Best Disco Bassist?

[bass_in_ya_face]

Without a doubt Bernard Edwards but can anyone recommend others to listen to?

[paul, the]

Saw Kramer VS. Kramer earlier. Anyone know what the track was in the party scene at the job interview? Loved the bassline and tone.

[bass_ferret]

There was some bloke called Marcus who played on all the Luther Vandross stuff.

[Kiwi]

As well as Bernard Edwards (Chic/Sister Sledge), its worth checking out

Verdine White (Earth Wind and Fire)
Louis Johnson (Bros Johnson)
Rutger Gunnarsson (Abba)
Johnny Flippin (Fatback Band)
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool and the Gang)
Hamish Stuart (Average White Band)

and I guess you could also include

Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)

[Stuart Clayton]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='53717' date='Sep 1 2007, 09:01 AM']As well as Bernard Edwards (Chic/Sister Sledge), its worth checking out

Verdine White (Earth Wind and Fire)
Louis Johnson (Bros Johnson)
Rutger Gunnarsson (Abba)
Johnny Flippin (Fatback Band)
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool and the Gang)
Hamish Stuart (Average White Band)

and I guess you could also include

Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)[/quote]

Lequient Jobe played with Rose Royce and was responsible for the great bassline on Car Wash, so he could be one to check out.

Stu

[andyonbass]

There's a load of good stuff on [url="http://www.70disco.com/hitpar1-50.htm"]HERE[/url]
Not entirely sure I agree with [i]all[/i] of 'em, though, but a good resource all the same. Some tabs and midi too.
Check it out

[SJA]

Leon Sylvers - the whispers "and the beat goes on"
TM Stevens - Narada Walden I should've loved ya
Freddie Washington - Patrice Rushen's forget me nots

[Simon]

[quote name='SJA' post='53797' date='Sep 1 2007, 01:14 PM']TM Stevens - Narada Walden I should've loved ya[/quote]

That was TM!?! Awesome!

What a tune!

[bass_in_ya_face]

[quote name='SJA' post='53797' date='Sep 1 2007, 01:14 PM']Leon Sylvers - the whispers "and the beat goes on"
TM Stevens - Narada Walden I should've loved ya
Freddie Washington - Patrice Rushen's forget me nots[/quote]

"and the beat goes on" what a cracking track that was and the bass on "forget me nots" is a belter also.

Edited September 1, 2007 by bass_in_ya_face

[Rich]

Any idea who played on Thelma Houston's "Don't Leave Me This Way"?

[spike]

I don't know who the bassist is but I love the bassline to this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk[/url]

I love the orange suits too

[beerdragon]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='53717' date='Sep 1 2007, 08:01 AM']As well as Bernard Edwards (Chic/Sister Sledge), its worth checking out

Verdine White (Earth Wind and Fire)
Louis Johnson (Bros Johnson)
Rutger Gunnarsson (Abba)
Johnny Flippin (Fatback Band)
Robert "Kool" Bell (Kool and the Gang)
Hamish Stuart (Average White Band)

and I guess you could also include

Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)[/quote]

I'm puzzled by the Maurice Gibb one. apart from the early days i'd of thought he would have never been near a recording seesion with a bass.

[SJA]

there's another disco bassline I like that mysteriously appears on 2 records (not sampled, but ripped off, it seems)-
Whatnauts "help is on the way"
and a year later,
Fat Larry's band "act like you know"

De La Soul sampled it for "name and number" (I think from the Whatnauts song)

Edited September 1, 2007 by SJA

[chardbass]

I remember transcribing Liquid Gold's 'Dance Yourself Dizzy'- I read it later for a recording and had a pig of a time.
It's an octave-fest and a half. Not sure who played on it though.

[bass_in_ya_face]

[quote name='spike' post='53879' date='Sep 1 2007, 04:15 PM']I don't know who the bassist is but I love the bassline to this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-opY4qcidFk[/url]

I love the orange suits too [/quote]

It took me years to notice but isn't this the track that David Brent is humming during his famous 'dance' for comic relief in 'The Office' ?

[Kiwi]

[quote name='beerdragon' post='53881' date='Sep 1 2007, 04:22 PM']I'm puzzled by the Maurice Gibb one. apart from the early days i'd of thought he would have never been near a recording seesion with a bass.[/quote]
He wrote all the music for the Bee Gees and took charge in the recording studio. He was a multi instrumentalist playing guitar, organ, keys and bass. He may have been the quiet one but he was also the creative glue between the three of them. His bass playing style was very similar to Paul McCartney and John McVie in that it was uncomplicated but he made sure every note was placed where it counted, to carry the groove.

Listen to Jive Talking and Night Fever for good examples of his playing.

[Stuart Clayton]

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='54084' date='Sep 2 2007, 06:26 AM']He wrote all the music for the Bee Gees and took charge in the recording studio. He was a multi instrumentalist playing guitar, organ, keys and bass. He may have been the quiet one but he was also the creative glue between the three of them. His bass playing style was very similar to Paul McCartney and John McVie in that it was uncomplicated but he made sure every note was placed where it counted, to carry the groove.

Listen to Jive Talking and Night Fever for good examples of his playing.[/quote]

I'd love to know who played bass on 'Somebody Else's Guy' by Jocelyn Brown. Anyone know?

Stu

[Mokl]

If anybody can tell me who played bass on The Pointer Sister's "How Long (Betcha Gotta Chick on The Side)", I would love to know. That's some seriously great playing, in my humble. :-)

[Kiwi]

[quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='54312' date='Sep 2 2007, 06:17 PM']I'd love to know who played bass on 'Somebody Else's Guy' by Jocelyn Brown. Anyone know?[/quote]

At a guess, Randy Hope Taylor?

[Shaggy]

Best Disco bassist? Me, for kitting up as the biker from "Village People"

[steve-soar]

+ 1 for Freddie Washington, who is playing for Steeley Dan at the mo. Disco can mean a lot of things. Do you mean the Golden period of Northern Soul, or the Studio 54 era? How about Rapture by Blondie, nice and simple but groovey as f**k.