>Even Paul McCartney (another Jamerson apostle) gets funkier
>than Pino, I think. Though Pino might be a much better bassist
>than him. But Paul isn't scared to show his ass, so to speak.

he is just that go-to, you-wouldn't-expect-it answer I'll always bring up in these discussions.

because when I hear those old Chicago records, I can't at all visualize even Long-Haired Pete getting down to that sound he plays on the bass