Be sure to check out the new Gross Means LP on Potions Records. The new record features a slew of guests, including Steve Kortyka, Dan Bailey, Chris Geddes, Brad Wagner, David Agee, Kyle Hodges and Jake Vinsel. Liner Notes: Gerald Bailey, is a trumpeter cast in the Miles Davis cool bop mold. Exercising the limitations... Continue Reading →
New Song: Drowned In Down
Listen to the new single by Gerald Bailey featuring LA session drummer Dan Bailey. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kBI6KcZfKHUpkJyIrFEa6?si=2d5c75f0e62e4ecc
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
Newest Single: Snakia
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/snakia-feat-david-agee?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=Email+&utm_source=SendGrid Where is Snakia? A raw dance influenced, anti-capitalist jazz recording featuring some sounds influenced by the late great Steve Albini. Featuring David Agee on drums. Give this a listen an drop it into a summer playlist if you like.
Drum and Fife
On April 23 a new single will be released featuring Gerald Bailey on Trumpet and Flute with Harry James on Drums. The song marks the one year anniversary of the Migration Climate LP. Pre-Save and catch this single as it drops. https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/geraldbailey/drum-and-fife-feat-harry-james?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 →