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[quote name='jakesbass' post='194502' date='May 8 2008, 10:58 AM']Has to be Me'Shelle for me, fabulous groove, using the language of the whole of bass history and making it sound entirely her own. Now thats an artist.[/quote]

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Yorks5stringer:[quote]Anyone else ever see "Single Bass": she was called Jennifer Moore from around Nottingham way, maybe 10 years ago?
She used to sing and accompany herself with lots of Jaco type slaps, chords and harmonics.

I've still got her tape somewhere, "Be Your Friend"

[url="http://www.single-bass.co.uk/"]http://www.single-bass.co.uk/[/url][/quote]

I was lucky enough to do the live sound for one of her gigs almost 20 years ago.

Bass into Yamaha SPX90 into PA
Microphone for the vox

Knew how to play and sing and really use FX creatively and musically.

At sound check she stood in front of the stacks to check her sound - "You've got 6db of boost at around 4khz, can you turn it down to 3 please?" I checked the desk and yes, there was 6db of boost right there!

Amazing lady!

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[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='194235' date='May 7 2008, 10:19 PM']
Meshell will always get my vote for this kind of thread.


Rhonda Smith


This is Divinity, Beyonce's bass player doing her own thing. She's pretty awesome but very raw. Not everyone's cup of darjeeling[/quote]+3 for those three.....Rhonda is solid

I love the way Meshell goes from slap to that fingerstyle...WOWZER

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[quote name='BossHog' post='194160' date='May 7 2008, 07:59 PM']My vote

1 Gail Ann Dorsey, as of Bowie, Tears for Fears, Gwen Stefani fame as well as her own material. Great player, great voice.

2 Lydia Kaboesj can be seen on numerous posts on YouTube, I saw her playing at the Frankfurt Musikmesse this year, she's fantastic.

3 Tal Wilkenfeld, she's in a rhythm section with Vinnie Colaiuta at 21 years old!!![/quote]
GAD is absolutely wicked... met her once and she is really interesting, and a really nice person to boot!
Tal Wilkenfeld is playing with VC in more ways than one - which is perhaps why when he has a gig nowadays she is always there :)
Good player at such a tender age though...

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[quote name='clauster' post='195307' date='May 9 2008, 11:21 AM']Yorks5stringer:

I was lucky enough to do the live sound for one of her gigs almost 20 years ago.

Bass into Yamaha SPX90 into PA
Microphone for the vox

Knew how to play and sing and really use FX creatively and musically.

At sound check she stood in front of the stacks to check her sound - "You've got 6db of boost at around 4khz, can you turn it down to 3 please?" I checked the desk and yes, there was 6db of boost right there!

Amazing lady![/quote]

I met her a couple of times, prior to one gig she did in Leeds she (for some reason) contacted me to bring in a mike stand as he knew we were coming to see her. I think she studied with Fred Baker

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[quote name='bass_ferret' post='194092' date='May 7 2008, 06:16 PM']Carol Kaye on all Jamersons greatest hits :huh:[/quote]

Check this out...
Looks like she is claiming 'Bernedette'

[url="http://www.carolkaye.com/www/library/basshits.htm"]http://www.carolkaye.com/www/library/basshits.htm[/url] :)

Oh and a big +1 for Rhonda and Tal :huh:

Garry

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[quote name='nopicz4me' post='201762' date='May 18 2008, 09:35 PM']Tal Wilkenfeld's pretty happenin'!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO7FI_ogvA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO7FI_ogvA[/url][/quote]

Yes, I think Tal has a lot going for her playing... Appearing with Jeff Beck is no mean feat at the age oif 21! I bought her album on iTunes the other week & it's excellent, too.

Tal gets my vote :)

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[quote name='bass_ferret' post='201797' date='May 18 2008, 10:17 PM']And I Was Made To Love Her that even Stevie Wonder says was Jamerson.[/quote]
I'm not sure I'd want to call Stevie Wonder as an eye witness though... :)

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Paula Gardiner, Gill Alexander, Melissa Slocum, Chi CHi Nwanoku (principle Double Bassist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment), Miranda Sykes, Antonella Mazza.....

I could go on - some of these pop bassists are a bit weak when looked at alongside some of the jazz and classical double bass players listed here. There are hundreds of quality female double bassists that could knock these 'celebrity' bassists into a cocked hat.

The world of music is broader than you think!

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[quote name='bilbo230763' post='202804' date='May 20 2008, 01:17 PM']Paula Gardiner, Gill Alexander, Melissa Slocum, Chi CHi Nwanoku (principle Double Bassist with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment), Miranda Sykes, Antonella Mazza.....

I could go on - some of these pop bassists are a bit weak when looked at alongside some of the jazz and classical double bass players listed here. There are hundreds of quality female double bassists that could knock these 'celebrity' bassists into a cocked hat.

The world of music is broader than you think![/quote]

+1 on Paula Gardiner, love listening to her playing...brilliant!
[url="http://www.myspace.com/davestapletonquintet"]http://www.myspace.com/davestapletonquintet[/url]

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Jenni Tarma.

Currently playing for Kylie Minogue on her recent tour. She's played for Mel C, Har Mar Superstar, had auditions for Smashing Pumpkins and used to play for my mate's band Ray in London.

Really nice woman as well.

You can see her on page 75 of the current Bass Guitar Magazine. Endorsing Elites strings.

www.jennitarma.com

www.raytheband.com

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