I usually don't do this but... For all those saying this solo is not flashy and the tone is 'woody' or dull and nice solo 'for the 80s etc... First, that's a microcosm that reflects the instantaneous short attention environment of today and TH-cam frequently. This solo is so complex that it takes listening to 5 or more times to understand the multiple approaches that happen inside it. In other words, you can't "get" all of it in one take. It's not your typical canned 2 times around or 32 bar studio solo. It was built on the spot, in the moment, for the moment. Lastly all great bass playing is not flash n dash and a billion notes. Example: Marcus Miller's solo on "Friends and Strangers" from the Dave Grusin's Mountain Dance album. Playin' bass for 45 of my 56 years here rant over.
Agree 1000%. Thr harmonic content and rhythmic variations are master class. Lindley Marthe is the only one that comes to mind who could come close to doing this.
The bass solo is so great. There are so many cool ideas, all of which are articulated well and lead gracefully into the next. Coming up with solos like that on the spot is HARD, and Anthony does it all without ever sounding like he's trying to steal the show. He starts off unassuming, but gradually builds the intensity while 'recalibrating' the audience's ear to the lower dynamic of the bass (you'll notice that the other musicians pay more attention to him than the other soloists, even though he's the quietest). Few musicians have the patience to play like that nowadays, but it's such a wonderful stylistic approach.
Anthonys Bass playing is just Wonderful here, and so Refreshing to hear compared to many of todays bassists,who often overplay a lot! This is Real Bass Playing, based on Groove and Feel, and Not on technique alone! Not many could do this!
Totally showing off only feel and no technique at all. No reading ability, no nothing. This is neither refreshing nor not overplayed. It's as cramped and beautiful as most of his lines
@@ctdvargashe plays in another dimension, something like a combination or between the melody of rhythm and harmony, he has his own unique style, express what I think is genius.
Sums up everything I LOVE about Anthony Jackson, creative, tasteful, thoughtful and incredibly musical, so aware and in tune with his surroundings. Great solo and I'll take THAT kind of rare bass solo any day over ANY of these bass speed-shredders who constantly play fast but have NOTHING to say musically. BRAVO AJ!!!!
anthony jackson is a consummate bassist,unique because he sounds like anthony jackson.People have it wrong when they believe you have to sound like someone they admire such as jaco etc,to be great.Individuality is ones greatness
Best porno music I’ve ever heard. Steve gadd seriously haunts me everywhere I go. I came for A.J. on bass and sure enough the best studio drummer of the 70-80’s is here too
Anthony Jackson can solo??!! WTH!! I have his first album (released 2010) & even there, he doesn't take one single solo! I NEVER thought he could solo. I just stood up & cheered when I saw this.
Jackson has often said he detests bass solos just for the sake of a bass solo. He said he will only accept a bass solo if it will add properly to the music and he has something to say/express.
From "HOW'S EVERYTHING" SADAO WATANABE LIVE AT BUDOKAN 1980 Great souvenir. I've been loving this live so much. The only performance was the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and musicians as Sadao Watanabe (as,fl,sn) , Richard Tee (p,el-p) , Dave Grusin (p, el-p) , Eric Gale (g) , Jeff Mironov (g) , Anthony Jackson (el-b) , Steve Gadd (ds) , Ralph MacDonald (per) , John Faddis (tp), Conducted by Dave Grusin ! Thank you Mister Sadao "Magic" Wanatabe. Thank you all.
Normally not a big fan of either Grusin or Watanabe. But this blew me away. just so much talent in there. Anthony, Richard, Steve, Ralph,....Glad I didn't skip it
In regards to what people coments about his faces, I saw Anthony Jackson recently playing with Hiromi at Blue Note New York, and his grunting is as loud as funny his faces are. And that new trio, with him on bass, grooves like few bands in today's world can!
