New Brett Bottomley CD now Available!

[Brett Bottomley]

Hi Everyone My new CD "Journeys" is now Available at www.brettbottomley.com
I humbly present my new Cd and hope you will enjoy it. It features Myself on Chapman Stick playing both "Guitar and Bass" parts simultaneously in both a quartet and solo setting. The Cd is also available for download from www.digstation.com (you can hear sound samples there) and will be available at www.CDbaby.com next week.

Thank You for your support

Brett

[jamsire]

Sweet reverby sound on there?

I hope so!

[Brett Bottomley]

Hi Ernie

Well, I found recording to be a lot harder than just pluggin into a spring verb and plain'. So, yes and no. I recorded everything direct and added verbs latter. I have the hybrid stickup/Emg so I was able to make each song have it's own sound on the melody side. I really used the tone control a lot. I think I may try to mike an amp in the future for that real reverb sound. However I think You'll like the sounds I got on this Disc.

Thanks
Brett

[PhoBucket]

Brett,

Dig the clips. Looking forward to hearing the whole thing.

[GaryOpenhill]

Caught the clips from your myspace site ( http://www.myspace.com/jazzstick ).

Very nice indeed! So the emg's are on the "melody" side?
Did u arrange that yesterday version? its is very well done.

[lactose]

That arrangement of Yesterday is very interesting and cool.

[Brett Bottomley]

thanks guys
yes the "yesterday" arrangement is mine. Thats a very old recording I can barely listen to it anymore, but it has it's moments I will rerecord it one of these days with a couple of years of improvements. The arrangement is pretty "stick" standard with a few 7th chords and some substitutions that I like.

Brett

[adventdude]

Hey Brett,

Have really been enjoying this CD! Definitely one of the most enjoyable jazz-oriented Stick albums I've heard in a very long time.

Still looking forward to giving it a "proper cranking" in the car as soon as time permits. (Amy's broken ankle has kept me in the house for a while, but I hope get in a good drive soon.)

All the best,


Alan

P.S. Thanks a lot for the kind welcome and encouraging words (on the other thread).