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Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special” is a Bass-Heavy Affair
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Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Special” is a Bass-Heavy Affair

Producer Mark Ronson knows his bass. Just listen to the name check on these lines from “Heavy and Rolling” a track of his chart-scaling fourth studio album, Uptown Special: “Smooth as glass/Smooth as Marcus Miller.” While Miller doesn’t appear on the album, bassists are everywhere on the album. Jamareo Artis keeps the groove going on the hit “Uptown Funk,” featuring...