MoonBass

MoonBass

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MoonBass' debut album is now available! Enjoy original funk, soul and R&B songs written by Rosie Williamson and David Rastrick, played by MoonBass and special guests. You'll hear mellow R&B in the style of Etta James, up-tempo funk for dancing and more...

1) Headlights (5:31) 2) Spiral of Life (3:58) 3) Mercy (4:49) 4) A Way to Make Love

MoonBass' debut album is now available! Enjoy original funk, soul and R&B songs written by Rosie Williamson and David Rastrick, played by MoonBass and special guests. You'll hear mellow R&B in the style of Etta James, up-tempo funk for dancing and more...

1) Headlights (5:31) 2) Spiral of Life (3:58) 3) Mercy (4:49) 4) A Way to Make Love Stay (4:19) 5) Summer Nights (3:26) 6) Everybody Makes Mistakes (5:56) 7) Run (3:49) 8) Funkenstein (4:26)

Rosie Williamson – Vocals David Rastrick- Trumpets, Flugelhorn, Xylosynth & Vocals Ross Dwyer - Guitar Greg Watson – Drum-set Mardae Selepak – Bass Guitar Adam Cook – Keyboard on 2, 4, 6, 8 Mike Eastman – Keyboard on 1, 2, 3, 4 Grant Moulden – Backing Vocals on 6 (bass live with MoonBass 5+) Mick Crannage – Recording, Mixing and Mastering Recorded January 2022 in Kinjarling-Albany, West Australia Front Cover Photo – GS Anlaz Creative’s Images © ℗ Rosie Williamson 2022 - Tracks 1, 3, 5, 7 © ℗ David Rastrick 2022 - Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 davidrastrick.com/moonbass - PHONE: +061 438957504

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Fragments and Dreams

David Rastrick and Jazztrix

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Fragments and Dreams is a collection of five tunes - A Latin Jazz song, a blues, a hard-bop tune, a comedy waltz and another blues!

Fragments and Dreams is a collection of some of David Rastrick's compositions from different decades, in different jazz-based styles. The songs were recorded mostly live at Sean Lillico's Fur Real Studio in Injinup

Fragments and Dreams is a collection of five tunes - A Latin Jazz song, a blues, a hard-bop tune, a comedy waltz and another blues!

Fragments and Dreams is a collection of some of David Rastrick's compositions from different decades, in different jazz-based styles. The songs were recorded mostly live at Sean Lillico's Fur Real Studio in Injinup (near Yallingup) one evening on Saturday 10th of April 2021.

Together - A love song, a samba, written in Broome WA (2006).

Stolen Country Blues - the most recently written song on the EP (2021) - speaks of Australia healing from the wounds of western colonisation and coming together for a positive shared future.

The Star - An instrumental hard-bop piece, composed in Broome (2006)

Opening Night - A 'Toxic Waltz'(so named because of its dissonant harmony), set in a haunted ballroom... (1999). Some sound effects and organ sounds were added to the live recording.

Balingup Blues - A little bluesy ditty about the town of Balingup in South West Western Australia, and its infamous magic mushrooms! (1999)

Songwriter - David Rastrick

Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals - David Rastrick

Piano, Keyboard - Sean Lillico

Double Bass - Kevin McDonald

Gary Larkin - Drum-set

Mixing - Sean Lillico (Fur Real Studio, Injinup)

Mastering - Maria Triana

Album Cover Photos:

Top right: Lee Griffith

Top Left: Kurt Nigg

Bottom right: Mark Fransesca

Bottom Left: Kate Gillett

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Mambo D'Mulcho

David Rastrick

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Mambo D'Mulcho is a Latin-Jazz/Mambo song about the joys and benefits of composting and mulching food waste - enjoy!

This recording was made with members of David Rastrick’s jazz ensemble ‘Jazztrix’ (plus a special guest or two), and includes members from both the South West and Great Southern line up of the group.

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The Secondhand Band

David Rastrick and The Hoots

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The Secondhand Band is a fun song - in New Orleans second-line / traditional jazz style - about playing music and re-using things, e.g. musical instruments, again.

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Because of You

David Rastrick

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Because of You - featuring fun and beautiful tunes for children and parents to dance to - was commissioned for Annette Carmichael Projects for a show directed by Sandi Woo.

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Business as Usual

Rastatrix

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Business as Usual is a Ska-Punk climate change protest song, recorded by Rastatrix reggae band at Busselton's Imocean Studio.

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Earth Roots Reggae

Rastatrix

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Earth Roots Reggae is a roots reggae track recorded by Rastatrix reggae band in 2020 at Imocean Studio, Busselton W.A. The song features dub effects by Mark Cresp, and special guest guitar from Kevin McDonald.

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RastaJazz (A Jazz Reggae Journey)

David Rastrick

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‘RastaJazz – A Jazz Reggae Journey’ asks the question: “What is Jazz Reggae?” and sets about answering this question by merging musical characteristics of jazz and reggae styles.

There are six compositions on the EP, each using different reggae and jazz based styles to create fresh new styles and songs.

COMMUNITY ‘Community’ is a song with a

‘RastaJazz – A Jazz Reggae Journey’ asks the question: “What is Jazz Reggae?” and sets about answering this question by merging musical characteristics of jazz and reggae styles.

There are six compositions on the EP, each using different reggae and jazz based styles to create fresh new styles and songs.

