| Author | Message | ||
| tomhug
Member Username: tomhug Post Number: 71 Registered: 7-2008 |
Two interesting clips: backstage and playing Some thoughts: 1) So Will Lee is an awesome bass player, great vocalist, then he pulls out a harmonica and blows incredible harp . . . awe-insipring. 2) I was thinking, "How intimidating to be playing bass with Will Lee singing" Unless you're someone like Jimmy Johnson (who I've heard mentioned here a lot, but hadn't heard much of musically). This is a very well-recorded video and the bass sounds great. My idea of the perfect tone for the song. Great players at their craft! | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1684 Registered: 2-2005 |
Here are a couple of clips of Jimmy with Allan Holdsworth. I believe they are from around 1986. The bass sits nicely in the mix and there are some good shots of Jimmy playing. Keith http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-EHwQ2kscU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Omkmi372CSk | ||
| crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 852 Registered: 6-2004 |
Here's one of my favorites of Jimmy playing with James Taylor. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R2Cjx4z_CQ | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1340 Registered: 11-2004 |
How about some funky Jimmy? The solo from 2:00-3:30 is some pretty tasty playing.  Rio Funk with Lee Ritenour. Definitely worth watching until the end, because Phil Perry does something I've never heard another man ever, ever do justice to- he belts out a version of Rock Steady (starting at about 4:50) that would make Aretha smile. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxkiqPlH3Xg | ||
| tomhug
Member Username: tomhug Post Number: 72 Registered: 7-2008 |
" The solo from 2:00-3:30 is some pretty tasty playing. " Um, yeah, you could say that: the hair on my forearms still has not gone down. How is it I've never listened to this guy until today? Wow. | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1341 Registered: 11-2004 |
Tom, Check the showcase section- find Artists and their Alembics and you'll find a long thread on Jimmy Johnson- best part is that Jimmy posts regularly and answers questions, etc. | ||
| bigredbass
Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1682 Registered: 9-2002 |
Now have you heard of him? I would certainly not presume to speak for Jimmy, but I get the sense he prefers to let his playing do the talking for him. He does not post a website, and stops in here, where he prefers to speak on a musician to musician basis, for which we are all very grateful. I hope I have respectfully and correctly spoken to this. The 'Rio Funk' clip is exactly why I always gravitate to guys like Double J and Anthony Jackson: They play to the song. No doubt about it, he got 'all of it', certainly; but no amount of NAMM-show, super chopped, slap happy fireworks that derails the whole train will EVER replace mature musicianship that serves the song. I can accept I could never play like that, I just wish I could have that grasp of inversions and talking from both ends of the neck, something Jimmy has made his own, those leaps are just terrifying. It did make feel a little better, that just like some of my old gigs, right when you're really mining a groove, somebody has to tack on a cover tune at the end ! J o e y (Message edited by bigredbass on April 24, 2011) |
