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James Jamerson

Real Name:
James Lee Jamerson
Profile:
Bassist. Born 29 January 1938 (Edisto Island, South Carolina), died 2 August 1983 (Los Angeles, California). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.

Father of James Jamerson Jr.
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Appears On:
Come To Me / Whisper (7") Come To Me Tamla 1959
Exposed (LP)   Tamla 1971
Face To Face With The Truth (Album) (2 versions)   Gordy ... 1971
What's Going On (Deluxe Edition) (Album) (15 versions)   Motown ... 1971
All Directions (Album) (10 versions)   Gordy ... 1972
Nature Planned It (LP)   Motown 1972
1990 (LP)   Tamla Motown 1973
Eddie Kendricks (Album) (3 versions)   Tamla ... 1973
Let's Get It On (Album) (18 versions)   Tamla ... 1973
Power Of Love (LP)   Phonogram 1973
Boogie Down (Album) (6 versions)   Tamla ... 1974
Caston & Majors (LP, Album)   Motown 1974
Down To Earth (2 versions)   Tamla Motown ... 1974
Extrasensory Perception (LP, Album, Promo)   ABC Records 1974
Fulfillingness' First Finale (Album) (11 versions) Too Shy To Say Tamla ... 1974
Hell Up In Harlem (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) (3 versions)   Motown ... 1974
Martha Reeves (LP, Album) Wild Night, Ain't That... MCA Records 1974
Migration (Album) (5 versions)   Sussex ... 1974
Home Brew (LP, Album)   Fantasy 1975
Others By Brothers (Album) (2 versions)   RCA Victor ... 1975
Pressure Drop (Album) (5 versions)   Island Records ... 1975
The Bitch Is Black (Album) (2 versions)   Motown ... 1975
The Hit Man (Album) (4 versions)   Tamla ... 1975
Caricatures (Album) (3 versions)   Blue Note 1976
Earthmover (LP) When I'm With You (Liv... Arista 1976
Elementary (2 versions) My Love For You Comes ... CBS 1976
From Every Stage (2xLP)   A&M Records 1976
It's About Time (LP, Album)   Cotillion 1976
Kathe Green (LP)   Prodigal 1976
Little Funk Machine (LP)   ABC Records 1976
Carnival (LP, Album)   Impulse! 1977
Having A Party (3 versions)   Blue Thumb Records ... 1977
Lakeside (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1977
Pacific Ocean Blue (Album) (3 versions)   Legacy ... 1977
Sweet Beginnings (2 versions)   Columbia ... 1977
The Two Of Us (LP)   ABC Records 1977
White Room (LP, Album, Promo)   ABC Records 1977
Any Way You Want It (LP, Album)   Ariola Records America 1978
Gypsy Woman (2 versions)   Bellaphon ... 1978
Step II (LP) Just You And Me Forever Fantasy 1978
Steppin' Out (Album) (2 versions)   Gordy ... 1978
Dance My Way To Your Heart (LP)   G & G Records 1979
From Beginning To End (LP, Album)   Metronome 1979
Land Of Passion (LP, Album)   Columbia 1979
Turn You To Love (LP, Album) Ordinary Joe Elektra 1979
You're My Fantasy (LP, Album)   Derby 1979
Love Uprising (LP)   Capitol Records 1980
Back To Basics (Album) (2 versions) Hollywood Gordy ... 1983
Changing (LP)   Rocshire Records 1984
Swing Street Cafe (CD, Album)   MCA Victor, 1991
Hitsville USA • The Motown Singles Collection Volume One 1959-1971 (Comp) (2 versions)   Motown 1992
Express Yourself: The Best Of Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St Rhythm Band (CD, Comp, RM) Ninety Day Cycle People Warner Bros. Records 1993
The Ultimate Collection (CD)   Motown 1997
Live! (CD, Album, RM)   Motown 1998
The Ultimate Collection (CD, Comp, Album)   Motown 1998
Lost And Found: Breaking Through (1963-1964) (CD, RM)   Motown 1999
The Crusaders' Finest Hour (CD, Comp) Last Call Verve Records 2000
Fourever (4xCD, Comp, RM)   Hip-O Records 2001
Burnin' (LP)   Get Back 2002
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Deluxe Edition) (2xCD) You're My Everything Hip-O Records 2004
The Best Of The Funk Brothers (CD, Comp, RM)   Motown 2004
The Marvin Gaye Collection (SACD, Multichannel, RM, Hyb)   Motown 2004
Keep On Truckin': The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1 (2xCD, Album, RM, Ltd)   Hip-O Select 2005
Motown Remixed (CD, Comp, Dig) I Heard It Through The... Motown 2005
Motown Sings Motown Treasures Volumes 1+2 (2xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) What Becomes Of The Br... Hip-O Select 2005
Slow Dancer (CD, Album, RM, RE)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 1: 1959-1961 (7", Single, RP + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Come To Me, Snake Walk... Hip-O Select 2005
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 2: 1962 (7", Single, RP + 4xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Little Water Boy [Prom... Hip-O Select 2005
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 3: 1963 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, RM, Ltd) Pride And Joy Hip-O Select 2005
Can't Hide Love (Comp) (2 versions) Home Brew Brown Sugar Records 2006
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 4: 1964 (7", Single, RP + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) My Guy, This Little Gi... Hip-O Select 2006
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 5: 1965 (7", Single, RP + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Ask The Lonely, Nowher... Hip-O Select 2006
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 6: 1966 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) (I'm A) Roadrunner, Ju... Hip-O Select 2006
The Thin Man: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2 (3xCD, Album, Comp, RM, Ltd)   Hip-O Select 2006
Hell Up In Harlem (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Album, RE)   Motown 2007
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 7: 1967 (7", Single, RP + 5xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd) Love's Gone Bad, Mojo ... Hip-O Select 2007
The Complete Motown Singles | Vol. 8: 1968 (7", Single, RP, Mono + 6xCD, Comp, RM, Ltd, Mono) Much Better Off, I Can... Hip-O Select 2007
Loving Power / It's About Time (CD, Album, RE)   American Beat Records 2008
Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75 (2xCD) Las Vegas Strut Soul Jazz Records 2009
Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75 Volume Two (2xLP, Comp) Las Vegas Strut Soul Jazz Records 2009
(I'm A) Roadrunner (7")   Tamla Motown  
Flakes (CD)   Unidisc  
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Can't Hide Love (Comp) (2 versions) Home Brew Brown Sugar Records 2006
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