FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
The musical themes of FREEDOM OF INFORMATION portray how information is amassed and accessed by persons that can use it to turn an adverse situation into a positive one. In other words, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION reminds us that in every adversity there is always a blessing. Our task is to find the blessing. Papa Bass colorfully illustrates in music how FREEDOM OF INFORMATION allows you to use the FREEDOM OF INFORMATION tool to unleash blessings.
THE IDES
1. IGNORE
The electric piano with its beautiful full rolling notes and the bass guitar’s deliberate rhythm sets the mood and pace of IGNORE’s prelude. Peacefulness and calm are two words that attempt to describe the profound feeling derived from this introduction. Then the high hat and bass drums enter embellishing upon the pumping thump of the bass. At last, Papa adds the main ingredient to the bubbling brew i.e., the round mellow sounds of the grand stately organ splendiferously blending with the trumpet’s unbelievable pitch. Majestically, the saxophone stirs and cooks all of this deliberateness, bubbling, thumping, sensuousness and enlightenment into a provocatively delicious mixture of understanding.
You wonder why Papa Bass named this sumptuous piece IGNORE. Serendipity! That is right! While your attention is placed upon one instrument another one smoothly joins the fray without you noticing it resulting in a fortuitous discovery of perfect wholeness. In other words, what you refuse to pay attention to ultimately overtakes or supersedes you. Remember also the force of the pendulum when it swings: The force of gravity causes it to swing more forceful in the opposite direction. Watch out! What you ignore comes back at you more forceful than before. The moral of this story-oops-song is two-fold: (a) Never judge a book [song] by looking at is cover [title]; and, (b) For every action there is a reaction that is often greater than.
2. LAUGH
Let your ears feast on the gaiety of LAUGH. Envision yourself just dancing on your tiptoes, hands in the air and prancing to the complementary notes of the saxophone and electric piano like you don’t have a care in the world. When you hear the titillating sounds of the strings and marimba put a little shoulder movement into your performance-first the left 2 times then the right 2 times-and smile as you allow yourself to become lost in the hypnotic spell cast by Papa’s breath and his thousands fingers. Subtly, the acoustic guitar and marimba bring you back to reality. What a successful and enjoyable journey!
The title LAUGH also has other connotations. Did you hear the Fat Lady Sing in this composition? Absolutely not! Hence, LAUGH can be played over and over again until the Fat Lady sings. The colloquial meaning of “til the Fat Lady sings” is that one should never assume the outcome of a situation or activity until it is actually completed. In accordance with the aforesaid, WindowPad’s new information relates that Adversary (“…Racket” CD) may not be the one having the last and best LAUGH. Listen intently to Papa’s saxophone and marimba as each plays with the melody of the other in the middle of LAUGH and reflect upon what is fair and just.
“Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.”
Mahatma Gandhi
3. FIGHT
Parties take your positions now as FIGHT begins. Prepare yourselves to advance into battle. In FIGHT, the saxophone and bass guitar represent the opponents as they move around each other in a circular motion trying to predict the other’s moves, means of attack and counter-attack. The timbre of the drums and trumpet depict the engaging battle. Imagine listener that two parties are embroiled in a fight: WindowPad is the only party presenting the law and evidence supporting its cause. The Adversary fails to produce an iota of evidence in its defense; yet Justice decides in Adversary’s favor. One wonders like the meandering sound of this song that winds and turns as it delivers the pompous notes that fall upon the opportunistic endeavor, what is actually happening here? There is, however, within FIGHT periods of tranquility before resumption of the fight i.e., the calm before the ensuing storm. Enjoy the lovely enticing trills and carefully articulated notes produced by Papa’s sax. He moves up and down the musical scale with ease.
The outcome of the fight is determined by a tortuous, complex and devious reasoning as depicted by the range of notes in FIGHT’s arrangement. Nevertheless, a battle may have been won but not the war. Stay tuned to Papa.
“Sometimes by losing a battle you find a new way to win the war.”