@@edennard1 Anthony Jackson also played with him in a few of his concerts. I know Randy Jackson recorded with him too. Anthony Jackson played a live version of cosmic messenger with him years ago
@catboyzee123 Anthony Jackson has a completely different approach to the bass guitar which is more classical music based than literally any other player. In my opinion - to successfully pull this type of improvisation off on any other instrument would be amazing, to pull it off on a bass guitar is ASTOUNDING. It's like J.S. Bach turned up on the bandstand, grabbed a bass and started grooving!
@jazzbutterworth He's played plenty of solos in his career, recorded and live, but he's very humble about it. In interviews he's expressed his disdain for them yet he seems to enjoy himself when he is asked to. One of the earliest ones I know of (and own) is on the B side of the Buddy Rich/Lionel Hampton album "Transition."
Gotta love it! The only thing I wish AJ would do... TURN IT UP! He's so considerate about how he mixes in with the group, and sometimes I just wish he'd lay it out up above the rest of the band for the solos. What a guy though!
That was TALENT up there! Anthony Jackson? I love finger style playing! Anthony's the master of it! Love that solo! Then you have the late Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Sadao Wantanabe, and Dave Grusin? Love it! TRUE musicianship on that stage!😎
I Think Anthony Jackson is one of the world's greatist Bass players alive today. I knew A lot of good bass players and one of them was The Late Great James Jamerson of The Funk Brothers, The session Band for Motown records Hitsville U. S. A. I stayed just down the street from it and got to know the band very well. But as time passed I started to look for other excellent bass players then I heard this cat playing on one of Chaka Khan's records and I said Who in the F#$K is that and it was Anthony Jackson and I said Whoo, The cat is very melodic and Rhythimic at the same time. that's very heard to do its like thinking of two different world's at the same time, keep playing Anthony, Love Norris Turney. I hope we'll get to play together one day.
I remember buying this Sadao Watanabe double LP from HMV- one of four Japanese Imports I bought that day - possible the most money I had spent on anything up to that point in my life. All great musicians but Anthony Jackson killed any doubt that I’d been extravagant.
This is way before Anthony started his concept designs of the futuristic 6 string Contra Bass!,…before the 6 string was built!,….Anthony would just turn his 4 string down!,…so all those super low notes you were hearing him play!,…before 1980!,…were all done on a 4 string fender!,…fast forward to 2023!,…well!,… you know how this story ends in terms of the variety of basses available!,….thanks Anthony!,…we love you!
@@JDeadwyler I saw a picture of the Bass Carl Thompson built for him!,…it was very small!,..it looked like a guitar!,…I never new it was built before 1980!,…but still!,.., I refer you to a Bass Player Magazine interview with Anthony Jackson!,…back in the 1980’s!,…he talk about his philosophy of tuning his four string down!
This video is important only for what happens starting at 5:40...to hear Anthony Jackson take a bass guitar solo, something he very rarely does. Radically different from anything Jaco or Stanley would do back then. Not very flashy, but nteresting nontheless...
この動画は初見です。まさかナベサダさん、Anthony Jackson、Steve Gaddの夢のような共演があっとは！ピアノはデイヴ・グルーシンかな…？ This is the first time I've seen this video. I can't believe there was a dreamy collaboration between S.Watanabe, Anthony Jackson and Steve Gadd! And is the piano player Dave Grusin?
Zechariah you are correct that AJ has been playing the 6 string bass for a long time ( over 3 1/2 decades ) as well as with his partnership with Fodera for a long time as well but when AJ came up with the initial concept of the 6 string Contra Bass he didn't do it with Fodera ( because Vinny Fodera was working for Ken Smith during this period ) he actually had Carl Thompson build his 1st proto type 6 string, then when that didn't workout, he then had ken Smith build it for a couple of years then I think around 89 or 90 Vinny left Ken Smith to start his own company ( I bought one in 92 for $3500.00 ! ) and it was at that time that AJ and Vinny struck up a partnership that's obviously still remains.
Composing, arranging, the art of directing, and so much more here. Sometimes an irritating thing will happen in your expectations, so you shut it down and move on.
