RICK’S PICKS: Lee Ritenour: Rhythm Sessions (Concorde) / Bassists: Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Nathan East, Melvin Lee Davis, Tal Wilkenfeld, Christian McBride, Chuck Berghoffer, Michael Feinberg...
RICK’S PICKS: Michael Jackson: Bad 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (MJJ/Epic Records) / Bassists: Nathan East, Don Boyette The Album: The essence of Michael Jackson’s solo...
RICK’S PICKS: Paul Simon: Live In New York City (Concord Music) / Bassist: Bathiki Kumalo The Album: Paul Simon’s long discography, now in its sixth...
I could be blindfolded and listen to 30 seconds of Marcus Miller’s latest CD “Renaissance“ and totally recognize who is playing. Marcus has such a distinctive...
Brian Bromberg is one extraordinarily versatile bassist who can pretty well play anything he pleases and do an amazing job! This one sentence sums up my...
Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Tony Levin Featured On New Brecker Bros Anthology: Late August sees the long-awaited release of the Brecker Brothers’ entire catalog on Arista Records,...
Flea To Release Solo EP: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ low-end master Flea is set to release a 6-song EP entitled Helen Burns on August 9th. The...
Wine and Strings by Ethan Farmer… It is always exciting to get a CD from one of the accomplished Bass musicians that we have interviewed in the...
See Us Now by Riversyde… Have you ever noticed that when you try something new, like a different meat, (Frog, snake, gator, Iguana,) we always compare it...
Sounds Like This by ALO Featuring Bassist Steve Adams… I liked “Sounds Like This” by ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) pretty much from start to finish. As I...
This Is What Happened by Amanda Ruzza… It is a great pleasure to get the opportunity to listen to a talented upcoming bassist’s first album. “This...
Afraid of What? By Tansu Tumer… I listened to about a minute of Tansu Tumers “Afraid of What?” and I had to ask myself… Who is...
Lies and Hoes by Kel Elliott… After a few minutes of listening to Kel Elliot’s “Lies and Hoes” one word came to my mind… Retro! Now let...
Travelling Time an Album by Everyman of Parts by Joshua Barnhart… Travelling Time and album by Everyman of Parts is a project spear headed by a friend...
Bassist Ian Underwood’s Newest Project – Help, I Lost My Body… NYC bassist Ian Underwood’s newest project ‘Help, I Lost My Body’ is a strong first...