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spliffy
Junior
Username: spliffy

Post Number: 14
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:29 am:   Edit Post

I saw James Taylor last week, and I was happy to see his bass player sporting an adorable Alembic bass!!
muller1007
Junior
Username: muller1007

Post Number: 35
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post

That is actually none other than the incredible Jimmy Johnson on his five string Series bass.
One of the most loyal and true Alembic players around.

Duncan
dadabass2001
Junior
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 41
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post

That would be Jimmy Johnson, another true master of tone and taste. Check out their latest CD "October Road". Steve Gadd plays drums as well. It's truly a study in restraint.
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 525
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2003 - 12:15 am:   Edit Post

and one more HUGE Jimmy Johnson fan over here.
I read in the bass-book that Jimmy was the first "more-than-4-string" electric bass (exception for the Fender VI and Danelectro more "guitar-basses" instead of "bass-guitars") player. According the text in the book he was inspired when ordering it by his father experiences on 5 string upright. 5 string uprights go WAY-back into time.

Paul the bad one

(Message edited by palembic on July 29, 2003)
mik
Junior
Username: mik

Post Number: 12
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, August 04, 2003 - 7:22 pm:   Edit Post

Yet another Jimmy Johnson fan. I was so impressed, I bought the bass!

http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/414.html?1060049124

His work with James Taylor is indeed superb but I was really switched on to his playing on his various outings with Allan Holdsworth. In fact that's perhaps the greatest appeal to me about Jimmy's playing, the breadth of content and style he has at his fingertips. That and his insanely busy playing in the trio lineup. Hmmm, his tone is pretty fine too......

Awesome!

Mik
palembic
Senior Member
Username: palembic

Post Number: 537
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 12:49 am:   Edit Post

BTW
I have this video-footage taken from television where James Taylor is playing in his barn ant his house by the sea, whit all these great musicians and ...Jimmy Johnson on Alembic bass.
oh-my-oh-my ...when I put on that tape ...pure relaxing time.

Paul the back one

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