For those unaware, over the past half century, Tony Levin has been a prolific session player and one of the most active live performers on the planet. He’s contributed his talents to over five hundred albums amongst which include 15 with Peter Gabriel and 18 with King Crimson (counting live, studio, and compilations) alongside contributions to the work of John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Herbie Mann, Paul Simon and many others.

On tour, he’s traveled the World many times over with the aforementioned King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, and several of his own bands including Stick Men.

This Fall, he’ll stage 65 performances in North America as a member of BEAT, celebrating King Crimson’s ‘80s repertoire alongside Adrian Belew, Steve Vai and Danny Carey interpreting “Discipline, Beat and Three of a Perfect Pair.”

Levin’s seventh solo album, and his first since 2007, Bringing It Down To The Bass is an autobiography of sorts, with the themes drawn from Levin’s musical life. It features a myriad of collaborators from his half-century-plus on the road and in the studio with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and many, many others.

1. Bringing It Down to the Bass [5:34]
2. Me and My Axe [4:22]
3. Road Dogs [5:30]
4. Uncle Funkster [2:31]
5. Boston Rocks [5:14]
6. Espressoville[4:59]
7. Give the Cello Some [3:43]
8. Side B / Turn It Over [2:49]
9. Beyond the Bass Clef [4:41]
10. Bungie Bass [5:27]
11. Fire Cross the Sky [5:28]
12. Floating in Dark Waters [3:37]
13. On the Drums [4:44]
14. Coda [2:01]

With the list of important recordings to which Tony has significantly contributed to being nothing but astonishing, his very own brand new solo recording opens on the forcefully rhythmic, titular Bringing It Down to the Bass and the achingly luxuriant Me and My Axe, and they are followed by the fervently-crafted Road Dogs, the aptly-titled, veritably expediently crafted Uncle Funkster, and the veritably translucent, shimmering Boston Rocks, and then come both the gloriously upbeat confidence of Espressoville and the funky, vocalized Give the Cello Some.

Along next is the organically strewn sounds and vocals that drive Side B / Turn It Over and a stoically-imbibed Eastern stillness that embeds itself within Beyond the Bass Clef, and they are in turned backed by the majestically impassioned Bungie Bass, the impassioned spoken word of Fire Cross the Sky, the articulate Floating in Dark Waters, the set rounding out on a harmoniously-vocalized list of drummer names within On the Drums, closing on the ambient decadence of Coda.

Features a Murderer’s Row of guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Vinnie Colaiuta, Earl Slick, Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Jerry Marotta, Gary Husband, L. Shankar, Pete Levin, Jeremy Stacey, David Torn, Pat Mastelotto, Larry Fast, Steve Hunter, Manu Katche, Alex Foster, Dominic Miller, Markus Reuter, Collin Gatwood, Chris Pasin, Jay Collins, Josh Shpak, Don Mikkelsen.

Official Purchase Link

www.tonylevin.com