Recommended listening
This list is a work in progress:)
Selected highlights from individual albums are in “( )”
Graham Central Station w/ Larry Graham on bassEverything you can get your hands on, but if I should choose some albums it would be: |
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Aint no doubt about it (the Jam, Water… ) | ||
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Now do you wanna dance (Earthquake…) | ||
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Graham Central Station (Hair, Can you handle it… ) | ||
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Release yourself (Release yourself, Hey mr writer, Feel the need) | ||
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My radio sure sound good to me (Pow, Turn it out, Boogie witcha baby, its the engine in me…) | ||
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Release yourself (Release yourself, Hey mr writer, Feel the need) | ||
Sly and the Family stone |
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Back on the right track (Same thing, Shine it on…) w/ Keni Burke on bass | ||
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Fresh | ||
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Stand | ||
Brothers JohhnsonIt was first after seeing the brothers J on german tv in the late 70’s, i found out that you could hit your bass with the thumb:-D |
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Look out for #1 (I’ll Be Good To You, Get The Funk Out Ma Face, Come Together) |
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Right on Time (Right On Time, Strawberry Letter 23) | ||
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Blam! (Ain’t We Funkin’ Now, Blam, Mista’ Cool) | ||
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Light Up the Night (Stomp!) | ||
Stanley Clarke |
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Stanley Clarke (Lopsy Lu) | ||
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School days (School days, Quit Afternoon, Hot Fun ) | ||
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Journey To Love (Silly Putty, Journey To Love) | ||
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The Clarke/Duke Project w George Duke (Wild dog, Louie Louie) | ||
ChicBernard Edwards on bass |
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C’est Chic (Le Freak, Happy Man) | ||
George Dukew/ Byron Miller on bass |
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Reach for it (Reach for it…) | ||
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Brazilian Love affair (Brazilian Love affair… ) | ||
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Follow the Rainbow (Party down, Funkin’ for the thrill, I am for real, Pluck…) | ||
Koinoniaw/ Abe Laboriel on bass |
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More Than Just a Feelin’ (Cuando, Give your love, Funky bumpkins ) | ||
The Brecker Brothersw/ Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Neil Jason on bass |
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Back to Back (Dig A Little Deeper, If You Wanna Boogie, Slick Stuff, Grease Piece, Night Flight, Keep It Steady) | ||
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Heavy metal bebob (East River, Sponge, Some Skunk Funk, Funky Sea, Funky Dew) | ||
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Detente (You ga ta give it, Dont get funny with my money, Tee’d off, Squish) | ||
Lee Ritenourw/ Abe Laboriel, Marcus Miller, Louis Johnson, Chuck Rainey |
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First course (Sweet syncopation, Fatback,Caterpillar) | ||
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Feel the Night (Feel the night, Wicked wine, French roast, Uh Oh!) Abe Laboriel in his prime! | ||
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In Rio (Rio funk) | ||
Herbie Hancock/w Paul Jackson, Louis Johnson |
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Man-Child (Hang up your hangups, The Traitor ) | ||
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Feets dont fail me now (Tell everybody) | ||
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Headhunters | ||
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Thrust (Actual proof, Spank-A-Lee) | ||
Tower of Power/w Francis Rocco Prestia Everything! But if you have to choose some albums: |
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Urban renewal (Only So Much Oil In The Ground, Maybe It’ll Rub Off, Give Me The Proof, Walkin’ Up Hip Street) |
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In the slot (Just Enough And Too Much, If I Play My Cards Right, On The Serious Side, Drop It In The Slot, Ebony Jam) |
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James Brownw/ Bootsy Collins . Everything but especially: |
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In the jungle groove (Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose, Funky Drummer, Talkin’ Loud & Sayin’ Nothing, Soul Power ) |
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David Sanborn
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Hideaway ( Hideaway, Anything you want, Creeper, Again and again) | ||
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Voyeur (Run for cover) | ||
Jaco Pastorius |
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Jaco Pastorius (Donna Lee, Come on – come over, Continuum, Portrait of Tracy) Jaco’s solo debut album from 1976, after that the bassplaying world had changed forever | ||
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Word of mouth (Three views of a secret, Chromatic fantasy, Blackbird) | ||
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Invitation (Invitation, The Chicken ) | ||
Weather Reportw/ Jaco Pastorius |
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Heavy Weather (Birdland, Teen Town, Palladium, Havona) | ||
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