Donald Trump
4. WIN
“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.” Patrick Henry
Papa begins WIN with the drums simulating hands clapping. Even though other instruments enter on cue, the clapping continues throughout the song giving the impression that something mystical and extraordinary as been achieved. Hearing the aforementioned in such a manner causes you to say to yourself that only God composing through Papa could have orchestrated this instrumental masterpiece. Doesn’t the saxophone’s solo send tingling shivers up and down your spine causing your arms to involuntarily wrap around the body as your legs step high to the collage of piano notes? Now close your eyes and let your soul float in rapturous ecstasy. Go ahead and say, “Papa Bass, you move me!”
The undercurrent message of WIN’s prodigious, gallant and magnanimous beat is that a wrong committed in an original act is corrected by the reaction to it. Recent activity surrounding Adversary causes one to wonder whether it is reaping what it has sown from taking the work(s) of others (including WindowPad) without giving rightful compensation and then profiting from the dastardly despicable deed. Could it be that Adversary has to start correcting the wrong it has done to others in order to eradicate the ominous cloud it is operating under? In light of the aforementioned consider the following biblical verses: (a) JOB 4:8 states, “As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it.” [Adversary] (b) GALATIONS 6:7-8 relates, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows that he will also reap.” (c) PSALM 126:5 states that “Those who sew in tears will reap with songs of joy.”[Entities hurt by Adversary]
“As for me, I would seek God, and to God would I commit my cause,” JOB 5-8 [WindowPad]
5. WINDOWPAD’S IDES
As Jesus stated, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven (LUKE 18:25). By dealing with Adversary who chooses to tramp all over the rights of WindowPad rather than admitting that WindowPad beat Adversary to the marketplace and settling amicably, WindowPad understands the meaning of Jesus’s statement i.e., A rich man believes that he is God and that there is no higher entity than himself. Hence the rich man does what he wants and entices others to do his bidding even if it harms others. This is why the introduction to WINDOWPAD’S IDES is mournful. The drums keep the beat while the bass guitar, acoustic guitar and saxophone tell a sad story. You are shaking your head from side to side by the time the trumpet enters with a solo that wakes you up and makes you stand remembering the magnificent power of God that brought Pharaoh –a very rich man-down to his knees via the ten plagues and forced him to do the right thing. EXODUS 7-11. Thus, as WINDOWPAD’S IDES concludes, raise your hands in praise.
“Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil.” Mahatma Gandhi
6. DESPOT, FERRET, DUCK AND FESTER
DESPOT, FERRET, DUCK AND FESTER reminds you of the si8lent film comedy era Keystone Kops. They could not see the forest for the trees. These policemen continually got caught up in the small details and failed to understand the bigger picture. Whey they finally caught a glimpse of what was happening right in front of them it was usually too late. A brief description of the DESPOT, FERRET, DUCK AND FESTER characters that resemble the Keystone Kops is presented below:
1. DESPOT-A person with absolute power and exercising it tyrannically. Benevolent despots consider themselves to be shepherds of people but still require them to be submissive like sheep.
2. FERRET-When excited a ferret performs what is commonly called the weasel war dance, a frenzied series of steps hopping sideways and bumping into objects often accompanied by a soft clucking noise. Incidentally, weasel is a synonym for ferret. Relating the characteristics of a weasel to a human, the American Heritage Dictionary states that a weasel “is a person regarded as sneaky or treacherous.”
3. DUCK-A derivative of “ducan” which means to bend down low to get underneath something or to dive. Because ducks are found in places with water they are also called waterfowls. Their webbed feet are designed for swimming and they possess waterproof feathers. In addition, not all ducks quack some SQUEAL. Anyone nicknamed duck will usually possess all of the characteristics previously cited.
4. FESTER-Uncle Fester is an incorrigible member of the fictional TV program entitled “The Addams Family.” He possesses a bald head with pig-like dark sunken eyes, a large barrel-shaped physical appearance, pudgy hands and wears a deranged devilish smile. Fester seems to carry an electrical charge and can illuminate a light bulb by sticking it in his mouth. Needless to say, his behavior is often very bizarre.