Everyone has their own opinion . But based on the audience applause, the fact the he's on stage with Legends such as Dave Grusin and Sadao Watanabe says it all. I don't believe in the term or label "Hater" But I believe in subpar content or character and civility.
Amazing tone..Why bass players buy Fodera's ( as I did ) is beyond me. They are great basses but Anthony's Jazz bass proves that it is a bass that is the jack of all trades .You buy what you like.
@jlebesis thanks!!yeah it is scary .Im a bassist who went through a period,thinking I have to emulate and not create my own ideas.We muscians are our worst enemy sometimes putting so much stress on each other to sound like alike,peace!
Por favor quién podría decirme quien es el saxofonista soprano, el hombre Asiático... Y en que álbum está este tema original? Muchas gracias de ante mano y saludos.. que viva la música y Anthony..🎶♥️
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I usually don't do this but...
For all those saying this solo is not flashy and the tone is 'woody' or dull and nice solo 'for the 80s etc...
First, that's a microcosm that reflects the instantaneous short attention environment of today and TH-cam frequently.
This solo is so complex that it takes listening to 5 or more times to understand the multiple approaches that happen inside it. In other words, you can't "get" all of it in one take. It's not your typical canned 2 times around or 32 bar studio solo. It was built on the spot, in the moment, for the moment.
Lastly all great bass playing is not flash n dash and a billion notes.
Example: Marcus Miller's solo on "Friends and Strangers" from the Dave Grusin's Mountain Dance album.
Playin' bass for 45 of my 56 years here rant over.
Agree 1000%. Thr harmonic content and rhythmic variations are master class. Lindley Marthe is the only one that comes to mind who could come close to doing this.
The bass solo is so great. There are so many cool ideas, all of which are articulated well and lead gracefully into the next. Coming up with solos like that on the spot is HARD, and Anthony does it all without ever sounding like he's trying to steal the show. He starts off unassuming, but gradually builds the intensity while 'recalibrating' the audience's ear to the lower dynamic of the bass (you'll notice that the other musicians pay more attention to him than the other soloists, even though he's the quietest). Few musicians have the patience to play like that nowadays, but it's such a wonderful stylistic approach.
Sadao is really feelin' Anthony's solo! AS HE SHOULD!!! I love his reactions.
Anthonys Bass playing is just Wonderful here, and so Refreshing to hear compared to many of todays bassists,who often overplay a lot!
This is Real Bass Playing, based on Groove and Feel, and Not on technique alone!
Not many could do this!
Totally showing off only feel and no technique at all. No reading ability, no nothing. This is neither refreshing nor not overplayed. It's as cramped and beautiful as most of his lines
@@viktorsavic99 Ive never liked his taste in solos. he doesnt play melodically or harmonically
@@ctdvargashe plays in another dimension, something like a combination or between the melody of rhythm and harmony, he has his own unique style, express what I think is genius.
Anyone that knows the difference, knows Anthony Jackson is as good as it gets, thanks for the post.
1:40 is "the lick"!
Jabari Prevost
Adam Neely is great!
Beat me to it
8:29 as well
its all over the place, really. it happens a few times in the melody
1:16 as well
Incomparable Bassist! 🔥♥️
Anthony Jackson is The Electric Bass GOAT!
INCOMPARABLE...UNEQUELLAED...ETC
Sums up everything I LOVE about Anthony Jackson, creative, tasteful, thoughtful and incredibly musical, so aware and in tune with his surroundings. Great solo and I'll take THAT kind of rare bass solo any day over ANY of these bass speed-shredders who constantly play fast but have NOTHING to say musically. BRAVO AJ!!!!
AJ is the man!! A superb bass player who at age 17 started recording with Buddy Rich's band.
AJ was with Buddy Rich in '74, so he would have been 21-22.
anthony jackson is a consummate bassist,unique because he sounds like anthony jackson.People have it wrong when they believe you have to sound like someone they admire such as jaco etc,to be great.Individuality is ones greatness
WOW SOMEONE ELSE GETS IT TOO.
