PUBLISHED: Sep 22, 2013
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http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/regschwager2
The Alchemist's Dream (Schwager)
Reg Schwager - guitar
Don Thompson - bass
from the CD "Duets" (Jazz From Rant)
January is the coldest month of the year in Toronto so I was looking for something productive to do without leaving the house. I fired up my new (used) DA-38 recording machine, connected a few mics and phoned a few of my friends - who happen to be excellent bass players - to come over and play. We would play a couple of my tunes, a couple of theirs, and a couple of standards.
Don Thompson and I have been playing guitar/bass duo gigs for over 20 years now - often at Mezzetta, which is a favourite venue for many musicians in Toronto. He has played with many of the guitarists I've been most influenced by, including Ed Bickert, Sonny Greenwich, Lenny Breau and Jim Hall.