Review: Wolfgang Van Halen, Mammoth WVH
Wolfgang Van Halen, Mammoth WVH… Mammoth WVH: Every so often I will get an album from a bassist/multi-instrumentalist where they have played all the parts
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Review: Douglas Lee, Themes for Falling Down Stairs
Douglas Lee, Themes for Falling Down Stairs, featuring Robert Petersen on Double bass… I am excited to start this review for Themes for Falling Down
Review: Greta Van Fleet, The Battle at Gardens Gate
Greta Van Fleet, The Battle at Gardens Gate, featuring Sam Kiszka on bass… The Battle at Gardens Gate is living proof that not only is
Review: Liquid Tension Experiment, LTE3
LTE3, with Tony Levin on bass… Yes, LTE3 will be out soon! After more than two decades, the members of Liquid Tension Experiment, Mike Portnoy,
Review: Jackets XL, Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band
Jackets XL, Yellowjackets + WDR Big Band, featuring Dane Alderson on Bass. Jazz fans and in particular Yellowjackets fans will really get a kick out
Review: The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music
The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music, featuring Matt Geraghty on bass. The Warrior Women of Afro-Peruvian Music… Historically, women have been treated as second class
Review: Vasko Atanasovski Adrabesa Quartet, Phoenix
Vasko Atanasovski Adrabesa Quartet, Phoenix featuring Michael Godard on Tuba and Serpent… This review is going to be unique as you may have noticed that
Review: KoMaGa Trio, Foxing Hour
KoMaGa Trio, Foxing Hour… KoMaGa Trio, Foxing Hour, featuring Michael Manring on bass. I have always been blown away by Michael Manring’s solo bass playing
Review: Robert Harper, The Fonk Record
Bassist Robert Harper, The Fonk Record… Funk originated in the mid-’60s as a danceable blend of Soul, Jazz, and R&B. This musical genre snowballed in
Review: Andreas Oxholm, Good vs Bad
Andreas Oxholm, Good vs Bad… Andreas Oxholm, Good vs Bad is an album for all the bass lovers in the house. Andreas delivers eight original
Review: Marbin, Russian Dolls
Marbin, Russian Dolls with Dani Rabin on bass… There are many branches on the “Jazz Tree” that most people don’t consider when they think of
Review: Flor de Toloache, Indestructible
Flor de Toloache, Indestructible… Featuring Mireya Ramos & Yesi Reyes on Guitarrón Growing up in El Paso and frequenting Ciudad Juarez, I am very familiar
Review: Adam Nitti, The World is Loud
Adam Nitti, The World is Loud… Whenever I think of Adam Nitti, I think of his huge body of work as a solo bassist, fusion
Review: Combinator, Eargoggle Fodder
Combinator, Eargoggle Fodder with Sean Fairchild on Bass… Hitting hard and fast, Combinator, Eargoggle Fodder explodes out of the gate with the first track “Juggernaut”
Review: The Return, Deep Energy Orchestra
The Return, Deep Energy Orchestra with Jason Everett (Mister E.) on bass… One of the greatest things about music is that it can transport you
Review: Sergio Mendez, In The Key Of Joy
The latest album from Sergio Mendez, In The Key Of Joy… I was fortunate to be exposed to Brazilian music from a very early age.
Review: Colin Truesdell, The Quarantine Chronicles
Colin Truesdell, The Quarantine Chronicles… Music is one of the most important ways we can express our feelings. It is unique to the human species
Review: Invisiblemann Vol. 14
Bassist Kenny James – Invisiblemann Vol. 14… If you are looking for some juicy Funk, you need not search any further than Invisiblemann Vol. 14.
Review: Patrick Andy, Mifalia
ALBUM ON OUR RADAR: Patrick Andy, Mifalia Mifalia… I have always been a fan of Madagascar native bassist Patrick Andy’s music. He is an amazing
Review: Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver
ALBUM ON OUR – Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver Christian McBride Big Band: For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver is an album
Review: Jorge Roeder, El Suelo Mio
El Suelo Mio is a real treat for all you upright fans. Jorge’s debut album is thirteen tracks of entirely unadulterated upright bass at it’s
Review: Lagos Pepper Soup, Michael Olatuja
I do love hearing how bass excels in World Music and Michael Olatuja’s album “Lagos Pepper Soup” is a special treat with both upright and
Review: Ahmad Hani, Aloof
Ahmad Hani, Aloof… I am always fascinated at how the bass can be utilized so differently in World Music. In many Middle Eastern cultures, the
Review: Electric Blue
Electric Blue, Featuring Mark Egan on Bass… Bass and drums always have a very special bond, but this is greatly augmented when they are the