And some Marvin Gaye w/ James Jamerson

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Author Message davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5889 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 6:50 pm:    Keavin mentioned this tune the other day. Here's Marvin Gaye doing What's Going On with James Jamerson on bass. briant Junior Username: briant Post Number: 30 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 11:47 pm:    That is bass heaven. Jamerson was exactly where it's at. He defined bass playing *for the song* and with a groove like no one's business. Awesome. Thanks for this. keavin Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1320 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 4:36 am:    the amazing thing about jamerson is he only used one finger to play all those notes (his index finger). 811952 Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1283 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 1:43 pm:    Thanks for posting that, Dave! Marvin sounds great as well.. Geddy Lee has been doing the index-finger-only thing also now for quite some time. A guy I know from high-school days always played that way too, and could totally smoke me on the bass. Every now and again I get brave and try it, but can't even begin to pull it off with any dignity! :P Jamerson makes it look so effortless.. John