LUCKY ME!

Details for who's playing what on the CD Lucky Me!

I have been asked to clarify and identify what players are playing what parts, and about my basses:

Rob Allen Mouse - 30 inch fretless 4stg

Rob Allen 5 stg low B fretless

Rob Allen 5 stg high C fretted

Lefay Remington Steele 4 stg.

Lefay Singer 5 stg high C fretted

Jaques Barbee French double bass circa 1850

English/German double bass circa 1870

1. Solitude and It's Reflection: Jim plays the melody all the way - fretless Rob Allen 5 stg low B.   The strings are sequenced and written by Jim.  These parts appear a bass quartet from the book All Cows Eat Grass.  Second half of the song is the same string quartet parts now played by Jim on his fretted Rob Allen 5 stg high C.

2. Por Que triste:  Bassline throughout by Jim on his RA 5 stg low B.  Sergio Groove plays drums and percussion.  Ebinho plays melody on A section.  Groove plays the solo on the B section with Ebinho comping.  On vocal melody Jim plays melody on RA 5 stg high C.  Jim plays solo on the last chorus using his Lefay Remington Steele 4 stg.

3. Bing Bing: Solo bass by Jim playing his RA Mouse - 30 inch fretless.

4. My Drum: Jim plays double bass. Michael Manring plays melody and fills.   Grant Stinnett plays backgrounds/solo.  Jim plays funny sounding counter melodies using his Lefay 5 stg high C.  Jim plays tongue drum.

5.  While They Sleep:  Ebinho plays introduction and melody.  Jim Plays baseline on his RA Mouse.  Grant plays melody with whistle sound from his bass.  Groove plays drums/percussion.

6. Lament:  Jim plays melody / duet with Shane Allessio on double bass..  First half, Jim plays chords on  5 stg high C.  Second half, Jim switches to RA 5 stg low B.  Grant plays pad backgrounds on second half.

7.  Tumble:  Jim plays 3 bass parts - double bass ostinato, ostinato double on RA Mouse, and melody on Lefay Remington Steele 4 stg.

8.  Minor Mouse: Jim plays all bass parts.  Groove plays percussion.  Introduction on RA Mouse. Bassline on RA Mouse.  Melodies on RA 5 stg high C and Lefay Singer 5 stg high C.  Solo on RA 5 stg high C.

9. Brown Bear:  Jim plays intro on double bass.  Jim and Chris Mewhinney play intro and melody on DBs.  Jim doubles intro with RA 5 stg high C.  Grant plays solo.  Jim plays bass line throughout.

10.  1850: This is the approximate year when Jim's French, double was made by Jaques Barbee,  Jim plays double bass.  Grant plays chordal pad sounds.

11.  1870: This is the approximate year when Jim's English/German double bass was made.  Solo double bass played by Jim

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