Debt Free

Recordings...

Released by J. Adam Bassett on Jul 26 2014

J. Adam Bassett

The Story...

Adam's first Album Corkscrew View was nominated for an ECMA in 2003. Cool!

A couple/few years after this he asked me to record some bass tracks .. for some odd reason ( and no insult to Adam ) but I remember watching hockey and drinking beer more than I do recording the tunes.. over the years since he's mentioned it and I'm like "oh yeah.. forgot " ... i do remember it was fun... Mike Ross on Keys.. and we were playing along with Bed tracks by Maurice Hashie ...

so popped on Facebook today July 26, 2014 and Adam released a digital track of one of the recordings.. don't remember playing a single note of it hahaha.. but it all sounds pretty damn great.. groovin band.. timeless topicful vocals by Adam

The Tracks...

Debt Free

The Linkage...

jadambassett.bandcamp.com/track/debt-free

2020: Amanda Jackson Band

Ocean

OCEAN, Amanda Jackson Band's sophomore studio album, was born, recorded and self produced in “Songhouse” - a secluded cabin deep in the woods of PEI. Drawing from powers of the wild Atlantic waters that surround, these 10 tracks dive deeply into the ... (more)

2019: Jimmy West

Christmas At Sea

Jimmy West recorded Christmas At Sea at David Rashed's studio, downtown Charlottetown. Matt Bridges on Drums, Joce Reyome on vocals as well. ... (more)

2019: Meaghan Blanchard

Hang Your Clothes On The Line

Meaghan's music is a reflection of her love for nature and desire to protect the environment. One of her songs features the lyrics, “Let the wind do the work, send it up to the birds, they’ll tell you just to keep it inside or you could just let it f ... (more)

2019: Tara MacLean

Deeper

The album features 12 songs of mostly new original material. It was produced by MacLean and co-produced by Dennis Ellsworth, with additional production by Colin Gilmore Buchanan, Bill Bell and Gordie Sampson. ... (more)

2017: Kelley Mooney

Caroling

Had the opportunity to record a couple of tracks for Kelley's new Christmas CD. Played upright bass on "In The Ditch" and my lovely AMJ Fretless on "What Child Is This?" ... (more)

2015: Brian Dunn ft. Ian Toms

A Special Island Christmas

Had the chance to record with Brian J Dunn, Ian Toms, and Kirk White on this Ian Toms arrangement of Winter Wonderland.
I played upright and we did it live off the floor in a few takes. ... (more)

2015: Amanda Jackson Band

Promise

Amanda Jackson Band invited me to record their first single - a great tune called Promise. We did most of it live off the floor with some minor overdubs of organ, vocals and guitar. Cannot wait for you to hear it! ... (more)

2015: Bryson Guptill

Bryson Guptill EP

Had a great time recording 6 tracks on Upright, Fretted, and Fretless basses for Bryson's EP out at Jon Matthews' studio The Sound Mill

... (more)

2015: Kelley Mooney

Still

I had the absolute pleasure of playing 3 upright tracks on Kelley's newest CD "Still".

... (more)

2015: Chris Smith

Lost

Chris asked if I'd be interested to record on one of his tunes and of course I wanted to. Things didn't work out..he's in Kensignton and I'm in Charlottetown.. soooooo far ( PEI standards haha ). Eventually I offered to do it remotely. ... (more)

2014: J. Adam Bassett

Adam's first Album Corkscrew View was nominated for an ECMA in 2003. Cool!

A couple/few yea ... (more)

2014: Annick Gagnon

Acadie De Par Ici

Played a single track for a demo for Annick Gagnon. Kirk White on drums, Chris Corrigan on guitars, Kim Dunn on keys, me on Electric Bass. ... (more)

2014: Andrew Melzer

Andrew Melzer Musical

Through Don Fraser, I was hired by Andrew Melzer to record upright bass tracks for a musical that he is working on. It's been an interesting challenge in that 90% of the tracks are swing tunes with a fair amount of chord changes and it's litera ... (more)

2013: 2014 Song "Forever Strong"

Forever Strong

My very good friends Mike Ross and Nicole Bellamy won the 2014 song contest this summer and I've had a great time taking part in the launch of the song and the official recording as well.

For the recording of the tune at Jon Matthe ... (more)

2013: Brian Dunn

Death Do Us Part

My friend Jolene Willis recommended me to Brian Dunn to play bass for his album. Cool. I had no idea who Brian was but love recording - so of course I said yes.

