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Dan Dean: 2 5 1
by Dan Bilawsky
Dan Dean 2 5 1 Origin Records 2010
Bassist Dan Dean leaves no stone unturned when it comes to his knowledge and involvement in the world of music. His work as a producer and engineer, along with his development of the Dan Dean Sample Libraries, demonstrates his affinity for the technological side of the music business. Dean's work as an educator--including electric bass method books written for Hal Leonard--demonstrates his desire to ...
read moreTake Five With Dan Dean
by AAJ Staff
Meet Dan Dean:Bassist, Sample Library developer, Engineer/Producer. Played with jazz greats like Howard Roberts, Dave Grusin, Stan Getz, Eddie Harris, Eddie “Cleanhead" Vinson, Shelly Manne, B.B. King, Ernestine Anderson, Diane Schuur and others. Created the Dan Dean Sample Libraries for GigaStudio. Wrote and produced the Hal Leonard Electric Bass Method and Studio Series books.Instrument(s):Electric Bass.r>Teachers and/or influences?William O. Bill" Smith, Howard Roberts. I spent a lot of time ...
read moreCollier & Dean: Duets
by Dan McClenaghan
Ringing right in the middle of Duets, the new release by mallet man (vibes and marimba player) Tom Collier and bassist Dan Dean, is the unlikely--for a jazz set--Jagger/Richards tune, What A Shame." It's an instrumental here, of course, but on the Rolling Stones version, the lyric goes: What a shame, nothing seems to be going right...It's a nice take on the tune, but the sentiment doesn't ring true for Collier and ...
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