Listen to the new single by Gerald Bailey featuring LA session drummer Dan Bailey. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kBI6KcZfKHUpkJyIrFEa6?si=2d5c75f0e62e4ecc
New Song: Drowned In Down
Music Placement for Lays Potato Chips
Recently a piece of music written by Gerald Bailey was featured in a Lays Potato Chips television commercial. https://youtu.be/PYs_YHmVPbY?feature=share
New Song: Oofed
Oofed just dropped on all platforms. The song features David Agee on Drums, Brad Wagner Flute and Gerald Bailey on Trumpet. In video games, being oofed is to temporarily die, while in life one can often feel "oofed". Links: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/oofed?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Daptone Recommends Migration Climate LP
Many thanks to Daptone Records for adding Migration Climate to their recommended listening list! Migration Climate pictured alongside Harry James, Budos Band and Curyman.
Harry James Off the Record
I had the pleasure of recording horns on Harry's new record, Off the Record. Be sure to check out the arrangment I made for Hyacinth and Pine. https://open.spotify.com/track/6DQMdUsXO05e1m8iUGZ4Zu?si=6f9f1cd59dd04687 https://open.spotify.com/track/6DQMdUsXO05e1m8iUGZ4Zu?si=6edf1a8f4cf94a0b Here's what Dark Matter Coffee had to say about it. "Harry evolves and elevates his sound on the non-amplified electric piano of “Mickey’s Mantle”, and rips... Continue Reading →
Listen to Second Hand Featuring Sara Kay
The song features singer-songwriter Sara Kay, Mikel Avery on drums and Gerald Flugabone. Presave here: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/second-hand-feat-sara-kay?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Migration Climate: Favorite Albums of 2023
Migration Climate was one of Endless Crate's favorite albums of 2023. The record was included alongside a list of great artists including El Michels Affair, Black Thought, Kassa Overall, Heliocentrics, Gaslamp Killer, The Circling Sun, Pachyman and fellow Potions Records collaborator Harry James Brenner. Here's what they had to say: "With Migration Climate, Gerald Bailey masterfully... Continue Reading →
Migration Climate on Band Camp Weekly!
Hello Sun and Dusty Rhodes were featured on the Nov 7th episode of Band Camp Weekly. Many thanks to curator Andrew Jervis for the add! Hello Sun is the last song on Migration Climate featuring Father John Misty drummer Dan Bailey on drums. There is a lot of great Chicago music on this list, including... Continue Reading →
Endless Crate Heavy Rotation
Thanks to Endless Crate for including Ensorcell in their Heavy Rotation column. "Chicago multi-instrumental virtuoso Gerald Bailey is redefining jazz’s sonic sphere, ingeniously reassembling familiar building blocks into something that can only be described as bedroom jazz. That’s jazz in its most intimate, most unfiltered form. With his latest musical offering, Bailey seamlessly shapes layers of resonant... Continue Reading →
Stream Intermodal Home
Seek shelter and pre-save an Intermodal Home. A new song is coming on Friday December 1st on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music and more! Creating an oblique polyrhythmic texture, the echos make it sound as if it the horns were recorded in a metal house. The single aims to further awareness of climate change. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/intermodal-home-2?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid
Gerald Bailey | Trumpet & Music Production 