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“Back To School” - 70s style jazz-funk | Moog Matriarch | Sandberg California TT4 bass
70s-style jazz-funk / fusion track, composed / performed / produced by Jules Jackson in the ARJ Music Studio. Analog lead synth & arpeggiator sounds from the #moogmatriarch.
Decade-appropriate Camco drums and MkII Fender Rhodes setting the vibe for this track, along with my Sandberg California TT4 bass - a fantastic modern interpretation of a classic bass design.
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"Light Bulbs" - Jules Jackson - Moog Matriarch funk
Funky jam with sequenced cross-rhythmic loops, using analog synths and vintage instruments including: Moog Matriarch, Moog Sirin, 1973 Mk2 Fender Rhodes, 1961 Fender Precision Bass, 1970 Camco drums, early 60s Ludwig "Super-Ludwig 400" snare, Collingwood cymbals, Arturia DrumBrute, Arturia VSTs (CMI, CS80)
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"Come Sunday" - Jules Jackson (piano, bass, drums)
A soulful rendition of this 1942 Duke Ellington classic.
Yamaha U3 piano recorded with Rode NT6 mics through UAD Neve 88R preamps.
Upright bass recorded with AEA R84 ribbon mic through UAD API preamp.
Sakae "Trilogy" drums, Guru bubinga stave snare, Collingwood ride cymbals, vintage Zildjan 'A' hi-hats, recorded with Neumann KM184s (overheads), AKG C-414 B-ULS (hats), Beyer M201 (snare), AKG D12-VR (kick), Sennheiser MD421s (toms). Preamps - Universal Audio 4-710d (overheads, snare, kick) + UAD API (hats, toms).
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"Willow Weep For Me" - Jules Jackson (piano, bass, drums)
Written by Ann Ronell in 1932 and recorded by Billie, Ella, Nina, Sarah, Nancy, Dinah, Diana, Louis, Frank, Dexter, Wes, Clifford, Cannonball, Oscar, Bud, Flanagan, Tatum, Webster, Getz, Benson... James Brown! And many more.
Yamaha U3 piano recorded with Rode NT6 mics through UAD Neve 88R preamps.
Upright bass recorded with AEA R84 ribbon mic through UAD API preamp.
Sakae "Trilogy" drums, Guru bubinga stave snare, Collingwood ride cymbals, vintage Zildjan 'A' hi-hats, recorded with Neumann KM184s (overheads), AKG C-414 B-ULS (hats), Beyer M201 (snare), AKG D12-VR (kick), Sennheiser MD421s (toms). Preamps - Universal Audio 4-710d (overheads, snare, kick) + UAD API (hats, toms).
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EQUAL MEASURES - "Risk Assessment" - Jules Jackson, Tommy Emmerton, Jack Pollitt
Jules Jackson - bass, composer
Tommy Emmerton - guitar
Jack Pollitt - drums
Recorded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Engineered by Mark Rainbow
Mixed and mastered by Jules Jackson
© 2019
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EQUAL MEASURES - "Later Than Never" - Jules Jackson, Tommy Emmerton, Jack Pollitt
Jules Jackson - bass, composer
Tommy Emmerton - guitar
Jack Pollitt - drums
Recorded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Engineered by Mark Rainbow
Mixed and mastered by Jules Jackson
© 2019
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"Give Me A Reason" - Sophie Smith (vocals), Jules Jackson (bass, drums, keys)
Sophie Smith: Vocals, lyrics
Jules Jackson: Bass, drums, keys, composer, producer
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http://www.sophiesmithjazz.com/
Instruments:
Sakae Trilogy drums, stave snare by Guru.
Zildjian & Bosphorus cymbals.
1973 Fender Precision bass.
Mark II Fender Rhodes (with Moogerfooger Low Pass Filter).
Yamaha U3 piano.
Roland VK7 organ.
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Jules Jackson's "Groove Therapy" - Al Cherry guitar solo on "Leg Shaker"
Jon Shenoy - sax, Al Cherry - guitar, George Moore - keys, Jules Jackson - bass, Simon Pearson - drums, John Blease - percussion
From a live gig at The Salisbury Hotel, London UK on 3rd April 2011.
Jules Jackson's "Groove Therapy" formed in early 2011, playing original jazz & funk compositions inspired by bands and artists such as The Yellowjackets, Maceo Parker, Eddie Harris, John Schofield and The Meters.
This track and 9 others were recorded on an album which can be downloaded from here: https://julesjackson1.bandcamp.com/album/groove-therapy
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Jules Jackson - "Bread Basket" - Sadowsky MV5 Bass, Glockenklang Preamp
A track from "Groove Therapy" (2011), featuring Jon Shenoy (sax), Al Cherry (guitar), George Moore (keys), Simon Pearson (drums) and John Blease (percussion). Written & produced by Jules Jackson (bass).
Sadowsky MV5 bass, recorded through a Glockenklang Bass Art Classic preamp with a little compression from a DBX 160A.
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Jules Jackson - P Bass Pickup Comparison - Fender vs SD SPB-1
1973 Fender Precision Bass with D'Addario flat-wound strings. Before & after comparison of the original stock pickup, before swapping it out for a Seymour Duncan SPB-1. Recorded direct via a UAD Apollo (clean preamp - no amp sim). The preamp gain was the same for both examples, and the mix is completely dry with no EQ or compression.
0:00 - original pickup, tone 100%
0:27 - original pickup, tone 50%
0:51 - original pickup, tone 0%
1:16 - SD SPB-1 pickup, tone 100%
1:42 - SD SPB-1 pickup, tone 50%
2:06 - SD SPB-1 pickup, tone 0%
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Update! The SD pickup stayed in for a while, and I was very happy with how it sounded through an amp and sat 'in the mix,' both live and on recording. (It was used on most of this album, recorded through the UAD Ampeg SVT plugin: https://ninaclark.bandcamp.com/album/alpha ).
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Jules Jackson - "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael)
Performed and produced by Jules Jackson (2020).
Custom-made hollow-body 5-string bass by Mo Clifton (2008).
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