Soul-Jazz & Funky Bass
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Funk is all about the bassline, but few LPs are devoted featured electric bass as lead instrument. Fortunately there are some great examples. Johnny Frigo is one of the rare-groove legends, appearing on such oddities as Ken Nordine's Passion in the Desert LP. Buying: Bass cuts are rare and where you find them. Look for that one odd track on guitar LPs. |
Funky Bass LPs
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| 7 | Cleveland Eaton: Half & Half; Cleanthair; 1973 (CBS/Gamble KZ-32077) |
| 7 | Cleveland Eaton: Plenty Good Eaton; Ovation/Black Jazz BJQD-20; 1975 (soul jazz/funk/disco; w/Odell Brown) |
| 5 | Cleveland Eaton: Instant Hip; Ovation OV-1703; 1976 (mainly disco) |
| The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Nostaljazz | |
| The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Giants of Jazz Dance | |
| The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Chicago Jazz Rock Gus Giordano; Orion (prod. Gus Giordano) | |
| The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Jazz is Now; Orion (prod. Gus Giordano) | |
| The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Afro-American Jazz; Orion (prod. Gus Giordano) | |
| 9 | The Johnny Frigo Sextet: The Electric Jazz of Gus Giordano; Orion LP-117 (prod. Gus Giordano) |
| 8 | Johnny Frigo Group: Love-American Jazz; Orion LP-120 (prod. Gus Giordano) |
| 9 | Johnny Frigo: Collected Works; Luv n' Haight LHLP-036; 2003 (2-LP compilation) |
| 7 | The Greyboy Allstars with Fred Wesley: West Coast Boogaloo; Greyboy GBRLP001; 1994 ("Gravee") |
| 7 | Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson & Sam Jones: Double Bass; Inner City 2055; 1976/1975 |
| 9 | Melvin Jackson: Funky Skull; Mercury Limelight LS-86071 (out/space) |
| 8 | Monk Montgomery: Bass Odyssey; Motown/Chisa CS-806; 1971 |
| Bora Rokovic: Ultra Native; MPS 15.340; 1972/1971 |
Partly Funky-Bass LPs
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| 7 | Colin Beaton Trio/Peter Dennis Big Band; Southern MQLP-9019; 1973 (production/soul-jazz bass) |
| 7 | Odell Brown; Paula LPS-4005; 1974 ("Tasha") |
| 9 | Johnny Frigo: Collected Works; Luv n' Haight LHLP-036; 2003 (2-LP compilation) |
| 7 | Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass: Live Im Onkel Pö; Polydor 2371-564; 1975 ("The Catfish") |
| 8 | Alan Parker/Alan Hawkshaw/Joe Haider; KPM 1080; 1972 ("Girl at the Top b."; production; flute/mod soul-jazz/funky rock/bass) |
| 8 | Johnny Scott/Westway Studio Orchestra: Jazz-Beat-Bossa Nova; Southern SLLP-25 (production; soul jazz: vibes, bass, organ, guitar, mod) |
| 6 | The Ventures: Play Electric Bass--Play Guitar with the Ventures Vol. 4; Dolton BLP-16504 (instruction; "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag") |
[Partly] Funky-Bass 45s
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| 8 | [Wilbur] Bad Bascomb [Jr.]: Bo Diddley/Give the Bass a Taste; Paramount PAA-0209; 1973 (B-side highlight of the Black Grass Music LP) |
| 8 | The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Cast Your Fate to the Wind/Alan Swan Orchestra: Don't Stop; Orion 1043 (prod. Gus Giordano; B-side mambo-rock) |
| 8 | The Johnny Frigo Sextet: Big Noise from Winnetka/Birmingham; Orion 1058 (prod. Gus Giordano; A-side w/whistling) |
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