Look at these characters running around in the aura of Papa Bass’s musical picture holding all of the facts in their hands but can’t put them together in a manner that would mean something. DESPOT, FERRET, DUCK AND FESTER is full of mirth and simply delightful. The music causes you to laugh and dance while visualizing the theatrics of the characters. Have fun!!
“An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.” Mahatma Gandhi
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Date: 2007-12-12, 3:56 PM EST
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10-19-2007 (I-Newswire)
The New Home of Smooth Southern Jazz
Anyone looking for soulful, smooth, jazzy compositions that lead you down a path filled with twist and turns should take a listen to a seasoned musician who has for more three decades dedicated his life to an artistic form that soothes the savage beast and captivates the untamed spirit.
(I-Newswire) - The New Home of Smooth Southern Jazz
Raleigh, North Carolina, October 18, 2007— Papa Bass has been a musician for more than thirty years enchanting audiences with the smooth sensual sound of jazz.
A world traveler and accomplished musician, Papa Bass moved to North Carolina in 1987 and likes to compose music that “makes people feel good.” He describes jazz as “music for the soul, it encompassing soul , blue grass, country western, and a variety of other musical genres.”
A father of four Papa Bass first played the piano, the saxophone and finally nestled into playing the electric bass guitar the instrument of choice for his dynamic compositions. Papa Bass insist that if you first learn to play the piano you can play any instrument and has at some point in his life played over twenty different musical instruments.
This August Papa Bass released One For You Two For Me a sultry, sophisticated CD sure to please jazz enthusiast everywhere. Anyone looking for soulful, smooth, jazzy compositions that lead you down a path filled with twist and turns should take a listen to a seasoned musician who has for more three decades dedicated his life to an artistic form that soothes the savage beast and captivates the untamed spirit.
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May 23, 2006
Something About Her Eyes
New Orleans, often called the Big Easy and the birthplace of Jazz, is a city full of celebrants of art & life. The inhabitants are vigorous, vibrant and sensual. Jazz is their heritage and it rejuvenates them by removing melancholy moods and monotonous days. However, nothing shields New Orleanians from the perils of nature and the uncertain drama Katrina is about to unfold with its mighty winds, rain and tornados.
Something about her Eyes illustrates in music (1) the sense of calm enjoyed by the residents of New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina approached the city (High Ground); (2) the alarming fright, ghostly and sinister feeling that overcame them moments before Katrina struck New Orleans (Grieving); and (3) the stark isolation the natives felt after enduring and witnessing the devastation caused by the immense violent force of nature named Katrina (Help is on its Way and Must I Repeat Myself).
Nevertheless, proud and strong people will not stay beaten to the ground long, they RISE anew and stronger. The resilience of the indomitable spirit of the citizens of New Orleans is captured Papa Bass’s smooth jazz rhythms of Big and Easy and Something About Her Eyes. The bold and heroic determination of the city’s people to rebuild New Orleans exemplifies their moral courage, valiant and unrelenting struggle to return to their former peaceful existence (Southern Tears, Sa La Ve, When I Get Back to New Orleans and Last Train Home). Join this “smooth jazz” trip back in time as you listen to and reflect upon the trials and tribulations of human endurance and aspiration. The New Orleanians are survivors! PaPa Bass wanted his tribute to them to be orchestrated and performed well because the people of the city deserve a masterpiece that tells the story of survivorship and triumph. You have done your job PaPa Bass!
Tracks of Something About Her Eyes
1. High Ground 8:00
Lightness, happiness, gaiety as well as an all-encompassing calypso beat; reminiscent of the city’s primordial beginnings, no one has a disturbing care in the world only the feeling of being free to do, to be and to have all the goodness of this great earth. These rhythmic sounds of New Orleans are heard throughout High Ground.
2. Sa La Ve 6:21
There is a sense of longing, reminiscing supremely of what use to be and can be again, yearning for the carefree days that were just here, but back to work beckons. The toil is made easy however by the steady soothing beat within Sa La Ve that makes you just want to lightly bounce around the room, field, street or hallway as you proceed with a daily routine. The full rounded tune blown by the horns causes the body to move from side to side in a sassy sway without thinking. Listening to a pleasurable composition like Sa La Ve is a wonderful way to work or move through an otherwise monotonous day. Ah-h-h…. Life is good!
