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 →
Listen to the new single by Gerald Bailey featuring LA session drummer Dan Bailey. https://open.spotify.com/track/7kBI6KcZfKHUpkJyIrFEa6?si=2d5c75f0e62e4ecc
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
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.
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
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 →
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 →
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 →
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
Thanks so much to Samuel Freeman from Speakhertz for taking the time to talk to me about music making! He has interviewed greats like Steven Mandel, Butch Vig and Phil Tan. We talked a bit about working with affordable gear, minimal setups and freelance life. https://speakhertz.com/14875/gerald-bailey-artist
Gerald Bailey | Trumpet & Music Production 