Everything Basslines
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I know this has come up many times before, but the need to talk about basslines is presenting itself.
For me the bassline begins with the tuba and the way it's used to lead a second line. Some basslines that immedietely come to mind are:
- What are your favorite basslines?
- What are your favorite jazz basslines?
- What are your favorite rock basslines?
- What are your favorite funk basslines?
- What are your favorite hip hop basslines?
- What are your favorite reggae basslines?
- What was the earliest bassline as we know a bassline today?
- Who are the baddest bassists?
- What is a bassline and how will I know when I'm faking it?
For me the bassline begins with the tuba and the way it's used to lead a second line. Some basslines that immedietely come to mind are:
- Professor Longhair - Big Chief, for that booming tuba-sourced sound
- Crusaders - Whispering Pines, which the Odd Squad utilized to perfection on Jazz Rendition
- Cymande - Geneviere
- Saafir - Hype Shit
- B.G. - Uptown My Home
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Why don't I already have Young Holt Unlimited - Queen of the Nile?
Anybody got a spare Born Again LP?
Then there's:
Too $hort - Dope Fiend Beat
blackbyrds-rock creek park, do it fluid
Rebirth Brass Band stretching Do It Fluid out in concert...priceless.
Vaughn Mason - Bounce Rock Skate Roll
One Way - Cutie Pie
anything by Cymande
"Them Changes" - Buddy Miles
Raphael Saadiq - Still Ray
Chocolate Milk - Action Speaks Louder than Words
Donald Byrd - Dominoes
MFSB - Love is the Message
Del - Catch a Bad One
De La Soul - Oodles of Os
Idris Muhammed - Say What
Aly-Us - Follow Me
Raze - Break For Love
Kano - I'm Ready
Zapp - More Bounce to the Ounce
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
Sleng Teng Riddim
Dead Prez - Bigger Than Hip-Hop
Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Little Boy Blues - Seed of Love
Polyrhythm Addicts - Motion 2000 (can't remember the og)
Casual - I Gotta (Get Down)
808
"Rabbit Got the Gun" by The Dapps
"If You Want Me to Stay" by Sly Stone
"Don't Look Any Further" by Dennis Edwards
"Give It Up or Turnit a Loose" by JB (or is that a guitar?)
Bass (He calls out "Bootsy" on the 4.)
Double XX Possee! "Not Gonna Be Able To Do It"
Black Sheep "The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)"
A Tribe Called Quest "Buggin' Out"
Classics...
Peace...
FNM
and Freaky Tales (also!)
Afrobeat: Fela - Fear not of man.
Rock: Breeders - Cannonball.
Indie: Stone Roses - Fools gold.
Hiphop: Diamond D - Sally got a one track mind! Dom, de du du, de DOUUUUUUUU dum de dum de dum...
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yarborough and nem - don't stop the music
yes.
I'd say Big Chief but that speaks more to programmed bass of the 808 rather than the played bass of rock, jazz, and funk.
I'mma go with Augustis Pablo - East of the River Nile
Some that come to mind:
Beatles - Come Together
Paul McCartney - Momma Miss America
Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song
Nirvana - Love Buzz
Sly -- In time, Who Do You Love, Crossword Puzzle
Tom Waits -- Hang on St Christopher
Bob Marley -- Midnight Ravers
Gregory Issacs -- Rumours (keyboard but who cares)
Donny Hathaway -- Everything is Everything (live)
Bootsy -- What's a Telephone Bill
Graham Central Station -- Water, Tell Me What It Is, The Jam
I'll think of some more after I wake up a bit.
favorite basslines right now? Zimpala's "The Breeze is Black" On the new Coney Island Love 2 EP
favorite jazz basslines? "A love Supreme" Coltrane
favorite rock basslines? "Galaxy 500" CLutch
favorite funk basslines? "Hollywood Swinging" KTG
favorite hip hop basslines? Dead Prez "hip hop"
reggae basslines? Capleton "murderor"
favorite Latin bassline: Ray Barretto "right on"
Who are the baddest bassists? Cachaito Lopez / Charles Mingus... just to name a few
No wonder, it's a super secret squirrel. But Mark B (Soulstrut favorite) used it before. His beat sounds even better!
Also known as the Mosman Skank off the Countryman soundtrack and reversioned many times with generally devastating results.
and
This Jammys produced classic from the late great Nitty Gritty Run Down the World
Sometimes I wish all my music sounded like this.
heartbeat
leroy hutson- love this feeling
jbs- i wanna get down
aretha- rocksteady
stayin alive
rebirth of slick
b eno- regiment
too short- im a player
too short- just another day
too short- way too real
sly- thank you
anyone every notice how there's no bassline in prince- when doves cry???
freaky tales
excursions
just a few off the top of my head
Fela Kuti-super dope bassline on "Black President" the name escapes me and I'm not around my recs...
Sly and the family stone "(you caught me) smiling"
Lord Finnese"yes you may remix"
Nas "It ain't hard to tell" I'm a sucker for the filtered human nature sweetness
there is too many to think of....
cosigning!!!
The Beatnuts--"Yeah, You Get Props"
Love Unlimited Orchestra--"Strange Games & Things"/EPMD--"Manslaughter"
Quincy Jones--"Hikky Burr"
Herbie Hancock--"Watermelon Man" (of course)
Sylvia Striplin--"You Can't Turn Me Away"