3. Big and Easy 6:06
Big and Easy possesses a grandioso sound similar to the raucous music that often fills the poignant French Quarter. The song invokes color within the mind’s eye and has enough perkiness that you can visualize the people of New Orleans working, playing, shouting, dancing, gathering the family, friends and even strangers for a good “come one, come all” BIG TIME PARTY. Everyone in the city is carefree, unaware of the danger that is over the horizon.
4. Help Is On The Way 11.50
The pain of New Orleans is real in this piece. You can see the despondent emotional disarray of the people, feel their pain through the music and almost hear Mayor Nagin asking the President “Where is the Help?” The piano’s staccato response is similar to President Bush’s answer to Mayor Nagin’s question in that he told the Mayor and residents of New Orleans that “help is on the way.” The mournful sad melody repeats Mayor Nagin’s question that is no longer a request, yet the refrain from President Bush is still the same. Listen to “Help is on the Way” and feel the downtrodden spirit of the city’s inhabitants. PaPa Bass has captured the spirit of New Orleans’s lost souls quite well in this musical composition. Masterfully performed.
5. Must I Repeat Myself 6:44
Mayor Nagin’s song “Must I Repeat Myself.” Papa Bass employs a dynamic rhythmic style of playing the bass in “Must I Repeat Myself” that invites you to sing along with Mayor Nagin “Must I Repeat Myself.” Yes, the Mayor of New Orleans is still asking for aid from our government led by President Bush. Maybe if we all sing along with the strings of Papa’s bass guitar, the President will hear us and send the necessary aid without further delay.
6. Grieving 8:16
The syncopation of the drums and piano evokes a haunting call and answer that creates an eerie and unsettling sense of what people felt as they witnessed incomprehensible devastation. You can almost hear the people of New Orleans saying, “Look at the Devastation! What am I going to do? Won’t somebody please HELP?” In “Grieving you can see and feel the emotions of a people confronting devastation without an answer as to why it happened to them. “Grieving” is a song without words but yet you sing the words “Won’t you HELP ME” with and for the survivors of the disaster left by Katrina—as your body sways in time with the musical sounds. Additionally, there are some parts of “Grieving” that causes the imagination to actually see the strong, enormous massive hurricane wobbling and spiraling over New Orleans, literally destroying the city. Horrifying!
7. Something About 8:51
Her Eyes
This piece was composed with the determination of a people in mind resonating the words “we will rebuild” with fists held high. New Orleans residents repeat during the aftermath of Katrina: Katrina you have humbled us with your might but we are not defeated. Katrina you were humongous and caused much destruction but we are a resilient people. The future lies before us and we will return to the vicinity of our homes, businesses and schools to begin anew.”
8. Southern Tears 8:08
“Southern Tears” is silky, smooth. Mardi Gras music regenerates the citizens of New Orleans and gives them hope for the future. This piece makes a person want to step to the beat and get the feet moving for there is much work to do; yet, “Southern Tears” calms the soul making it easier to get the work done. This is truly a song that should be playing within everyone’s place of employment.
9. When I Get Back 8:05
To Orleans
“When I Get Back to Orleans” is slow but busy. It has a steady rhythm with the sound of triangles, sticks, drums and horns coming in right on time. This is the song to place in your CD when you want to simply think and plan for the future. Each resident of New Orleans has gone through such a period of contemplation and planning. For those residents still in this phase, I suggest that they purchase “Something About Those Eyes” and listen to “When I Get Back to New Orleans” to aid in the thinking and rebuilding process.
10. Last Train Home
Jubilation! “Last Train Home” is joyful and makes you want to dance ecstatically, shout for joy and feel peaceful due to a job well done at the same time. Papa Bass ended this CD with the perfect song of celebration.
An advance copy of Something About Her Eyes can be purchased directly from Papa Bass at the address below. Price: $12.97.
Papa Bass
En Fleur Corporation
· P. O. Box 40685
· Raleigh, NC 27629-0685
· Phone: (919) 630-4277
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· papabass@papabassstudio.com
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