💯 ✅
Best porno music I’ve ever heard. Steve gadd seriously haunts me everywhere I go. I came for A.J. on bass and sure enough the best studio drummer of the 70-80’s is here too
Freakishly talented! Man, how have I never really checked him out? His playing here transcends the bass -- it's pure, unfiltered musicality.
Anthony Jackson can solo??!! WTH!! I have his first album (released 2010) & even there, he doesn't take one single solo! I NEVER thought he could solo. I just stood up & cheered when I saw this.
Jackson has often said he detests bass solos just for the sake of a bass solo. He said he will only accept a bass solo if it will add properly to the music and he has something to say/express.
7:37 - 7:52... the facial expressions that AJ, SW, and the other guy exchange are just hilarious! Great bass solo!!! I love the whole song.
Quite possibly the best living all-around bass player. I think this Fender Jazz bass of his was nicknamed "Career Girl."
keith ruddell it is its a great bass
Yes, he does everything but slaps, which I prefer Anthony's playing style more.
I agree 👍🏿
@@KInoue-it6kgactually he has slapped before on some sessions where he believed it enhanced the music! Generally not tho
From "HOW'S EVERYTHING" SADAO WATANABE LIVE AT BUDOKAN 1980
Great souvenir. I've been loving this live so much. The only performance was the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and musicians as Sadao Watanabe (as,fl,sn) , Richard Tee (p,el-p) , Dave Grusin (p, el-p) , Eric Gale (g) , Jeff Mironov (g) , Anthony Jackson (el-b) , Steve Gadd (ds) , Ralph MacDonald (per) , John Faddis (tp), Conducted by Dave Grusin ! Thank you Mister Sadao "Magic" Wanatabe. Thank you all.
Don't forget how young he was here, before the contrabass, AJ killing the jazz bass. Nice
Normally not a big fan of either Grusin or Watanabe. But this blew me away. just so much talent in there. Anthony, Richard, Steve, Ralph,....Glad I didn't skip it
Amazing bass solo, amazing vibe and amazing reaction of the other musicians and audience! ..
In regards to what people coments about his faces, I saw Anthony Jackson recently playing with Hiromi at Blue Note New York, and his grunting is as loud as funny his faces are. And that new trio, with him on bass, grooves like few bands in today's world can!
Anthony Jackson had such a baby face! Incredible bass player. Played with Jean Luc Ponty a number of times too
That was Randy Jackson
@@edennard1 Anthony Jackson also played with him in a few of his concerts. I know Randy Jackson recorded with him too. Anthony Jackson played a live version of cosmic messenger with him years ago
Nice video thanks
Antony Jackson is amazing, Great Bassplayer, genius...
@catboyzee123 Anthony Jackson has a completely different approach to the bass guitar which is more classical music based than literally any other player. In my opinion - to successfully pull this type of improvisation off on any other instrument would be amazing, to pull it off on a bass guitar is ASTOUNDING. It's like J.S. Bach turned up on the bandstand, grabbed a bass and started grooving!
Holy mother of bass solos!!!! :O This is amazing
@jazzbutterworth He's played plenty of solos in his career, recorded and live, but he's very humble about it. In interviews he's expressed his disdain for them yet he seems to enjoy himself when he is asked to. One of the earliest ones I know of (and own) is on the B side of the Buddy Rich/Lionel Hampton album "Transition."
@Brad Maestas, exactly!
Absolutely brilliant playing. A true master and one of the best of all time on the instrument.
Gotta love it! The only thing I wish AJ would do... TURN IT UP!
He's so considerate about how he mixes in with the group, and sometimes I just wish he'd lay it out up above the rest of the band for the solos.
What a guy though!
That was TALENT up there! Anthony Jackson? I love finger style playing! Anthony's the master of it! Love that solo! Then you have the late Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Sadao Wantanabe, and Dave Grusin? Love it! TRUE musicianship on that stage!😎
Richard Tee was the man
Such an Amazing Bass Solo!
