Bringing It Down to the Bass
FUSION • 2024 GOODTUNES RELEASE 2024
Over the past half century, Tony Levin has been a prolific session player and one of the most active live performers on the planet. He’s contributed his talents to over five hundred albums, including 15 with Peter Gabriel and 18 with King Crimson (counting live, studio, and compilations) alongside contributions to the work of John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Herbie Mann, Paul Simon and many others. On tour, he’s traveled the world many times over with the aforementioned King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and several of his own bands including Stick Men Levin’s seventh solo album, and his first since 2007, is an autobiography of sorts, with the themes drawn from Levin’s musical life. It features a myriad of collaborators from his half-century-plus on the road and in the studio with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and many, many others. Bring It Down to the Bass includes a murderer’s row of guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl Slick, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, Gary Husband, Shankar, Pete Levin. David Torn, Pat Mastelotto, Larry Fast, Steve Hunter, Manu Katche, Alex Foster, Dominic Miller
1. Bringing It Down to the Bass [feat. Dominic Miller, Manu Katche & Alex Foster] | 5:34 |
2. Me and My Axe [feat. Jerry Marotta, Larry Fast & Steve Hunter] | 4:23 |
3. Road Dogs [feat. Jeremy Stacey & Pete Levin] | 5:30 |
4. Uncle Funkster [feat. Vinnie Colaiuta] | 2:32 |
5. Boston Rocks [feat. Earl Slick & Mike Portnoy] | 5:15 |
6. Espressoville [feat. Joe Caro, Steve Gadd & Pete Levin] | 4:59 |
7. Give the Cello Some [feat. Jerry Marotta & Pete Levin] | 3:43 |
8. Side B / Turn It Over | 2:50 |
9. Beyond the Bass Clef [feat. Gary Husband, Shankar & Colin Gatwood] | 4:42 |
10. Bungie Bass [feat. David Torn & Pat Mastelotto] | 5:28 |
11. Fire Cross the Sky | 5:29 |
12. Floating in Dark Waters [feat. Jerry Marotta & Robert Fripp] | 3:37 |
13. On the Drums | 4:44 |
14. Coda [feat. Linnea Olsson] | 2:02 |
1st Release • 200 Albums (199 available)
14 Songs, 60 minutes