Bass Transcription: Jerry Jemmott on "The Weight"
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My transcription of Jerry Jemmott's bass line on Aretha Franklin's recording of "The Weight"
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Bootsy Collins Lesson / Transcription (with Clyde Stubblefield play-along!!)
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I've been getting back into electric bass and it's time to get my chops together, so I'm revisiting a bassline I had worked on years ago while studying with Alan Jones. Check out Bootsy Collins on "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose" from James Brown's 1970 release Sex Machine.
Read MoreLeroy Vinnegar Lesson / Transcription
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I have finally completed my transcription of bassist Leroy Vinnegar's walking line on "Hard To Find," the first track off his 1963 date as a leader Leroy Walks Again!!. Leroy spent the last years of his life living and playing in my hometown of Portland, OR, and was a bit of a hero there. I'm excited to be digging deeply into his work.
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