| 1. Aria's Late Night Session |
| 2. S'World |
| 3. Up In It |
| 4. Sorpresa |
| 5. More Caffeine Please |
| 6. Can Tony Come Out and Play? |
| 7. Ballad For Sonny Boys |
| 8. Slinky |
| 9. Johann Sebastian Bop |
| 10. Humdrum |
| 11. Bleeding |
| 12. Blue Ire |
| 13. Kona 10 p.m. |
Editorial Reviews
About the Artist
Rob has been studying music since age 5, starting with his first instrument, violin. At age 9, he added cornet, and later at 12, he began playing the electric bass. His first professional gig was at age 14 and since then, bass has proved to be the dominant instrument despite being a vocal major in college. In 1989, Rob received a B.S. in Music Education from West Chester University. This led to many musical contacts and the inception of his school music teaching. Throughout the early 90's, Rob spent much of his performance time with "Voice of Reason", a popular world beat band, which released 3 albums and shared the stage with such acts as The Wailers, Third World, Judy Mowat, and others. Rob also took on the role of bass player in the house trio at the Capricorn Lounge in South Philadelphia, along with drummer Lucky Thompson, and began to seriously shed on the jazz standard repertoire. It was at this time that he bought his first (and only) upright bass. In 1994, Rob took the spot as house bass player for Wilmington's premiere jazz club, "Bourbon Street Cafe". He held this chair until the club closed in 1999. Currently, Rob has been freelancing a great deal in the Philadelphia Megalopolis Area and can be regularly seen in his supporting role with many of the area's top jazz musicians. With the release of "My Bassic Hats", Rob Swanson plans on spreading his own flavor of multi-influenced jazz in clubs and festivals throughout the area.
Product Description
"My Bassic Hats" is the first solo effort from Philadelphia electric and acoustic bassist and composer Rob Swanson. It is a chronicle of music inspired by life in and out of the bass chair-a compositional reflection of a working bass player. Though it is a jazz album persay, it is also flavored with latin grooves and esoteric sonic explorations within the traditional jazz framework.
Just this past week i was given the opportunity to PLAY WITH ROB SWANSON! My band director LOU SPAGNOLA is a friend of his so he was our artist in residence!!! He is one of the most amazing players i have ever heard, he is the bass master...he is also one of the smartest person i know in the area of world music....after our concert i grabbed a copy of his cd! its now the only disc ive been listning to for the apst week....i suggest any jazz lover should buy this CD! ITS AWESOME!!!!
Rob has been studying music since age 5, starting with his first instrument, violin. At age 9, he added cornet, and later at 12, he began playing the electric bass. His first professional gig was at age 14 and since then, bass has proved to be the dominant instrument despite being a vocal major in college. In 1989, Rob received a B.S. in Music Education from West Chester University. This led to many musical contacts and the inception of his school music teaching. Throughout the early 90's, Rob spent much of his performance time with "Voice of Reason", a popular world beat band, which released 3 albums and shared the stage with such acts as The Wailers, Third World, Judy Mowat, and others. Rob also took on the role of bass player in the house trio at the Capricorn Lounge in South Philadelphia, along with drummer Lucky Thompson, and began to seriously shed on the jazz standard repertoire. It was at this time that he bought his first (and only) upright bass. In 1994, Rob took the spot as house bass player for Wilmington's premiere jazz club, "Bourbon Street Cafe". He held this chair until the club closed in 1999. Currently, Rob has been freelancing a great deal in the Philadelphia Megalopolis Area and can be regularly seen in his supporting role with many of the area's top jazz musicians. With the release of "My Bassic Hats", Rob Swanson plans on spreading his own flavor of multi-influenced jazz in clubs and festivals throughout the area.
Product Description
"My Bassic Hats" is the first solo effort from Philadelphia electric and acoustic bassist and composer Rob Swanson. It is a chronicle of music inspired by life in and out of the bass chair-a compositional reflection of a working bass player. Though it is a jazz album persay, it is also flavored with latin grooves and esoteric sonic explorations within the traditional jazz framework.
My Bassic Hats,Rob Swanson,Cloud 29,Eclectic, multi-influenced original jazz penned by a bass player and realised by world class musicans.
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My Bassic Hats
Rob Swanson Manufacturer: Cloud 29 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD  General
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ASIN: B00005Q70Z Release Date: 2001-09-09 |
Tracks:
- Aria's Late Night Session
- S'World
- Up In It
- Sorpresa
- More Caffeine Please
- Can Tony Come Out and Play?
- Ballad For Sonny Boys
- Slinky
- Johann Sebastian Bop
- Humdrum
- Bleeding
- Blue Ire
- Kona 10 p.m.
Album Description
"My Bassic Hats" is the first solo effort from Philadelphia electric and acoustic bassist and composer Rob Swanson. It is a chronicle of music inspired by life in and out of the bass chair-a compositional reflection of a working bass player. Though it is a jazz album persay, it is also flavored with latin grooves and esoteric sonic explorations within the traditional jazz framework.Customer Reviews:
Its friggin amazin.......2002-05-16
Just this past week i was given the opportunity to PLAY WITH ROB SWANSON! My band director LOU SPAGNOLA is a friend of his so he was our artist in residence!!! He is one of the most amazing players i have ever heard, he is the bass master...he is also one of the smartest person i know in the area of world music....after our concert i grabbed a copy of his cd! its now the only disc ive been listning to for the apst week....i suggest any jazz lover should buy this CD! ITS AWESOME!!!!
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