Usually when I do a recording project I ... well... l ... (more)

2012: Groove Company

Groove Company

Mainly for promotional purposes and the fact that nothing happens on PEI in January, the Groove Company decided to record a handful of our favourite tunes.

this was a very non stressful, relaxed, recording experience... I had been ... (more)

2010: Cynthia MacLeod

Riddle

what a great day Jan 31st 2010 was... it was the first time I worked with Cynthia MacLeod and Jon Matthews.

Cynthia recorded her album Riddle at Jon's former studio Big Grey Sound ... she and Jon thought that having a bowed uprigh ... (more)

2009: Kate Bevan Baker

Come Fly With Me

After playing with Kate on New Years eve 2008 and getting to know her father Peter, they very nicely asked me to play on her CD... with Sonny Caulfield. I jumped at the chance for sure.

The way the recording had to take plac ... (more)

2006: Julain Molnar

Lullabies For A Sleepless World

Recording Julain's CD felt yet again (you'll see a pattern here ) very familiar... Mike Ross on keys/guitar/backing vocals and everything... Kirk on Drums... with some added friends including a blusey solo by Tarky Whitlock... Some great origin ... (more)

2005: Stephanie Cadman

Unleashed

much much the same as the Unleashed EP, we rehearsed lots, went to the same studio and this time got funkier and more creative... some grooving and rockin' arrangements, my first recorded bass solo... it was a good time. ... (more)

2004: Stephanie Cadman

Unleashed ( EP )

Recording Stephanie's EP was very much an extension of the Dennis Lee Project experience... I was recording with Mike Ross and Kirk White again, albeit at a different studio, but the charts were good, we had prior rehearsals, and we just went to the ... (more)

2004: Steve Sharratt

Steve Sharratt

The first time I played with Steve was during a rehearsal at the Art's Guild for a show I was doing with Roy Johnstone. He's a great acoustic singer/songwriter with a nice old acoustic guitar and a powerful voice.

During Roy's ... (more)

2003: dennis lee project

dennis lee project

Recording the Dennis Lee Project was a dream come true compared to the Jive Kings. I was always frustrated with the tunes on the Jive Kings records that I had learned on the spot, then recorded, then played live and reaaaally got to know the tu ... (more)

2003: dennis lee project

demo

At one point Mike was working out the details of a show that was going to produced surrounding his Dennis Lee Project works. On top of the songs that were already on the Dennis Lee Project CD, mike also wrote many other tunes that were most lik ... (more)

2002: Bonnie LeClair

The Heart Rules

I never actually played live with Bonnie; however, I recorded two tracks on her last CD ("Winter Walk" and "La La La"). It was recorded in the coolest space on PEI: that, of course, being Reg B ... (more)

2002: Ian Sherwood

Ian Sherwood Jazz Demo

Ian Sherwood recorded a demo of three jazz tunes, I think for a grant application, out at Perry Williams' studio. Alan Dowling, Barrie Sorensen, Konrad Pluta, Ian and myself. Two tunes were ... (more)

2001: Singing Strings

More Music To Ignore

Singing Strings recorded a CD of their favs at the time... When I'm 64 .. Dock of the Bay and others. ... (more)

2000: Jive Kings

the Jive Kings with Measha Bruggergosman

Recording the 2nd Jive Kings album was a very different and very same experience. ( Literary amazingness there folks...seriously).

It was different in that I had a new bass, and I knew how to make a better sound with it. That was v ... (more)

2000: Ninth Hour

Creator

When my Brother in law and cousins were recording their first CD they asked me to come to moncton with them to record my upright bass on a couple of tracks. This was the first time I was to record my bowed upright bass....and the first time in ... (more)

2000: Jive Kings

Breakfast Television (Live in Toronto)

In July of 2000 the Jive Kings were booked for the Celebrate Toronto Street Festival... we played on Yonge Street at the corner of Eglinton ... outdoor giant stage... there were a lot of people when we started playing... after the 3rd song there was ... (more)

1999: Jive Kings

Spoon for a Knife

I recorded the bass tracks for Spoon For a Knife over a few days playing along with Alan Dowling for most tracks, except for Drunk which was a fretless bass overdub.

for about half the tracks I knew the tunes as we had been playing them ... (more)