Michael After Motown Michael Jackson’s 1979 masterpiece Off The Wall proved to be a pivotal point in the King of Pop’s remarkable career. Although it was 21-year old MJ’s 19th…
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Groove Of The Week #31: Patrice Rushen – ‘Forget Me Nots’
‘Functional’ slap bass – You’ll Never Be Ready – (No More) Longing To Be Loose ‘Ready’ Freddie Washington is certainly no slouch when it comes to the bass. He’s recorded…
Groove Of The Week #30: Pleasure – ‘Glide’
Playing Catchup – Can’t Slap, Won’t Slap – Trade Show Fatigue Checking the Instagram post date of this video tells me that I’m a woeful 9 months behind on…
Groove Of The Week #18: Bruno Mars – ‘Treasure’
The bass line to Bruno Mars’ smash hit ‘Treasure’ borrows heavily from old-school 1970s funk outfits like The Gap Band, Commodores and Crown Heights Affair. On first listening, the main…
A Tribute to Dave Brubeck (and a rant about Marcus Miller)
As a little tribute to the late Dave Brubeck here’s a transcription of Paul Desmond’s sax solo on ‘Take Five’. Transcription here: Take Five solo (concert) This was actually my…