
Believe in Love by Darryl Anders AgapeSoul
“Believe in Love” by Darryl Anders AgapeSoul – It is great to see fellow bassists be the driving force behind a new CD. Darryl Anders is

“Believe in Love” by Darryl Anders AgapeSoul – It is great to see fellow bassists be the driving force behind a new CD. Darryl Anders is

RICK’S PICKS: Eric Clapton: Old Sock (Bushbranch Records) / Bassists: Willie Weeks, Paul McCartney The Album: Eric Clapton has worn many musical personas

There are few albums by bass players that come along and seem to say “This is who I am, and this is what I do,”
RICK’S PICKS: Robben Ford: Bringing It Back Home (Provogue) / Bassist: David Piltch The Album: Guitarist Robben Ford returns to his blues roots on

RICK’S PICKS: Various Artists: 12-12-12 The Concert For Sandy Relief (Columbia) / Bassists: Darryl Jones, Willie Weeks, Pino Palladino, Greg Smith, others. The

RICK’S PICKS: Steve Lukather: Transition (Mascot Records) / Bassists: Lee Sklar, Tal Wilkenfeld, Nathan East, Renee Jones, John Pierce The Album: Toto co-founder

Puerto Rican Bassist Sammy Morales Recreates Stories, Tales and Songs… Â Puerto Rican bassist Sammy Morales recreates his “Stories, Tales and Songs” in his recent CD.

String Harmonies {trinity} with Bassist Vik Momjian…Â This musical adventure started when Vik Momjian contacted me and told me that our good friend and prior staff
Blomp by Doug Johns… Over the years, we have seen a lot of Doug Johns in Bass Musician Magazine! As one of our earliest supporting staff writers,

RICK’S PICKS: Joe Lovano w/ Us Five: Cross Culture (Blue Note Records) / Bassists: Esperanza Spalding, Peter Slavov The Album: This is Lovano’s

RICK’S PICKS: Alicia Keys: Girl On Fire ( RCA Records ) / Bassists: Bruno Mars, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, Steve Mostyn, James “Malay” Ho The Album:

RICK’S PICKS: Marvin Gaye: Trouble Man 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition (Hip-O-Select / Motown) / Bassists: Wilton Felder, Ron Brown, others The Album: Forty

Revolution by House of Waters…Â It is always a good sign when you listen to about the first minute of a CD and find yourself immediately
Jimmy Haslip: Modern Improvisation For Bass (Instructional Book: Alfred Music) In his introduction to this excellent book, Jimmy reveals some of his deepest thoughts on
RICK’S PICKS: Van Morrison: Born To Sing: No Plan B (Exile) / Bassist: Paul Moore The Album: The Belfast songmaster’s first new album in

Casey Abram’s Self Titled Debut Album Casey Abrams…Â Before I get into my review of Casey Abram’s self titled debut album “Casey Abrams”, I feel compelled
RICK’S PICKS: Donald Fagen: Sunken Condos (Reprise) / Bassists: Â Lincoln Schleifer, Freddie Washington, Joe Martin The Album: Three things need to be intact for any

Maceo Parker/Soul Classics Featuring Bassist Christian McBride…Â I first started listening to Maceo Parker when my son (the sax player) was in fifth grade and brought

Upside Out by Coincidence Machine Featuring Bassist Jimi Durso… It is always fun to have the opportunity to hear what our staff writers are up

Raise Up by Larry Graham and Graham Central Station… Great news! Funk is alive and well and seriously kicking hard! Just listen to even a
RICK’S PICKS: Diana Krall: Glad Rag Doll (Verve) / Bassist: Dennis Crouch The Album: If you can allow yourself room to get out of
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
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

RICK’S PICKS:Â Paul Simon: Live In New York City (Concord Music) / Bassist: Bathiki Kumalo The Album: Paul Simon’s long discography, now in its