson with the dopest sound ever. I've read that world class producer Arif Mardin & Chaka gave him all the time he wanted to craft his lines on this album (they knew he could do more than regular bass comping)

[SmakitNicely]

@Fjord76 Naughty was recorded in '79>'80 and released in 1980. "Though Jackson came up with the idea some years previously and, in 1974, first approached various luthiers about the construction of his idea, he began playing the six-string bass exclusively in 1981. Carl Thompson built the first six-string for Jackson in 1975 (an instrument currently owned by Les Claypool of Primus), but he later switched to basses built by Vinnie Fodera and Joey Lauricella."

[60GAP]

you nailed the notes dead on but you left out what AJ brings to the table FEELING!!!

[ocean4315]

@adhbass Nice playing. I think when we heard AJ's playing we all kind of went "wow". First time I heard so many really low notes being played and it was great. I heard too that AJ was allowed to take songs and work on the bass parts for a very long time until he felt they were perfect.

Since you seem to have a connection with Ibanez adh, please let them know that I'm really disappointed that they're not making the ATK305 anymore. It was a great sounding 5 string at a great price!

[dholmes974]

I forgot how super bad the bass on this cut actually was. Good job!!!

[mjjcng8958]

this reminds me of the jacksons keep on dancing

[hoodsplicer]

One of my favorite songs, and you nailed that bass line spot on! Nice!

[kyleyancy]

More importantly, you got the SOUND and FEEL right. Great job, bro!