reflections on loss, acceptance, and release. written and recorded 2007

Poem

Merry Christmas! this is an arrangement of the Little Drummer Boy that I did a number of years ago. remixed in 2011. I played everything on it. slide guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, keyboards, loops, drum programming, and all the mandolins that you hear at the end. in a small and humble way, it's a tribute to a number of slide guitarists who I learned a great deal from: Lowell George, Paul Barerre, Bonnie Raitt, Ry Cooder, David Lindley, and Sonny Landreth.

Bob Rice - The Little Drummer Boy

further exploration of the rhythm of wind chimes 

Floating I

for Steve Arbuss ... it was good knowing you. thanks for your wry wit, your wisdom, and all the free legal advice. fare thee well, my old friend. may your struggles all be behind you. 

Acceptance (morning prayer for Steve Arbuss)

Nothing Compares 2 U

Calm

inspired by a record of duets between John Ambercrombie, and John Scofield, called "Solar", this is a jazz exploration, a jazz excursion, if you will...  of the classic Christmas Carol, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman. recorded late in the evening, on Dec 23 2019, on a Brian Moore Les Paul guitar into a Fender Deluxe Reverb RI, with a Jenson speaker. Shure SM57 (the greatest microphone ever made) pointed directly at the cone, into a UAD Apollo | Twin. minimal eq until the mastering phase. Guitar 1 is the 1st take. Guitar 2 overdub also the first take. recording complete in 20 minutes. mastered on Christmas morning 2019. enjoy...

God Rest Ye Merry Gentile Men

Psalm 222

lyrics and music written by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser

this is an instrumental arrangement of the classic BOC song, that I did a number of years ago, to help celebrate the life of Ralph Vizcarra, who truly loved music, and used it to lift the spirit of everyone around him.

midibob