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Earth Wind and Fire - Sing a Song Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 176 seconds Having fun with the Earth Wind and Fire classis "Sing a Song" The original bassline was played by Verdine White, enjoy! Related: bass, dennis, disco, earth, fire, funk, hemstra, sing, song, verdine, white, wind |
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Alain Clark - Father & Friend Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 250 seconds The 2nd single from the album Live It Out by Alain Clark. This song is a brilliant duet with his father Dane Clark. Please enjoy my play along to the song. Related: alain, along, bass, clark, dane, dennis, father, fingerstyle, friend, hemstra, play, playalong, r&b, rnb, soul, video |
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George Benson - Turn Your Love Around Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 226 seconds Me playing the bass part to this song, it's originally a bass synthesizer played by David Paich. Enjoy, hope you like it. Related: bass, bill, champlin, dennis, fingerstyle, funk, gospel, graydon, hemstra, jay, lukather, soul, steve, synthesizers |
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Lincoln Goines - Yo Me Songo Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 172 seconds A clip of "Yo Me Songo" written by Lincoln Goines, Robby Ameen and Bill O'Connell for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro-cuban, ameen, bass, bill, clave, dennis, funkifying, goines, grooves, hemstra, lincoln, me, oconnell, robby, songo, the, yo |
![Isley Brothers - Who\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/l_MxFWrOpoA/2.jpg "Isley Brothers - Who\") |
Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 161 seconds Having some great fun with this classic tune from the Isley Brothers. Originally played by Marvin Isley. Related: bass, dennis, epic, fingerstyle, funk, hemstra, isley, lady, marvin, records, soul, that, whos |
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The Groove - Satu Mimpiku Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 256 seconds My rendition of "Satu Mimpiku" from the Indonesian band "The Groove", a CD I got from my friend Pandu. Watch out for the sneeze at the beginning and the sun becoming brighter towards the end of the song! hehe Related: bass, dennis, funk, groove, hemstra, indonesia, mimpiku, pop, satu |
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Yellowjackets - Rush Hour Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 304 seconds My take on this tune. Related: bass, dennis, funk, fusion, haslip, hemstra, hour, jazz, jimmy, rush, yellowjackets |
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Richard Bona - Dipita Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 268 seconds I've recorded this before but re-recorded it cause I really didn't like the mix. Believe it or not, this mix is better then it was. Guess I have to consider updating my hard-/software soon. Enjoy the first track from scenes of my life played by me. Related: afripop, along, bass, bona, dennis, dipita, hemstra, life, my, of, play, playalong, richard, scenes |
![The Spinners - It\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/1t4NY0PecnQ/2.jpg "The Spinners - It\") |
The Spinners - It's A Shame Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 82 seconds This is a clip of me playing the bass part to the chorus originally written and recorded by James Jamerson. Related: bass, dennis, fingerstyle, funky, hemstra, its, jamerson, james, motown, shame, soul, spinners |
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Oscar Hernandez - Mambo for Tajrid Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 160 seconds A clip of "Mambo for Tajrid" written by Oscar Hernandez, for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro-cuban, ameen, bass, clave, dennis, for, funkifying, goines, grooves, hemstra, hernandez, lincoln, mambo, oscar, robby, tajrid, the |
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Lincoln Goines - Blue Cha-Cha Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 227 seconds A clip of "Blue Cha-Cha" written by Lincoln Goines, Mike Stern, Robby Ameen and Oscar Hernandez for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro-cuban, ameen, bass, blue, cha-cha, clave, dennis, funkifying, grooves, hemstra, hernandez, mike, oscar, robby, stern, the |
![Lauren Hill - Can\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/3d2iThVWGSg/2.jpg "Lauren Hill - Can\") |
Lauren Hill - Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 217 seconds Me playing along to this great tune, having some fun and making some mistakes here and there. Enjoy! Related: bass, cant, dennis, eyes, fingerstyle, funk, hemstra, hill, lauren, my, of, off, r&b, rnb, soul, take, you |
