The evolution of a bass part.

I had mentioned earlier that I would post some of the work of the various bass players who, although might not have actually had their work on the final CD for one reason or another, nevertheless contributed to the project dramatically.

The first player I'd like to mention is Keegan Melville. He is a young lad to whom I have been teaching bass and theory and has become a masterful player. Not only is he musical and has developed great chops, but he has an excellent attitude and a real knack for soloing. He played on the demo of D3 and it was that version I gave to the band to learn (this version is a straight 3/4 and different from the swung three we ended up using):


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We also had Keegan join us when we were recording for the CD and we all recorded the following version. This time the swing feel is evidenced but for various technical reasons (one of our recorders broke so we didn't get Ange's parts nor a good mix on drums, not to mention the fact Aaron just sprang this version on us that moment!) we didn't use it. Afterwards I added some keyboards just for fun.


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As well as Keegan, we also had bassist Gary Lauzon in the band at the start of the recording. We were able to track various pieces with him on bass. Here are the two which, although weren't keepers, were representative of his playing.


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To hear the final versions of these tunes go to

The Rebel Wheel at 10T records

So that's the bass player side of the songs. Tomorrow I'll post some demos of the album and how the tunes went through various changes.