Everyone knows Herbie’s classic synth bass line on ‘Chameleon’, and plenty of guys can tear through ‘Actual Proof’ without breaking a sweat but for me, the real gem in the…
Category: Groove of the Week
Groove Of The Week #41: Maxwell – ‘Welcome’
One of my initial goals in undertaking the Groove Of The Week was to strike a balance between well-known ‘classic’ bass lines and lesser-known songs that have been particularly important…
Groove Of The Week #40: Tower of Power – Maybe It’ll Rub Off
Francis ‘Rocco’ Prestia’s unshakeable semiquavers have been the foundation of Tower Of Power for almost 50 years (that’s an awful lot of notes…). Along with drummer David Garibaldi, Rocco has…
Groove Of The Week #39: Incognito – ‘Talkin’ Loud’
From Basses to Buses – Wear Your Damn Earplugs – Time Management It’s 2017 and I’m still way behind on this damn project. Here’s Randy Hope-Taylor’s excellent part on Incognito’s…
Groove Of The Week #38: Esperanza Spalding – ‘Funk The Fear’
Esperanza’s Chromatic Odyssey – Getting In The Festive Spirit Here’s a funky finger-twister from one of my favourite bassists, Esperanza Spalding: View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Groove Of The Week #37: Sly Stone – ‘I Get High On You’
What Were You Doing At 16? – The Humble Brag – Doing The Work Cast your mind back to when you were 16. What were you doing? (musically, I mean…)…