New Album: Lincoln Goines, The Art of the Bass Choir

Lincoln Goines, The Art of the Bass Choir… Featuring Tom Kennedy | Victor Wooten | John Patitucci | Mike Pope | Dennis Chambers

At the top level of New York City’s jazz, Latin, and studio scenes for four decades, bassist Lincoln Goines has put together this highly ambitious recording for his debut as a leader. With elegant textures inspired by Bill Lee’s New York Bass Violin Choir & Steve Swallow’s upper register explorations, Goines created a collage of styles and moods, built on a collection of favorite tunes and textured within the parameters of clearly voiced low-end instruments—indeed, an “exquisite jungle of bass!” Pulling in ten world-class bass friends including Ksenia Vasileva, Victor Wooten & John Patitucci, and drummers such as Robby Ameen & Dennis Chambers, Goines has created a one-of-a-kind listening experience, celebrating the musical range of the instrument and the fellowship of those devoted to anchoring ensembles through time.

1 All Blues 3:39
2 Spank a Lee 2:47
3 Velho Piano 6:42
4 Spin the Floor 2:57
5 Common Threads 4:55
6 The Weaver 4:24
7 Three Views of a Secret 4:20
8 Mambo Influenciado 2:15
9 Orphic Hymn/Good Morning, Midnight 3:47
10 Kaval Sviri 2:22
11 Fugue No. 1, Op. 87 1:53
12 Adagio, 23rd Piano Concerto KV 488 4:27
13 Hang Up Your Hang Ups 3:02
14 Oleo 3:18
15 Liberty City 5:05
16 Vassar Llean 4:44

BASSES: Lincoln Goines / Tom Kennedy (1,7) / Ksenia Vasileva (2,5,6,15) / Victor L. Wooten (2) / John Patitucci (3) Matthew Garrison (4) / Mike Pope (7,14) / Susan Hagen (9) / Gal Aviram (12) / Mike Bendy (15) / Ed Lucie (16)
DRUMS: Ben Perowsky (1) / Dennis Chambers (2,10,13) / Mark Walker (3,7,14) / Robby Ameen (4,6,8,15)
CELLO: Lia Irene Kohl (5,6)
VOICES: Lincoln Goines / Theo Horiike-Goines (6,15)
RAP: Adam Nussbaum (15)

The Art of the Bass Choir is available at Amazon.com