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The Jazzornots
David Sean Glynn
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Duration: 32:54:29
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Tracks
Latin Lovers; Sunset Over Kalamazoo; Corn Is High, Beans Are Low; Paid For It Twice; Reggae Round Up; Spaghetti Showdown; Southside Jig; Drone Away Home
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Dave Glynn plays a Yamaha Classical, Yamaha Acoustic, Fender Jazz Bass, Gretsch Electromatic, Gretsch Steel Guitar, Washburn Mandolin and Goodtime Banjo. Rob deWaal plays 1966 Gibson ES-335, a 1969 Guild F-50 and a 1981 Ed Reynolds built Strat-thing, Eastman 2007 Jim Fisch model and Akai MPK keyboard. Drum programming, mixing and mastering by Dave Glynn.
Album Description
The result is “The Jazzornots” the new all-original, instrumental release and moniker for Glynn and deWaal that includes eight tracks ranging in styles from Latin to Prog Rock to Blues to Reggae and Bluegrass with a Jazz twist. “I kept throwing backing tracks Rob’s way,” explains Glynn, “and then he would work his magic creating melody lines I never would have created. We wanted to explore a number of different styles and genres. For example, ‘Sunset Over Kalamazoo’ began as a Prog Rock tune for which I supplied the basic tracks and Rob wrote this beautiful piano part, then he added that searing David Gilmour-style lead to weave it all together.”
“I’ve always listened to many different genres,” muses deWaal, “so working with Dave has been a real treat since we get to try fusing our own styles onto any other types of sounds we find compelling.” The Jazzornot’s release is akin to a painting, where Glynn lays down the background wash and deWaal layers in all of the fine detail.
The first song the two began working on was “Latin Lovers”, the first track on the album, a tribute to Latin Jazz keeping in mind the amazing Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco DeLucia grouping in the 90’s. “I laid down the basic tracks, Rob did his magic, and then I added the classical guitar and some electric lead. It makes for a long track, but this one was a lot of fun to develop,” portrays Glynn.
“Reggae Round Up”, was admittedly a test for Dave’s recent bass purchase of a Fender Jazz Bass. “Passing the basic tracks to Rob, he researched the best sound for that Bob Marley guitar, came up with a perfect melody line and then I added the bubble organ. “It brought me back to the days of hearing that bass go through your soul at the ‘Wild Hair’ and ‘Club Negril’ in Chicago,” reminisces Glynn, now splitting time between Arlington Heights, Illinois and Union Pier, Michigan.
Some songs almost created themselves according to Glynn. Some were not as easy. “Spaghetti Showdown” was one of those tunes that morphed its way into several different versions. “Finally, Ennio Morricone was conjured up to finish off this track, much like Clint Eastwood would fire that fateful bullet at the end of a Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western,” enlightens Glynn.
The exploration of Celtic music for “Southside Jig” and Bluegrass for “Corn Is High, Beans Are Low” is not uncommon for Glynn who has played both Irish music and Bluegrass over the years in various groups. “I had the chance to play multiple instruments including mandolin and banjo for these tracks,” Glynn describes. “Rob came up with a haunting guitar for ‘Southside Jig’ to give it a twist. He did a great job of adding a very deliberate melody to ‘Corn is High, Beans Are Low’, giving it a marching feel,” expounds Glynn. “Both of these tunes almost wrote themselves”, reminisces deWaal. “They seemed like they wanted to be more traditional at first, but of their own accord, they veered into something a little different.”
“Paid For It Twice” is a Blues tune. Glynn based it on a typical Chicago Blues song and Rob took in a Jazzy direction. Glynn brings it back to the Chicago Blues sound in the second half of the song. “Drone Away Home”, the track that ends the album features Dave on the Steel Dobro and Rob plucking some sweet sounds from his Guild F50. A nice, soft touch to end the album.
All songs were written by Dave and Rob. All instruments are played by Dave and Rob, with Dave playing bass (Fender Jazz) on most of the tracks and adding guitar (Yamaha six-string, Gretsch 12-string, Gretsch Electromatic, Gretsch Steel Dobro, Yamaha Classical Guitar), banjo (Goodtime) and mandolin (Washburn) on certain songs and parts. Rob plays a little bit of piano with the sequencer and the majority of the melodic guitars using his custom Strat-like electric guitar, his Eastman Jazz Box and his Guild F50 acoustic. Dave handled drum programming, mixing and mastering.
“This was an exciting project that really took me out of my typical songwriting element. We look forward to starting The Jazzornots, Volume Two any day now as ideas are already forming,” warns Glynn.
The instrumental album, “The Jazzornots”, is available for release immediately on all major streaming platforms. You can read more about or subscribe to The Jazzornots on these social media sites, streaming platforms and websites:
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