Louis Johnson’s stellar bass work as part of The Brothers Johnson and also as a sideman (his numerous credits include Michael Jackson, George Benson, Grover Washington Jr and George Benson) has cemented his position as one of the most celebrated funk bassists of the 70s and 80s. Although many of his most famous lines involve…
This week’s groove comes courtesy of the great British bassist John Paul Jones, whose part on Led Zeppelin’s ‘Ramble On’ provides a masterclass in writing a part that manages to be melodic without diverting attention away from the rest of the band: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick (@tommykrizzle) JPJ’s…
Deee-Lite’s one and only hit ‘Groove Is In The Heart’ was propelled by the infectious bassline provided by none other than William ‘Bootsy’ Collins who, thanks to his time with James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic, has no shortage of experience in laying down a consistent, propulsive groove. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
This week’s laid back swung 16th groove comes courtesy of one of my teenage bass heroes, Dirk Lance. Incubus first caught my attention when I heard Make Yourself and totally freaked out – at the age of 15 I’d never heard anything quite like it before. The follow-up album, Morning View, remains one of my…
Apologies that this post is somewhat late, things have been rather manic lately. Anyway, here’s last week’s Groove Of The Week video, which features Chris Wolstenholme’s amazing pedal point riff on Muse’s ‘Hysteria’. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tom Kenrick (@tommykrizzle) This line is tricky for a number of reasons, particularly…
Whilst I’m trying my best to provide transcriptions from a variety of players over the course of this year’s Groove Of The Week series there are some bassists that I just can’t stop listening to. Pino Palladino is one of them. We’ve already heard from Pino on D’Angelo’s The Charade, and this week’s groove sees…
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