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Tracks
1,2,5,6,7,8,10 recorded at Thrust & Pound recording
studio Van Nuys, California.
Tracks 3,4,9 recorded at Innocent Bystander recording
studio North Hollywood, California. Drums and bass
on tracks 1,2,3,7 recorded and Engineered by Field
at Know Analog Fervency Studios, Mission Hills CA.
Drums on tracks 6, 8, 10 recorded at Dave Karasony's
studio Van Nuys, California.
Album
mixed and mastered by Rodney Lee at Innocent Bystander
studio North Hollywood, California September 2007.
About
Love & Paragraphs….
Although
I always make a point of replying to emails, I have
been accused in the past of not being particularly
'lengthy in conversation'. If someone writes to me
and has a series of questions, for instance, I might
address each question with just maybe one short sentence.
Sometimes there just isn't enough time in the day!
One such person said to me at a show recently; "You
owe me more paragraphs!" So I signed her CD "…with
Love & Paragraphs - Chris" And of course
I promised I would be better in future. We'll see….
So
I got to thinking that this might be a nice title
for the album and a spark of an idea for a musical
concept. The idea of perhaps a romantic yet distant
communication between two people. And so it came to
be….Love & Paragraphs.
From
a personal stand point, this was an interesting album
to make. For the first time, I recorded 70% of an
album in my own studio. This has now become quite
a luxury for me where I can receive a spark of inspiration
and record almost immediately. It also gave me the
opportunity to try out different guitar sounds and
ways of recording them. I found out that the best
solo guitar sound I could get was with my amp miked
in the bathroom! Who knew?
I
also wanted to try a slightly different approach to
playing on this album. My trusty archtop Benedetto
is still featured, but I wanted to dig in a little
more and get more bluesy on some tracks, just like
the old days. To do this I played two Fender Strats.
(not at the same time!) Playing a jazz guitar and
then switching to a Strat is a little like playing
a Violin and then picking up a Cello so I had to figure
out a new approach so there wouldn't be quite so much
of a head trip. I strung up the Strats with heavy
strings (11-49) and played through a Boss ME-50 distorton
box, but with my guitar volume backed off to 4. This
enabled me to articulate notes as I would a jazz player,
but get a little sustain in there if I wanted to dig
in a little. The result was a much more expressive
clean sound and feel. I wouldn't be surprised if I
play the Strat a little more in the future. It's nice
to go back to my Rock 'n Roll roots but still be able
to play the bop phrases when I need to.
So
thanks so much for picking up the CD. I certainly
hope you enjoy it as much as I had fun making it.
Do send a note, I will reply, just don't expect a
ton of paragraphs!
Much
love
Chris
Photography
by Alain Rolland
Artwork design by Stuart Silverstein
Produced
and arranged by Chris Standring and Rodney Lee
Ultimate
Vibe Recordings 2008
Special
thanks to:
Jim
Douglas and Steve Belkin at Left Coast Music Group
for helping to run the show. All the musicians in
my camp who have played so well and for so long with
me; Andre Berry, Rico Belled, Eric Valentine, Dave
Karasony, Jeff Robinson, Larry Steen. Big thanks to
Jeff Lorber and Everette Harp for adding your special
touch. Tailor James, thanks for the cover, Alain thanks
for your wonderful photography. All at Artizen for
the distribution hook up. Stuart Silverstein for your
artistic eye. Rodney Lee, as always, I am indebted
to your great talent. Thanks for delivering over and
above this go 'round! Mary Cassidy, my dearest of
all friends, so great to have you a part of this.
Norik and Brett at Renson Guitars, thanks for keeping
my axes oiled., Al Evers for the nitty gritty. Stanley
Margolis for the dollars and sense. Candida for the
album title. My family and friends for being just
that.
Visit
Chris on the web at www.ChrisStandring.com
For
booking, please contact Jim Douglas at Left Coast
Music Group 408-289-9333
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