Tony Levin "Bringing It Down to the Bass"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Flatiron Recordings
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 13, 2024
Tracklist

1. Bringing It Down to the Bass

2. Me and My Axe

3. Road Dogs

4. Uncle Funkster

5. Boston Rocks

6. Espressoville

7. Give the Cello Some

8. Turn It Over

9. Beyond the Bass Clef

10. Bungie Bass

11. Fire Cross the Sky

12. Floating in Dark Waters

13. On the Drums

14. Coda

Credits

Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, The Stick Men) - Bass, cello (3,7,9,10), stick (3,4,5,9,11), vox (3,5,7,8,11,13), piano (14)

   With

Manu Katche - Drums (1)

Dominic Miller - Guitar solo (1)

Pete Levin - Keyboard (1-3,6), Organ (7)

Chris Pasin - Trumpet (1)

Alex Foster - Alto sax solo (1)

Jay Collins - Baritone sax (1)

Jerry Marotta - Drums (2,7), Percussion (12)

Steve Hunter - Guitar (2)

Larry Fast -  Keyboards (2)

Jeremy Stacey - Drums (3)

Markus Reuter - Bridge rhythm touch guitar (3)

Vinnie Colaiuta - Drums (4)

Mike Portnoy - Drums (5)

Earl Slick - Guitar (5)

Gary Husband - Keyboard (5,9)

Steve Gadd - Drums (6)

Joe Caro - Guitar (6)

Josh Shpak - Trumpet (6)

Chris Pasin - Trumpet (6)

Don Mikkelsen - Trombone (6)

L. Shankar (Shenkar) - Violin (9)

Colin Gatwood - Oboe, English horn (9)

Pat Mastelotto - Drums (10)

David Torn - Guitar (10)

Robert Fripp - Soundscape (12)

Linnea Olsson  - Cello (14) 

Bess Brydolf - Cello (14)

Drums recorded by Toby Gendron at Planet Studios, Montreal (1)

Guitar recorded by Tony Lake (1)

Horns recorded by Scott Petito at NRS Studio (1)

Horn arrangement by Pete Levin (1,6)

Drums recorded by Ariel Shafir at Dreamland Studios (2,4,7)

Drums recorded by Milo Jerreira-Hayes at The Bert Jansch Studio (3)

Drums recorded by Rob Katz at Wackerman Studios (6)

Espresso machine sounds by Tony’s Breville (6)

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Mark Wingfield feat. Gary Husband, Asaf Sirkis, Tony Levin, Percy Jones "The Gathering"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: MoonJune Records
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: March 15, 2024
Tracklist

1. The Corkscrew Tower (5:09) 

2. Stormlight (7:30) 

3. Apparition In The Vaults (5:46) 

4. A Fleeting Glance (6:27) 

5. Pursued In The Snow (8:56) 

6. The Lost Room (8:33) 

7. The Listening Trees (6:54) 

8. Journey Home (9:43) 

9. Together We Rise (6:09) 

10. Cinnamon Bird (7:41) 

Total Time 72:48

Credits

Mark Wingfield - guitar, soundscapes (all tracks)

Gary Husband - synth & piano (all tracks), drums (1, 5, 6)

Asaf Sirkis - drums (all tracks)

Tony Levin - electric upright bass (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Percy Jones - fretless bass guitar (2, 4, 9, 10)

All songs composed by Mark Wingfield

Recorded by Jesus Rovira at La Casa Murada, Spain

Tony Levin's parts recorded in Kingston NY and Percy Jones' parts were recorded in NYC at their home studios.

Mixed and mastered by Mark Wingfield at Heron Island Studio, UK

Produced by Mark Wingfield.

Executive producer Leonardo Pavkovic

Cover image by The Trio.

Graphic layout by René von Grünig.

Description/Reviews:

The result is a seamless blend of compositions and collective improvisation that roves way beyond the usual generic categorisations making the album hard to pin down as either jazz or rock. Perhaps that’s as it should be for a sound that hovers somewhere between these and other more diverse stylistic influences.

