(2015)
This collection of love songs for New York are bossa-nova inspired tunes featuring Bass’ live band, and influenced by the great composer Jobim and Brazilian guitar masters Luis Bonfa and Baden Powell. Recorded at Creekside Sound in Brooklyn.
“If you like the work of Jack Johnson, you may enjoy the vibe of New York In Spring, where you’ll hear someone with the kind of spontaneous-yet-strict arrangements not unlike some of the best music Elton John has created in the last 45 years.”
This is Book's Music
"Many of the songs on New York In Spring come from deep in Bass’ catalog, written when he was still exclusively playing nylon stringed guitars, a remnant of his early days as a classical guitarist trained in the academies of Italy and the flamenco bars of Spain."
Band of the Day
"On his new version of “Julia," classically-trained guitarist Jeremy Bass finds a nice middle ground. He reworks the song into a tender bossa nova rhythm for his new album New York in Spring, finding a new beauty in the melody..."
Cover Me
“... the mood is lighthearted, the melodies buoyant, and the lyrics all about possibility: finding hope in flowers, birds, and the million ways to make the city your own, set to the lilting sounds of Big Apple bossa nova. It’s a tribute to the lasting inspiration of Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Baden Powell - that ’60s generation of Brazilian guitar masters - crossed with the lyrical storytelling of Bass’ two other guitar heroes, Nick Drake and Paul Simon. “
Acoustic Guitar