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douglasm (douglasm)
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Posted on Friday, September 10, 2004 - 11:23 pm: ��Edit PostDelete Post���Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The radio this morning reminded me that RESCUE ME has got to be one of the most perfectly constructed recordings I have ever heard. Can anyone tell me who played bass on that record?

Thanks in advance
doug
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Davie Gordon (davie_gordon)
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Doug, I think it was Louis Satterfield

The usual rhythm section on Chess soul records of that period was

Gerald Sims, Bryce Robertson, Pete Cosey - guitars
Sonny Thompson - organ
Leonard Caston / Raymond Miner - piano
Louis Satterfield - bass
Maurice White - drums

info. from Robert Pruter's "Chicago Soul"

Definitely one of the most memorable bass-lines ever.

Davie
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Steve (steve_litos)
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I believe it was Louis Satterfield who played bass on that record. See the Chicago musicians thread for more info on this man.

He played many sessions on bass guitar & trombone too.

I saw a picture of him at work in the studio & he played a blonde 1950's P-Bass with the single coil pickup & the old telecaster type headstock. He may have played that bass on "Rescue Me".
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matt weingarden (mrfinewine)
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is that the king/federal sonny thompson? or a different guy?
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dvdmike (dvdmike)
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It definitely was Louis Satterfield. He told me so himself.
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Davie Gordon (davie_gordon)
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Matt, I'm not sure - I wouldn't be surprised if it's the same guy - probably moved to Chess from
King / Federal at the same time as Ralph Bass.

Davie
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douglasm (douglasm)
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Seems kinda sad, all of a sudden. Singer, songwriter, early partner (sort of) of Barry Gordy, a Top, A&R director for Chess and the producer of RESCUE ME, Billy Davis died in New Rochelle, NY last Thursday, Sept 2nd. It may have been discussed earlier on a different thread, but I just saw the obit today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09 /10/obituaries/10davis.html

Hope God buys him a Coke.
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Robb_K (robb_k)
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I'm sure it's The same Sonny Thompson. I have a few small- Indie label Chicago records from the late '50s and early '60s by Sonny, and they sounded the same as his King stuff. I think his base was Chicago, and he came from there. I know he also recorded some in Detroit, but I didn't think he lived there. Not sure where jhis King stuff was recorded.
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~medusa~ (~medusa)
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since we're on the subject of instruments~
who played Piano and Bass on Jackie Ross' "Selfich One"?
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Davie Gordon (davie_gordon)
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Hi Medusa, probably the lineup for "Selfish One"
is what I wrote in my post - it's the second post
on this thread.

Davie
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Erik T (erik_t)
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Anyone have the record on Prestige Fontella Bass recorded with the Art Ensemble of Chicago? Far out music...
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Bob Olhsson (bob_olhsson)
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Leonard Caston and Raynard Miner ended up working with us in Detroit during the late '60s.

I hadn't been aware of Leonard's prior work at Chess. He and Frank Wilson were together so often that I just assumed he had come from L.A. with Frank.
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mike s (mike_s)
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Billy Davis produced Selfish One. A comp album of Chess hits I have lists the band on the track as unknown, but the best guess has got to be Caston or Sonny Thompson on piano, Satterfield and White on bass and drums.
The same album lists Satterfield and White playing on Rescue Me with co-writer Raynard Miner on piano and Thompson on organ

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