Chuck Bergeron - Bass & Face – Duets with Ten Premier Vocalists (2026)

The album "Bass & Face – Duets With Ten Premier Vocalists" by jazz bassist Chuck Bergeron, released via Summit Records, presents a rare and intimate collection of double bass and vocal duets. The project originated from the musician's touring experiences and brings together ten prominent jazz vocalists, including Janis Siegel, Sheila Jordan, and Pete McGuinness. The album's concept relies on strict minimalism, real-time improvisational dialogue, and the deliberate absence of heavy studio production or dense arrangements. Due to the harmonic limitations of the bass, this stripped-down format is technically demanding and vulnerable; however, the exceptional craftsmanship of the participants results in profound emotional precision, elegant phrasing, and an organic human synergy.

Tracklist:
1-1 Chuck Bergeron;Janis Siegel - An Occasional Man [4:55]
1-2 Chuck Bergeron;Pete McGuinness - Emily [6:32]
1-3 Chuck Bergeron;Kate Reid - Devil May Care [4:11]
1-4 Chuck Bergeron;George Rabbai - Thought About You [5:35]
1-5 Chuck Bergeron;Janis Siegel - When I Drink [4:53]
1-6 Chuck Bergeron;Kevin Mahogany - Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West [5:11]
1-7 Chuck Bergeron;Lisanne Lyons - Detour Ahead [4:28]
1-8 Chuck Bergeron;Nicole Yarling - Audubon Zoo/Iko-Iko [4:22]
1-9 Chuck Bergeron;Sheila Jordan - Fair Weather [4:40]
1-10 Chuck Bergeron;Roseanna Vitro - Take the Wrinkles Out Your Birthday Suit [3:35]
1-11 Chuck Bergeron;Deborah Silver - Analog [3:34]
1-12 Chuck Bergeron;Kevin Mahogany - Duke Ellington's Sound of Love [7:56]
1-13 Chuck Bergeron;Phillip Strange - Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans) [6:51]