Ten top vocalists on duos with the sought-after, critically acclaimed bassist, Chuck Bergeron!

Ten top vocalists on duos with the sought-after, critically acclaimed bassist, Chuck Bergeron, one of the most active and innovative musicians working in the field of Jazz today.
COMPOSERS: Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin; Johnny Mandel; Bob Dorough and Terrell Kirk; Johnny Mercer and Jimmy Van Heusen; Petra Magoni and Ferruccio Spinetti; John Lewis; Herb Ellis, Johnny Frigo, and Lou Carter; The Meters; Sheila Jordan; Jeannie Cheatham; Brennen Leigh and Noel McKay; Charles Mingus; Eddie DeLange and Louis Alter

Renowned bassist, Chuck Bergeron has been very fortunate in his career to have worked with some incredible vocalists in various settings, and he has wanted to do this project for a very long time. As a bass player, he had often been envious of pianists or guitarists who typically get the opportunity to share the intimacy of a duet with a singer. Those instruments provide a full range of harmony that can blend effortlessly in a duo format. The bass is a little more limited, so a bit more challenging. What he believes makes this project work is the incredible talent and skill the vocalists on this recording possess (as well as their patience with him!), and he is very grateful that they all agreed to participate. All of the tracks were recorded 'live,' not overdubbed - the vocalist in one room and Bergeron in the other. As for the title of this project - Chuck lived in Seattle for a brief time, and there he worked with a wonderful vocalist named Kendra Shank, who always included what she would call a 'Bass & Face' moment in her set. This recording features a dozen of those moments.

Ten top vocalists with bassist, Chuck Bergeron!

The vocalists:

Janis Siegel

Pete McGuinness

Kate Reid

George Rabbai

Kevin Mahogany

Lisanne Lyons

Nicole Yarling

Sheila Jordan

Roseanna Vitro

Deborah Silver

...also on Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West:

Charles Pillow - saxophone

Phil Strange - piano

John Riley - drums

...and on Duke Ellington's Sound of Love, and Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans:

Phil Strange - piano

Track Listing

• An Occasional Man
• Emily
• Devil May Care
• I Thought About You
• When I Drink
• Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
• Detour Ahead
• Audubon Zoo/Iko-Iko
• Fair Weather
• Take the Wrinkles Out Your Birthday
• Analog
• Duke Ellington’s Sound of Love
• Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)

Additional Details

Label: Summit Records

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 66:43 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/05/26

UPC: 099402852928