COMMUNITY ‘Community’ is a song with a lyrical theme of deep ecology – the connection between all beings, ‘living’ and ‘non-living’, on earth. The lyrical concept was originally based on the approach of a “Council of All Beings” workshop, as run by deep ecology exponents Joanna Macy and John Seed. In a “Council of All Beings” attendants represent an element of nature (e.g. a stone, or a cockatoo), each espousing the value of the element to the ecosystem. ‘Community’ merges a ‘roots reggae riddem’ with ‘modal‘, ‘minor blues’ and ‘contemporary jazz’ chord progressions over three different sections: An eight bar chorus section; an eight bar verse section and; a minor twelve bar section for a horn soli and instrumental improvisations.

RAINBOWS ‘Rainbows’ is an instrumental track; a synthesis of both a Jazz-Waltz and Swing Rhythm with a reggae beat, using some modal jazz chords over a 12-bar structure. The song features solos from Kevin Jones on Trombone, David Rastrick on Trumpet, and Kevin McDonald on Electric Bass.

COMMUNICATION Thematically, the song draws upon the work of Marshall Rosenberg and other nonviolent communication (NVC) practitioners. There was only time in the song to include a few initial concepts and listeners are encouraged to study further to learn how NVC works. Although this was the third composition started for the project, it was the second last to be completed. The initial concept was to merge Ska and Latin-Jazz and in rhythmic terms this manifested as the chorus and verses being Ska, the brass section being Latin-Jazz, and the instrumental section being a fusion of the two styles. The song has a ‘pop’ structure’ though it breaks into a modified ’10 bar blues’ pattern for the solo improvisations. The song features solos from Mike Wiese on Baritone Sax’, and David Rastrick on Trumpet.

HEART 'Heart', the fourth track from the 'RastaJazz' EP, features vocals from Margaret River's vocal diva Michelle Spriggs. Thematically, the song has a spiritual message for day-to-day living - It’s about keeping a higher perspective on our spiritual growth during all the challenges we face during our daily lives. Musically, ‘Heart’ is a synthesis of a Dancehall reggae beat with some contemporary jazz chords over a repeated 32 bar ‘AABA’ structure. The song features a flugelhorn solo from David Rastrick, plus a flute motif and backing lines from Kevin Jones.

NIABINGHI JAZZ ‘Niabinghi’ is said to be the name of an African queen who “rebelled against the oppressive life-denying evil regime which disrupted order and stability” and who, after travelling from the deserts of Egypt and Ethiopia, lived with her fighting, dreadlocked troop in the forests of West Africa - Congo, Sudan and Uganda (Uwechi, 2008). She extolled virtues such as respect, righteousness and compassion. Her tradition was carried to Jamaica with West Africans who were brought there as slaves by the Spanish, and later the English. ‘Niabinghi Jazz’ is a synthesis of the Niabinghi beat and some contemporary jazz chords over a repeated 16 bar structure. The song features solos from David Rastrick on Trumpet, Kevin Jones on Flute, Marty Rotolo on Guitar and Gary Larkin on Drum-kit.

KING BANANA CALYPSO “When I was putting the tunes for the project together, I was looking for jazz and reggae styles I could merge to create a style of jazz-reggae,” said composer David Rastrick. “When doing my research I discovered that reggae has roots in Mento, a Jamaican form of Calypso, that already incorporated the instrumentation and some harmonic influences from swing and big band jazz, so I went with that!”

Lyrically, Calypso was often a way of spreading news, with the singers – often sporting monikers such as ‘Lord Invader’ - “telling it like it is”. In this spirit, the song became a lighthearted jibe at Australia’s political system and society.

“Thematically, the song is a satire about Australia’s current (as of 2015) political system – what I call a ‘banana corprotocracy’,” said songwriter David Rastrick. “’King Banana’ is a villainous political anti-hero whose leadership is based on short-term economic rationalism (in support the short-term profits of the nation’s mining industry).” “It’s probably the most fun song on the EP, so we saved it to last to record.”

The song features solos from Kevin Jones on Trombone, David Rastrick on Long Cornet (with a Wah Wah mute), Mike Wiese on Tenor Sax’ and Sean Lillico on Piano, and is based on a repeated 32 bar ‘AABA’ structure.

ABOUT THE RECORDING The live studio album features vocal harmonies, a full brass section of trumpet, saxophone, trombone and flute, and a classic rhythm section of guitar, keyboard, bass, drum-kit and percussion. The musicians on the recording are mostly based in the Cape-to-Cape region of South West Australia, and are:

David Rastrick - Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Cornet and Vocals Michelle Spriggs - Vocals Mike Wiese - Baritone and Tenor Saxophone Kevin Jones - Trombone and Flute Marty Rotolo - Guitar Sean Lillico - Electric Piano and Hammond Organ Kevin McDonald - Electric Upright Bass and Electric Bass Gary Larkin - Drum-kit Hugh Lawson - Djembé and Shaker (on tracks 5 and 6)

The album was recorded live by Sean Lillico at Fur Real Studio's, Yallingup, West Australia, on the 16th of May, 2015. The recording is entirely live except for two over-dubs: The vocals on 'Heart' and the hammond organ on 'Niabinghi Jazz'. Produced by David Rastrick, the album was mixed by Sean Lillico and David Rastrick, and Mastered by James Newhouse.

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Jazztrix

David Rastrick

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Four gifted musicians from unlikely locations in the south-west of Australia meet to share a dream and the love of jazz.

The musicians on this album are: David Rastrick – Trumpet, Flugelhorn, cornet and Vocals; Steve Ellis – Guitar; Todd Brittain – Electric Basses; Gary Larkin – Drum-kit, and;
Katie White - Guests vocals.

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