Jimmy "Flim" Johnson

[JimmyJ]

OK Kenn, I'll find you.  And try to connect with Rob too.  Are you guys coming to the first or second sets?
There's no dressing room so we'll be mingling.  Ha!
Jimmy J

[lembic76450]

Jimmy,  sorry for the delay.  I believe we have tickets for the 8:00 p.m. show.
We hope to be there early.  I think the doors open at 6:30...
Looking forward to it.  Hope to see you.
Thanks....

[rv_bass]

I'll be at the 8:00 pm show on Saturday too.  I'm seated a little farther back, but I'll try to make my way up to table 15. It will be cool to meet you guys...Thanks!

Rob

[lembic76450]

Looking forward to it Rob.

[rv_bass]

The Steve Gadd Band was great tonight!  Really nice meeting Ken as well, we should try to meet up in RI sometime as well.  Jimmy, sorry I missed talking with you, I had to leave right after the show to catch my ride.  Your playing is amazing, it will get me thinking in ways I haven’t considered before, very glad I finally got to see you live!  I really liked Foameopathy, and One Point Five, among others.  I also really like the way the band’s tunes mix odd meters with funk and straight ahead sections, really fun stuff! Great band, great show...thanks!

[lembic76450]

Rob,  it was great meeting up.  I am sorry you had to leave so quick.  Let's definitely connect again.

Jimmy, you are truly a man of grace and kindness.  Thank you for sharing your time with us and your
vibe to an old bass and player.

The show was fantastic, the bass sound was clear and distinct, and your lock with Steve Gadd and
the rest of the band was about as tight as can be. The space, air and dynamics were killer.
Thanks...

[JimmyJ]

Hey thanks for coming out and supporting the team, much appreciated. 

Sorry to miss saying hello Rob, I got caught up before the show and didn't get the chance to get out there...  Next time for sure. 

Great to talk to you and your pals Kenn.  You sir have got a LOT of Alembics!  I think we share that particular habit.   

Glad you all enjoyed the set.  Needless to say, it's a treat to play with these guys.

Thanks again for coming,
Jimmy J

[bigredbass]

An appreciation from the NO TREBLE online site:

https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2019/06/28/bass-players-to-know-jimmy-johnson/

I love that picture at the head of the article.

All the best, JJ !

[goran]

Thanks for this article! Jimmy you are becoming famous!

[JimmyJ]

Hey Joey,

Thanks for the link.  I passed on an interview with those folks but they went ahead and put this nice piece together anyway, mostly with info from wiki.  They chose a slightly unusual set of example tracks though...  And to set the record straight, on that live version of "Bye Bye Blackbird" it's Larry Goldings doing the walking bass part - on organ.      He is SO great at that.


Jimmy J

[eddievig]

Jimmy,

Are you and yours OK after the quakes?

Thanks,

Ed V

[JimmyJ]

Yeah Ed, thanks for asking.  We were out of town at the time but have found no damage. It was a long way from LA but apparently the whole of SoCal did the slow roll thing, enough to spill some swimming pool water and make drunk guys walk in a straight line for a moment.   

I try not to use the word "awesome" very often but the amount of energy expended to shake 1/2 the state of Cal and into Nevada in those split seconds is truly awesome.


Jimmy J

[growlypants]

I was just looking at James Taylor's Tanglewood shots, and at first I didn't see you at ALL!  But then you appeared (I believe!) on the opposite side of the stage.  Some new faces added to my confusion, but then, I'm getting more and more easily confused!

[eddievig]

Jimmy,

Quakes in July, now wildfires and power outages... sorry if I sound like a grandpa, but I sure hope y'all are out of harm's way.

Best,

Ed V

[JimmyJ]

Yeah, we're ok Ed, thanks for asking. 

So far this season we've only had a few smokey days at our location due to fires at the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley.  Luckily nothing got too close or spread too quickly in our direction.  One of those occasions got us to go through the exercise of putting things by the door in case we needed to bolt.  Turns out, we don't need a whole lot of stuff (!!) so that was a good lesson.  Important papers are in a small easy to grab box, backup hard drives for the computers, dog food, a few bass guitars I happen to enjoy, and we're outa here. 

Every place has it's things.  You know all about hurricanes down there, tornados in almost every state, giant blizzards in the midwest and east, volcanos in the NW, flooding everywhere...  Whadaya gonna do?  Play some low notes, that's what!! 

everybody be safe,
Jimmy J