Don Blackmanβs debut album (1982βs Don Blackman) is one of a handful of discs that falls into the category of βRecords I Wish Iβd Discovered 10 Years Earlierβ, along withβ¦
Category: Groove of the Week
Groove Of The Week #55: Incognito β βColibriβ
If there was one album that irreversibly changed the course of my bass playing at a pivotal point in my development, then it was Incognitoβs Tribes, Scribes and Vibes (1992).β¦
Groove Of The Week #54: Snarky Puppy β βQuarter Masterβ
The bass groove that serves as the introduction to βQuarter Masterβ grabbed my attention the first time I heard it way back in 2012 and itβs been on my transcriptionβ¦
Groove Of The Week #53: Q-Tip β βWeFight/WeLoveβ
Raphael Saadiq might not be a household name in the bass community, but the bass has been at the heart of the singer and multi-instrumentalistβs diverse career from the veryβ¦
Groove Of The Week #52: Jamiroquai β βManifest Destinyβ
Stuartβs Second Helping Weβve already heard from Jamiroquai twice in this series (GOTW #8: βWhatever It Is, I Just Canβt Stopβ and GOTW #22: βRunawayβ) and β as much asβ¦
Groove Of The Week #51: Ghost Note β βSwagismβ
Ghost Noteβs self-titled sophomore release was possibly the high point of 2018 for hipster musician-types; two members of Snarky Puppy and MonoNeon on the same record? Itβs everything that theβ¦