If Dave Bass is half as good at
making a legal argument as he is
at building a jazz vamp, count me
as one satisfied taxpayer.
New York Sessions
Dave recorded his new CD in NYC in December 2012 with a stellar ensemble: Phil Woods, Karrin Allyson (pictured with Dave), Ignacio Berroa, Carlos Caro, Harvie S, Conrad Herwig, Enrique Fernandez, Chris Washburne and Paulette McWilliams. Enjoy a slideshow of photos from the session and videos of Endless Waltz and La Comparsa/Mi Montuno. Stay tuned for the release of the new CD.
As Phil Woods says, “Man! This is a helluva recording. I love it and am very proud to be on it. It's swinging all the way and the overall balance of material is exquisite. Let’s take this sucker on the road!”
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NY Sessions: Endless Waltz featuring Karrin Allyson
NY Sessions: La Comparsa/Mi Montuno
GONE Receives National Attention
GONE hit #2 on the national Jazz Week charts after only 3 weeks. 
The album also made the 2010 Jazz Week Top 100 Jazz chart and Mi Guajira made the Top 10 Downloaded MP3s list on AllAboutJazz.
Dave's compositions are vividly brought to life by saxophonist Ernie Watts, drummer/percussionist Babatunde Lea and vocalist Mary Stallings.
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Featured Review
Dave Bass is one of the most respected jazz pianists on the scene, a charismatic composer and lyricist who’s played with and for music greats such as Karrin Allyson, Phil Woods and Mary Stallings.
Bass says that when he returned to playing music professionally after a 20-year accident-caused hiatus, “I felt like Rip Van Winkle. The technology had changed so much—not just in recording the music but in the equipment you used to perform it—that I wondered if I’d be able to handle it…"
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