The Look AJ gets from Grusin at 7:50 is classic---- everyone loving it, and grusin has to vibe him----- AJ is the best!!!!
maestro maestro maestro maestroooooooo anthonyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy jacksonnnnnnnnnnnnn, que viva a musicaaaaaaaaaa ........
Excellent band, great chance to see the maestro Jackson taking a solo... fantastic!
He's loving the genius of Anthony Jackson
What planet did Anthony come off of my my my what a bass player his expressions as he takes you on the journey make the journey worth it
top 3 of my favorite bass players!!go on MR ANTHONY JACKSON!!!
Anthony is da man! Sick improv!
Tremendous live performance by all! Jackson is amazing.
Wow, what a rare sight, thank you for sharing
I Think Anthony Jackson is one of the world's greatist Bass players alive today. I knew A lot of good bass players and one of them was The Late Great James Jamerson of The Funk Brothers, The session Band for Motown records Hitsville U. S. A. I stayed just down the street from it and got to know the band very well. But as time passed I started to look for other excellent bass players then I heard this cat playing on one of Chaka Khan's records and I said Who in the F#$K is that and it was Anthony Jackson and I said Whoo, The cat is very melodic and Rhythimic at the same time. that's very heard to do its like thinking of two different world's at the same time, keep playing Anthony, Love Norris Turney. I hope we'll get to play together one day.
It's great to see Anthony every year now with Hiromi as they tour around the world! Still busy, still loving it!
Norris Turney do you have any interesting stories you can share with us about Motown or the more about the first time you heard Anthony?
This has become one of my favorite. bass solos
Pampa777 thank you so much for uploading this masterpiece of work. Young Anthony just kills it.
the best part of this is AJ's facial expressions.
I remember buying this Sadao Watanabe double LP from HMV- one of four Japanese Imports I bought that day - possible the most money I had spent on anything up to that point in my life. All great musicians but Anthony Jackson killed any doubt that I’d been extravagant.
Ive probably watched this 200 times since it popped up.
My bass dreams like that but is afraid of hurting itself if it tried to play that way.
Watanabe's reaction is priceless
I love you, maestro Anthony ♥
I've found Anthony's solo here is a little resemblance with Steve Swallow's solo in 70-80s. So energetic and I like it.
yo what the. pure genius. absolute.
This is way before Anthony started his concept designs of the futuristic 6 string Contra Bass!,…before the 6 string was built!,….Anthony would just turn his 4 string down!,…so all those super low notes you were hearing him play!,…before 1980!,…were all done on a 4 string fender!,…fast forward to 2023!,…well!,… you know how this story ends in terms of the variety of basses available!,….thanks Anthony!,…we love you!
No he actually had one built by Carl Thompson during this time he just never took it out
@@JDeadwyler I saw a picture of the Bass Carl Thompson built for him!,…it was very small!,..it looked like a guitar!,…I never new it was built before 1980!,…but still!,.., I refer you to a Bass Player Magazine interview with Anthony Jackson!,…back in the 1980’s!,…he talk about his philosophy of tuning his four string down!
@@JDeadwylerhe did frequently tune down tho
i am beginning to transcribe this bass solo tonight
AMAZING AND UNIQUE VOICE ON THE INSTRUMENT!
He’s like a seasoned classical muso
I played one of those black face Yamaha bass combos in a pawn shop not to long ago, sounded great! $150 bucks probably should've bought it!
Damn, who in the history of music has a more recognizable Rhodes sound than the late great Richard Tee......?
This video is important only for what happens starting at 5:40...to hear Anthony Jackson take a bass guitar solo, something he very rarely does. Radically different from anything Jaco or Stanley would do back then. Not very flashy, but nteresting nontheless...
Anothny Jackson......GOAT!!!!!
That time the bassist stole the show !!
この動画は初見です。まさかナベサダさん、Anthony Jackson、Steve Gaddの夢のような共演があっとは！ピアノはデイヴ・グルーシンかな…？
This is the first time I've seen this video. I can't believe there was a dreamy collaboration between S.Watanabe, Anthony Jackson and Steve Gadd! And is the piano player Dave Grusin?