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Jamiroquai - If I Like It I Do It Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 293 seconds I decided to work on some Jamiroquai tracks to improve my groove and time. Stuart Zender was only 19 when "emergency on planet earth" was released. It's funny to look around youtube and find out how many people study his work; at 19 already such an influential bass player. I hope you enjoy! Related: dennis, do, funk, hemstra, if, it, jamiroquai, like, stuart, zender |
![Bill O\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/cjBsWl17k-M/2.jpg "Bill O\") |
Bill O'Connell - Afro Waltz Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 238 seconds A clip of "Afro Waltz" written by Bill O'Connell, for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro, afro-cuban, ameen, bass, bill, clave, dennis, funkifying, goines, grooves, hemstra, lincoln, oconnell, robby, the, waltz |
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Lincoln Goines - Hotel National Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 152 seconds A clip of "Hotel National" written by Lincoln Goines, Robby Ameen and Bill O'Connell for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro-cuban, ameen, bass, bill, clave, dennis, funkifying, goines, grooves, hemstra, hotel, lincoln, national, oconnell, robby, the |
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Lincoln Goines - Metal Mozambique Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 140 seconds A clip of "Metal Mozambique" written by Lincoln Goines, Mike Stern and Robby Ameen for the book "Afro-Cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums" (Funkifying the Clave) performed by me. Related: afro-cuban, ameen, bass, clave, dennis, funkifying, goines, grooves, hemstra, lincoln, metal, mike, mozambique, robby, stern, the |
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Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 362 seconds I decided to work on some Jamiroquai tracks to improve my groove and time. Stuart Zender was only 19 when "emergency on planet earth" was released. It's funny to look around youtube and find out how many people study his work; at 19 already such an influential bass player. Hope you enjoy! Related: dennis, die, funk, hemstra, jamiroquai, stuart, to, too, young, zender |
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Donny Hathaway - Flying Easy (live) Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 193 seconds This a playalong of me to this tune by mr. Hathaway. originally played by Willie Weeks on bass. I am aware of not playing the low Eb. Related: dennis, donny, for, hathaway, hemstra, live, songs, soul, these, weeks, willie, you |
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Jamiroquai - Cosmic Girl Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 243 seconds My bass playalong to this classic Jamiroquai song. Stuart Zender on Bass. Related: along, bass, cosmic, dennis, girl, hemstra, jamiroquai, play, stuart, zender |
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Alain Clark - Blow Me Away Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 187 seconds The 3rd single from the album Live It Out by Alain Clark. This song has a nice latin flavour to it. Please enjoy my play along to the song. Related: alain, away, basgitaar, bass, blow, clark, dennis, hemstra, me |
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Jamiroquai - When You Gonna Learn Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 231 seconds I decided to work on some Jamiroquai tracks to improve my groove and time. This bassline demonstrates perfectly how much you can do with just the root fifth and octave of a chord. I hope you enjoy! Related: dennis, digeridoo, funk, gonna, hemstra, jamiroquai, learn, stuart, when, you, zender |
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Jamiroquai - Hooked Up Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 267 seconds I decided to work on some Jamiroquai tracks to improve my groove and time. Stuart Zender was only 19 when "emergency on planet earth" was released. It's funny to look around youtube and find out how many people study his work; at 19 already such an influential bass player. I hope you enjoy! Related: dennis, funk, hemstra, hooked, jamiroquai, stuart, up, zender |
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Double Thump - Noodling Posted by: dennishemstra
Video duration: 39 seconds This an older clip of me just noodling a little bit with the triplet technique I use when slapping. Thumb Up, Pop, Thumb Down. It accidently came to me and I decided to record it right away so I wouldn't forget. Related: bass, dennis, double, funk, hemstra, slap, thumb, thump, victor, wooten |
