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Holding it down for Holdsworth: Jimmy Johnson's bass concept | '''''Summary''': Bassist Jimmy Johnson is praised by Allan Holdsworth as the ultimate bass player, noting his versatile, melodic approach and harmonic flexibility. Johnson's career includes working with Holdsworth since 1985 and performing in a studio rhythm section in Minneapolis before moving to Los Angeles. He discusses his role as a bassist and his preference for five-string basses. Johnson maintains specialized live rigs and enjoys the unpredictability and creative freedom in playing with Holdsworth. Despite his studio and session work, he finds Holdsworth's band uniquely challenging and rewarding.'' ''[This summary was written by ChatGPT in 2023 based on the article text below.]'' | ||
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"I'm not really a super-mainstream workerbee out here," he continues. "I do records and jingles, and jingles are pretty painless because they go by really fast. I don't really do a lot of stuff that's super tedious. Some of the TV/film stuff is kind of like that, though; you'll have to count for eighty-five bars and then come in with a big low F, and hope that you counted right. It just consumes your brain. But Allan's thing is just the total opposite of any of that kind of work; it's just, 'Get out there and blow.' You never know what's going to happen. And that makes it interesting. It's just one of those bands. You're proud to come into a town and be playing with Allan. It's one of the few gigs like that, and I'm really glad to be involved." | "I'm not really a super-mainstream workerbee out here," he continues. "I do records and jingles, and jingles are pretty painless because they go by really fast. I don't really do a lot of stuff that's super tedious. Some of the TV/film stuff is kind of like that, though; you'll have to count for eighty-five bars and then come in with a big low F, and hope that you counted right. It just consumes your brain. But Allan's thing is just the total opposite of any of that kind of work; it's just, 'Get out there and blow.' You never know what's going to happen. And that makes it interesting. It's just one of those bands. You're proud to come into a town and be playing with Allan. It's one of the few gigs like that, and I'm really glad to be involved." | ||
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