Anthony Jackson – Bass

I know nothing about the artist this time. The suggestion came from a member on Talkbass. Whilst I obviously know about AJ and Steve Gadd, my only knowledge of violinist Michael Urbaniak was through his involvement with the Miles Davis ‘Tutu’ sessions and a couple of other ‘one-offs’ I have come across over the years. The band ‘Funk Factory’ had passed me by completely (unsurprisingly, as I am not in any way a funk fan). This is not my cup of tea but it’s AJ so it can’t be bad. It’s all Jamerson really. The track is ‘Rien Ne Va Plus’ from the 1975 Funk Factory album. So 70s!! PS AJ had a lot more hair in them days and that hollow-body Presentation bass he is holding in the above picture was most of 50 years away.