Fretless Bass Mr PC

Here’s a track I recorded messin’ around with the song Mr PC written by John Coltrane for jazz bassist Paul Chambers.
The intro line is a commonly used diminished idea heading into the C minor chord. Try it. Build the line from a half step below C which is B. The diminished chord is spelled with these notes;
D F Ab B..You can start on any of them and you will get the diminished vibe.

Fretless Bass

Mirror Me by Janie Barnett

Living in Brighton MA in the late 1970’s there were lots of musicians and Janie’s voice always floored me. She was a rock singer!!! It was a pleasure to recently get to play some fretless on this beautiful tune. Janie sent me the track and I recorded bass at my home. Bass is a Fender Precision rosewood neck with Pyramid flats.

II V I VI walkin’ bass

The II V I VI is a common chord progression. Practice walking steady quarter notes with an eye and ear to connecting the chords to each other. Play around with different registers of the bass to see how it changes the vibe of the music.

Here’s a track w/o bass for you to jam with.

Cleveland Jones

Proud to have recorded on Cleveland’s upcoming release entitled Ace Of Hearts! He is a master musician, vocalist extraordinaire, dynamic and unparalleled performer, composer, and all around beautiful person.

Lesson Learned by Cleveland Jones

Free Yard Sale by Cleveland Jones

D Mo’s Family Reunion 2013

Angela Rolling (pictured above) lead vocal, Jed Lingat (pictured above) bass, Frederikke, Christina, Melissa bu voc, Marty Walsh and Maddie Rice guitars, Tony “Thunder” Smith drums, Rod “Hot Rod” Bonner Hammond B3, D Mo piano

You’ve Got It Bad Girl

Ben Jarred and D Mo

Ben and I have been recording and performing since he was a student in my Survey of Bass Styles class at Berklee. Ben came to my office hour one day and we started talking about tennis and jam bands. We’ve been tight ever since! He has a knack for groove heavy playing, rhythm guitar. Most younger folks I encounter at Berklee are interested in playing lead guitar. Ben is like a brother to me. This track was recorded with his good friends down in Houston Texas. I recorded the Fender bass in Boston at my home.

Danny Mo’s Jam 2008

“You’ve Got A Friend” featuring Theresa Flaminio and Kurt Ozan
photo taken at The Knitting Factory Los Angeles
recording from David Friend Recital Hall, Boston, MA

Kauai Earth Jam

Recorded in The Blue Room, Kauai on Kala bass with Jon Hazilla/snare, Jeannie Gagne/voice and shaker, Stan Strickland/soprano, flute…recorded by Stephen Webber assisted by Will Lydgate, Ashley Flood, Doug Kohn Jan/2013

Bring It On Home

Here’s a 60 second lesson recorded for Berklee College of Music’s radio station BIRN..main concept here is to have fun on your instrument, jam often, improvise on a classic tune…make something happen musically!!

just basses

D Mo’s Family Reunion 3/9/11

Chicken Intro/Born Under A Bad Sign
featuring Melinda voc, Marty Walsh, Kristian H, Brady Clampitt guitars, Rod “Hot Rod” Bonner Hammond B3, Sean Skeete drums, Reiko trumpet, Dave B tenor, Aubrey Logan TBone, D Mo Fender Bass