I love this soio play on Mr Jackson
1:40
That motif he starts at around 6:10 is so fucking dope
So Marvelous ‼️ 👏This Session is ”All Musicians ≒ All Starring“ from Tokyo Japan. It’s Ownly My Feel ⁉️
sin duda anthony jackson es todo un virtuoso!!!!
wonderful!!!
Zechariah you are correct that AJ has been playing the 6 string bass for a long time
( over 3 1/2 decades ) as well as with his partnership with Fodera for a long time as well but when AJ came up with the initial concept of the 6 string Contra Bass he didn't do it with Fodera ( because Vinny Fodera was working for Ken Smith during this period ) he actually had Carl Thompson build his 1st proto type 6 string, then when that didn't workout, he then had ken Smith build it for a couple of years then I think around 89 or 90 Vinny left Ken Smith to start his own company ( I bought one in 92 for $3500.00 ! ) and it was at that time that
AJ and Vinny struck up a partnership that's obviously still remains.
Yep.
yeah, it was the 'Smith/Jackson' bass at first, wasn't it...? I remember Patitucci had one in '85.
Anthony Jackson is superb! (Period). Man! :))
my God. #thatisall
Jesus christ that was amazing
wow Anthony at 80`s!
This is unbelievable 😳
Steve Gadd on drums and Dave Grusin conducting and taking a badass solo at 4:24
Great piano solo
5:39 ...... yeah.
Composing, arranging, the art of directing, and so much more here. Sometimes an irritating thing will happen in your expectations, so you shut it down and move on.
Awesome!
interesting idea! thank you very much for your opinion!
Anthony Jackson. As good as it gets.
also Sadao is exactly me during any part of the solo
OH man yeah...I'm gonna keep looking. When/if I find it I'll let you know!
Who turned the flanger up on all the instruments lol… OK I think we may have some VHS audio problems
My guys actually getting the Gluck Gluck 2000 from under the table.
Does anyone know the source of this video? Is/was it ever available commercially?
magnifique BASSSSS
What the hell is the song? it sounds so good.
Agree, I am also a bassist. Play less( less is more) and then play your solo to show what you go for.
Name of the song is M&M Studio.
Gadd's cymbal on his right looks like it had a close encounter with a shark.
SING HU TO OPEN YOUR GOLDEN HEARTS...1 888 I SING HU...LOVE.....
wooo feeling guys!!
Watanabe THOROUGHLY entertained
I need the record! What is the name of it? Is it a Sadao Watanabe solo record?
What's the name of this tune? I swear I've heard it before.....
Is Richard Tee on the keys too?
Everyone has their own opinion . But based on the audience applause, the fact the he's on stage with Legends such as Dave Grusin and Sadao Watanabe says it all. I don't believe in the term or label "Hater" But I believe in subpar content or character and civility.
Amazing tone..Why bass players buy Fodera's ( as I did ) is beyond me. They are great basses but Anthony's Jazz bass proves that it is a bass that is the jack of all trades .You buy what you like.
Indeed....
Anthony has played Foderas for a long time though. He and Fodera invented the six string bass.
Zechariah Frink carl thompson make the first six srting not fodera
It not the instrument, its the player! AJ is a legend, very special musician.
LOL
@jlebesis thanks!!yeah it is scary .Im a bassist who went through a period,thinking I have to emulate and not create my own ideas.We muscians are our worst enemy sometimes putting so much stress on each other to sound like alike,peace!
すごい！痩せてはないけどそこまで太ってないぞ！！
міміка просто))))
two thumbs up if you see this on 2012
There are no suckas on that stage. That's a lot of talent up there...
Por favor quién podría decirme quien es el saxofonista soprano, el hombre Asiático... Y en que álbum está este tema original? Muchas gracias de ante mano y saludos.. que viva la música y Anthony..🎶♥️
Sadao Watanabe (sax) Live at Budokan tokyo, japan, 1980/07/03
@@miquelbass muchísimas gracias amigo ♥️🎶🙏