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Phil Keaggy, Tony Levin, Jerry Marotta "The Bucket List"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 11, 2019
Tracklist: 

1. Sometimes 11
2. Fearless
3. Midland Crisis
4. Sometimes We Up
5. Stella Luna
6. Steely Funk
7. Where's Phil
8. Phil's On
9. Caravan
10. Carved in Stone
11. Good Stuff
12. Blue Hawaii

Line-up: 
Phil Keaggy (Glass Harp) - Guitars
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, The Stick Men) - Bass, Stick
Jerry Marotta (Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin) - Drums, Percussion

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Xavi Reija feat. Tony Levin, Markus Reuter, Dusan Jevtovic "The Sound Of The Earth"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Moonjune Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 15, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Deep Ocean (6:42)
2. The Sound Of The Earth I (9:54)
3. From Darkness (7:33)
4. The Sound Of The Earth II (12:14)
5. Serenity (5:50)
6. The Sound Of The Earth III (9:14)
7. Lovely Place (4:41)
8. The Sound Of The Earth IV (16:36)
9. Take A Walk (4:11)

Total Time 76:55

Line-up: 
Xavi Reija - drums
   With
Tony Levin - bass guitar, upright bass, stick
Markus Reuter - touch guitar
Dusan Jevtovic - guitar

Description/Reviews: 

...“Deep Ocean” starts things off with a fanfare of muscular guitar and cymbals crashing like waves on the rocky coast, carving out the beach and unearthing a primal groove with growling bass and jittering spectral figures. “The Sound of the Earth I” brings to mind David Sylvian’s post-Japan near ambient instrumental excursions where space and pause became as integral to the “composition as place” as his trusty Prophet 5. Once this world is created, and with a decidedly Beckian vibe (Jeff, that is), Dusan wrings from the neck of his guitar, some of the most emotive broken phrases and edited soulful voicings. 

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Vantomme "Vegir"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Moonjune Records (MJR090)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 5, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Double Down (7:36)
2. Equal Minds (10:19)
3. Sizzurp (10:45)
4. Playing Chess With Barney Rubble (9:04)
5. The Self Licking Ice-cream Cone (13:08)
6. Plutocracy (4:38)
7. Agent Orange (9:46)
8. Emmetropia (9:00)
9. Odin's Wig (1:54)

Total Time 76:10

Line-up: 
Dominique Vantomme: Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Piano, Mini Moog, Mellotron
Michel Delville (The Wrong Object; douBt; Machine Mass): Electric Guitar
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men): Bass Guitar, Chapman Stick
Maxime Lenssens: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The spontaneity and freshness of this sizzling, high-altitude set reflects the equally unpretentious manner in which the session itself came together. Tackling some decidedly hip musical sketches of  Dominique Vantomme, the band is given full artistic liberty – and with all participants in top form, the resulting music weaves and winds its way across paths previously untrodden ... in stunning fashion, and with sure footing! In the truest MoonJune tradition, "Vegir" thumbs its nose at convention and showcases these seasoned veteran musicians at the top of their game: with the skill set, bravery and chutzpah to follow their instincts and, in the process, allow the music to seek out and ultimately capture its own form. It slinks; it growls; it stalks; it devours! It grooves; it stutters; it holds you in suspense, then explodes! (... think 'juggling chainsaws' in the sonic realm.  

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Vantomme "Vegir"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Moonjune Records (MJR090)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 5, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Double Down (7:36)
2. Equal Minds (10:19)
3. Sizzurp (10:45)
4. Playing Chess With Barney Rubble (9:04)
5. The Self Licking Ice-cream Cone (13:08)
6. Plutocracy (4:38)
7. Agent Orange (9:46)
8. Emmetropia (9:00)
9. Odin's Wig (1:54)

Total Time 76:10

Line-up: 
Dominique Vantomme: Fender Rhodes Electric Piano, Piano, Mini Moog, Mellotron
Michel Delville (The Wrong Object; douBt; Machine Mass): Electric Guitar
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, Stick Men): Bass Guitar, Chapman Stick
Maxime Lenssens: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The spontaneity and freshness of this sizzling, high-altitude set reflects the equally unpretentious manner in which the session itself came together. Tackling some decidedly hip musical sketches of  Dominique Vantomme, the band is given full artistic liberty – and with all participants in top form, the resulting music weaves and winds its way across paths previously untrodden ... in stunning fashion, and with sure footing! In the truest MoonJune tradition, "Vegir" thumbs its nose at convention and showcases these seasoned veteran musicians at the top of their game: with the skill set, bravery and chutzpah to follow their instincts and, in the process, allow the music to seek out and ultimately capture its own form. It slinks; it growls; it stalks; it devours! It grooves; it stutters; it holds you in suspense, then explodes! (... think 'juggling chainsaws' in the sonic realm.  

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