About this CD:
Piccolo Acoustic four string bass with fretless bass accompaniments. All bass release showing the tonal diversity of bass (piccolo basses, tenor basses, standard bass and sub bass) all together on one recording. Features full length performances by bass greats: Michael Manring, Yves Carbonne, Tony Franklin, Jeff Schmidt, Jonni Lightfoot, Brady Muckelroy Russ Hodges and yes, even Jeff Dodd.
Check out this CD at iTunes, then come back and leave your review and feedback on this blog!
wow! so haunting, beautiful....
layered with impressive technique and tasteful room to breathe
I love it!!!!!!!!!
You gotta check it out!
Posted by: monique | December 02, 2007 at 08:58 AM
One word... Moving. It is truly an experience to listen to this CD.
Posted by: Shane Patterson | December 02, 2007 at 11:31 AM
Words can't touch how beautiful and relaxing this music really is. Simply Inspiring!!!
Posted by: Joe | December 02, 2007 at 11:50 AM
absolutely beautiful CD with an interesting concept (Jeff invites all those cracks, lets them play and accompanies them with his acoustic 4 string!!!!)
Keep it on Jeff and bring us more of your beautiful music.
reinhard
Posted by: reinhard | December 11, 2007 at 12:26 AM
Fantastic CD! Music is great-very relaxing and beautiful.
Posted by: Cheryl | December 28, 2007 at 01:53 PM
This CD has some very mellow, beautiful tracks.
I personally like to listen to it when I need to relax, get "centered".
As a physical therapist, I have played it for patients who are dealing with alot of pain and/or anxiety and find that it helps.
Posted by: Carolyn Erickson | January 15, 2008 at 12:25 PM
“Falling Awake” is Jeff’s first solo album. But solo may be the wrong word. This CD is truly a collaborative effort with some of the top bassists playing today, including Yves Carbonne, Tony Franklin, Russ Hodges, Jonni Lightfoot, Michael Manring, Brady Muckelroy, and Jeff Schmidt. I love the concept behind this album. Jeff recorded the main chord structures for each track on a custom built 4-string piccolo acoustic bass, playing it in the same manner that a standard acoustic guitar would be played. But with the heavier bass strings you can hear a distinct tonal difference. The notes sound fuller, like an acoustic guitar on steroids. Jeff sent a track to a particular artist to record a melody and then merged the two to create the final track.
The result is an album of superb playing and great tonal depth. We hear everything from an 8-string fretless sub-bass to standard 4-string fretted and fretless basses, tenor and piccolo basses, straight and processed signals, and EBows. Each artist puts his particular stamp on his track, making for a diverse set of tunes held together by Jeff’s finger style chordal playing. But not all tracks are collaborations. Jeff also treats us to three truly solo efforts that demonstrate his melodic sense and impressive technique. The overall sound of the album is laid back and relaxed.
Jeff has also provided a way for others to participate. The final track on the album is the appropriately named “Things to Come”, a solo 4-string acoustic piccolo bass piece without accompaniment. Jeff invites all of us to record our own melodic interpretations of this track and send them to him. He will randomly pick the tracks he receives and post them on his website, www.jeffdoddonbass.com.
If you’re looking for what is possible with the bass as a solo or melodic instrument, do not pass this disc by. Put it in your player, sit back with a glass of wine and relax to some soothing sounds.
Posted by: Brian Sharples - Bass World Radio | February 12, 2008 at 10:26 AM