Bass Salute by Peter Dominguez
Bass Salute to Richard Davis, Milt Hinton, Lucas Drew, Israel Lopez Cachao, Bob Gladstone, Ron Carter, Ray Brown, Charles Mingus, Roger Ruggeri, Eddie Gomez, Rufus Reid, Buster Williams, the International Society of Bassists, the Richard Davis Foundation, and the Milt Hinton Institute. All these important associations and influences have inspired and guided my journey. This collection of songs honors everyone holding up the bass salute, tuning those half steps spacings & formations, while sitting comfortably in an eternal pocket. Bass Regards, Peter
Tracklist
| 1. | Autumn Leaves / Hojas de Ontono | 5:47 |
| 2. | O Cantador / Like a Lover | 3:28 |
| 3. | Bass Salute | 4:28 |
| 4. | Prelude to a Kiss | 5:08 |
| 5. | Honor Song for RD | 3:45 |
| 6. | Shadow of Your Smile | 5:46 |
| 7. | Soul Eyes | 2:31 |
| 8. | Jelly Roll | 4:24 |
| 9. | Ave Maria | 4:35 |
| 10. | Over Under Bow Blues | 4:32 |
Credits
PjD Productions Madison, Wisconsin 2023
All arrangements and compositions (ASCAP) by Peter Dominguez
Peterdominguezmusic.com
Support for this recording was provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Special thanks to Andy LaValley- recording engineer MadBear Sounds Inc. (2020-21), Paul Eachus- mastering engineer (2022). Thanks to the Mead Witter School of Music, Jazz Studies and Strings departments, the Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists. Susan Rose, Kristin and Will, Anthony, David and Holly, Ben and Catherine, and Persia
The Double Basses:
1741 Viennese by Daniel Stadlmann
Circa 1850s German Lion Head with Contra C extension
Bass Salute Photo……
Front Cover:
From the June 1970 edition of The Bass Soundpost, (p.27), the caption reads: Our thanks to Clyde Russell Jr, bass teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools for this BASS PLAYER’S SALUTE. Pictured from left to right are bass students Harold Jaeger, Peter Dominguez, Paul Aski, Bruce Enke, and George Schneider. The picture was taken by advanced student Steve Majewski. As unusual as the left- handed salute is, it is typical of the uniqueness and individuality of bass players in general. To Mr. Russell and his Saturday morning bass class, a big bass player’s salute from the “Bass is Beautiful” movement
Pic of PjD,
2022 by Wayne Roberts
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The former Principal Bass with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra and the American Sinfonietta, Peter served as Professor of Jazz Studies and Double Bass at Oberlin Conservatory of Music from 1996-2020 and directed the Oberlin Jazz Septet.
Currently he is Professor of Double Bass and Jazz Studies at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.