Members K7Baixo Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Yeah - we all have our favorites. And, I'm not talking about BG slamming some myspace honey either - that may be under a minute for all we know. I'm talking about a bass solo that rocked when it was played for the first time and still rocks today. My nomination is Dennis Coffee who was a session guitarist in Motown and as part of his Evolution album, did the song Scorpio. You youngins who don't have a sense of history might want to check this out. Along with Dennis Coffee on the guitar, there are several Motown GIANTS featured. Eddie "Bongo" Brown plays the congas along with Uriel Jones and Richard "Pistol" Allen in a monster durm break which Jack Ashford joins with his tambourine. This break lasts about 24 bars - nearly a full minute! But, they're outdone by Bob Babbit who joins in on the bass at about the 2 minute mark for a solo that includes a couple of unforgettable bass growls that goes for about another 1 1/2 minute making the drums/bass/tabourine solo 2 1/2 mintues long. Not the longest in history but one of my favorites. I've checked iTunes and they don't have Scorpio on their listings. Hard to believe. A search of the net found a copy at this site and he has a copy here. It's not the best copy - but it'll do. Give it a listen - and tell us your favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatcat Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I like Roger Glover's solo in Pictures of Home on Deep Purple's Machine Head album. It's short, it's cool, and it works for the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Bass solo in I Don't Need No Doctor off of Humble Pie's Rockin' The Fillmore is as cool-oldschool as they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted January 31, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Bass solo in I Don't Need No Doctor off of Humble Pie's Rockin' The Fillmore is as cool-oldschool as they come. Dayum - forgot about that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Can't find a clip, and I'm too lazy to rip it from the CD, but the song "Roots" by Inmcognito has a little 4 bar flurry by Julian Crampton that just blows my mind. For you Incognito fans, it's right after the percussion break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Dayum - forgot about that one! Me too! I was listening to Babbit's tone in the first clip and it sprung into my mind! Thinking of going out and getting another copy because the bass is GREAT and Steve Mariott may have been one of the best bluesrock singers of all time (Frampton didn't suck either ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnybassman Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Some of my favorites: I always dug Geddy Lee's little solos, my favorite being the one at the end of "Leave That Thing Alone" on the Rush In Rio CD/DVD. I remember hearing Dave LaRue pull off this really cool solo on a Dregs live CD. I don't recall the name of the CD or the song (sadly I don't have it anymore), but I can still hear it in my head. I know he starts out with these awesome runs playing fingerstyle, then for the second half of the solo switches to slap. On the Jaco Birthday Concert CD, the last track is a rendition of "America The Beautiful" that is just awesome. On Stu Hamm's last solo disc, Outbound, he does a fantastic rendition of "Star-Spangled Banner". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Flea's solo on "Aeroplane." Love that song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 And, I'm not talking about BG slamming some myspace honey either - that may be under a minute for all we know. I won't deny that there's truth in this, but I recover quiclky. I can do that minute again in 3 minutes! I ask women What would you rather do? Get it once, all night long, or get it 100 times, All night long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted January 31, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I won't deny that there's truth in this, but I recover quiclky. I can do that minute again in 3 minutes! I ask women What would you rather do? Get it once, all night long, or get it 100 times, All night long? You are alright my friend. If and when we make it to your part of the world, dinner is on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZedsDead Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 oh my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K7Baixo Posted January 31, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 oh my. What album is that on? (I'm still learning the attitudes here- if my lil humppin' smilies are offensive, I'll remove them!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZedsDead Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 sorry, that "Oh My" was directed at Funkee1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members funkymonk77 Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 +1 on aeroplane...surprised nobody brought up "bright sized life", or is droppin jaco like playin stairway in GC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotblack Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Not really a solo, but just a little section of a song. Melvin Gibbs with the Rollins Band"Thursday Afternoon"There just a little line he plays in what I guess would be the bridge. Simple as hell, but the sound and the tone....Bad Motherf*cker!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GrooveMonkey Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANEnmeTW5o0 This is pretty sweet right here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnnybassman Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 +1 on aeroplane...surprised nobody brought up "bright sized life", or is droppin jaco like playin stairway in GC? I mentioned a Jaco piece earlier. I regret I haven't heard the work he did with Pat Metheny. Can't seem to find that album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GrooveMonkey Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I mentioned a Jaco piece earlier. I regret I haven't heard the work he did with Pat Metheny. Can't seem to find that album. Off Topic but, I got to talk with Pat Metheny about Jaco a few years ago at the National Guitar Workshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I've always like the one in "Stomp" from The Brothers Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nicebigstrings Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 I like Roscoe Beck's mini masterpiece in "Zap" with Eric Johnson. Still a gem after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RevMachineBass Posted January 31, 2007 Members Share Posted January 31, 2007 Louis Johnson's solo on the song "Stomp" is one of the best slap solos ever recorded. IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tylytle Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Would be good if all these nominations had clips to check out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niomosy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Louis Johnson's solo on the song "Stomp" is one of the best slap solos ever recorded. IMHO. *looks up through thread* Yeah, I thought so, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members whoneedstherapy Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 Not really a solo but there's a few squarepusher tracks that i can't remember the title of that have some some really nice bass work in them. That dude can play! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dark Slide Posted February 1, 2007 Members Share Posted February 1, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANEnmeTW5o0 This is pretty sweet right here... Pwned. Of course, it is much longer than 1 1/2 minutes... but he's got one arm, so he's allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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