Richard Bob casts off his chains of bass-dom in this solo record and takes the elevator to the stars.....or at least to the first floor. “Low? Bottom? Me?” is jazz in orientation, with snippets of Dixieland, a languid a cappella bossa nova, wistful balladry, an amazing dance remix of the Bobs’ classic recording of “Helter Skelter”, and a generous dollop of neo-hipster spoken word. Greene’s seemingly bottomless voice sounds lived in, but he’s one hundred percent believable and more - sometimes low-down and at other times with wit as dry as a martini.  

The CD features a stellar cast of session players and singers including Mary Fettig on saxes, Andrew Chaikin on vocal percussion, Joe Finetti on vocals and trombone, Steve Erquiaga on guitar and Angie Doctor and Gunnar Madsen on vocals.

Sound samples: The Waters of March (mp3 - 1mb), Doin' the New Low-down (mp3 - 1.7 mb)