Episode #6 - Bass

"I'm talkin' 'bout BASS!"

Though sadly free of any discussion of fishing, the theme of “Bass” did not disappoint. There was, as predicted, some Waits, some Cohen, and a bunch of funky backbeats. And while PE didn’t make any of the lists, for me, Chuck D was presiding over it all, silently reminding us, “We’re talkin’ ‘bout BASS!”

This theme also made for some lists that, while distinct, really work well together. Binge them, I’m tellin’ ya, and you’ll see. And any order can work, but taking them in show order from Sun Ra to David Kahn is an excellent ride.

As you can maybe tell, we are feeling pretty good about this episode, and we have been learning a lot since we launched this podcast, maybe chief among them that we need a little break. So, we are marking “Bass” as the end of The Needle Exchange - Season One. Over the next couple weeks, we’ll enjoy friends, families, and holidays and take some time to reflect over these first half-dozen episodes and plot our course for a second season in the new year.

Thanks for joining us on this journey so far, enjoy some tasty, bassy tunes, and come back in 2024 to hear what the Dilletante DJs cook up next (and bring your friends!).

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José's list:

Sun Ra | Bassism | The Futuristic Sounds Of Sun Ra | 1962

Charles Mingus | Haitian Fight Song | The Clown | 1957

Tom Waits | Step Right Up | Small Change | 1976

Little Willie John | My Love Is | Sure Things | 1961

Jack Elliot, Allyn Ferguson | The Barney Miller Theme | Barney Miller | 1975

Sugarloaf | Green-Eyed Lady | Green-Eyed Lady | 1970

The Police | Driven To Tears | Zenyatta Mondatta | 1980

Roxy Music | Love Is The Drug | Siren | 1975

Soul Coughing | Collapse | Irresistable Bliss | 1996

Violent Femmes | Please Do Not Go | Violent Femmes | 1983

SAULT | Think About It | 5 | 2019

Zach's list:

Morphine | Buena | Cure For Pain | 1993

Barry White | I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More Baby | I've Got So Much To Give | 1973

Jaco Pastorius | Come On, Come Over | Jaco Pastorius | 1976

Stanely Clarke | We Supply | ROCKS, PEBBLES AND SAND | 1980

Esperanza Spalding | I Know You Know | Esperanza | 2008

John Coltrane, Johnny Hartman | Lush Life | John Coltrane And Johnny Harman | 1963

Tennessee Ernie Ford | Funny How Time Slips Away | Country Hits...Feelin' Blue | 1964

Leonard Cohen | You Want It Darker | You Want It Darker | 2016

The Fairfield Four | Lonesome Valley | O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2000

Charles Mingus | Goodbye Pork Pie Hat | Mingus Ah Um | 1959

Rob's list:

Jaco Pastorius | Portrait Of Tracy | Jaco Pastorius | 1976

The Brothers Johnson | Strawberry Letter 23 | Right On Time | 1977

Kajagoogoo | Too Shy | White Feathers | 1983

Future | Mask Off | FUTURE | 2017

Mungo's Hi Fi, Soom T | Jump Up Quickly | Listening Bug EP | 2013

Bassnectar | Basshead | Timestretch | 2010

GRIZ, LSDREAM | FUNKONAUT | FUNKONAUT | 2022

Rezz, Deathpact | Chemical Bond | Chemical Bond | 2021

Subtronics, Excision | Asteroid | Asteroid | 2023

David Kahn, John D'Amico | over the rainbow | over the rainbow | 2023

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