Carbonne - Di Piazza - Manring

Recorded and mixed at Studio Rock & Chanson, Talence, France, february
2005 Produced by Philippe Lissart

Yves Carbonne :
8 string fretless sub-bass guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7,10, 11),
6 string fretless contrabass guitar (tracks 4, 9),
8 string fretted sub-bass guitar (tracks 1, 8).

Dominique Di Piazza :
5 string (with high C) bass guitar.
Dominique plays fingerstyle, uses 2 Dunlop fingerpicks on track 2

Michael Manring :
4 string fretless (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10),
4 string fretted bass guitars(track 11).

Recorded live and mixed at Studio Rock & Chanson,
www.rocketchanson.com Talence, France, february 18 - 22, 2005
Ingineered by Pascal Ricard; Mixed by Yves Carbonne & Pascal Ricard
Photography, design and webmaster : Sébastien Toustou - basstien@nebkas.com
Produced by Philippe Lissart. Contact: +33 (0) 610033585 / lissartp@tiscali.fr

Together for the first time in February, 2005, extended range bassist Yves Carbonne, former John McLaughlin Trio bassist Dominique Di Piazza, and renowned solo bassist Michael Manring collaborated on a collection of eleven original compositions for bass trio, duo, and solo repertoire in Talence, France. Each virtuoso bassist contributes to this self-titled, debut project as a composer, and everyone's unique approach to bass playing is spotlighted through an exclusive unaccompanied performance. Carbonne and Manring recorded two pieces as a duet, and all three exchange musical conversation with each other on six beautifully orchestrated tracks for bass trio. Collectively categorized as a fusion of stylistically diverse compositions, this extraordinarily inspiring project combines the utilization of unconventional bass playing techniques with funky sub-contra bass grooves, sensitive fretless melodies, and sophisticated chordal explorations throughout.

Cliff Engel, Bassically.net