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  Jazz ballad, waltz time. Fully acoustic performance: Drums (brushed) Upright Bass Acoustic guitar (Martin J15 steel string) Accordina (Marcel Dreux custom) Acoustic piano. + String orchestra (11 violins, 4 violas, 4 cello) (from EWQL libraries) Recorded in Lanus, Argentina (2015) and Paris France (2016-2017) Photo by Eutah Mizushima

Instrumental, melodic fretless bass (my good old Sekine custom, circa 1985). Solo fretless bass take, doubled with a moog synth and sparse synth pad on the background. Delay, panner and reverbs as only FX here. Simple “recitativo” melody, no solos, no big development other that the repeated coda/cadenza. Performed by DD, Paris, France, July 2017. […]

A couple of unused cues (demos) for a TV series that required a “sophisticated, old fashioned yet actual groove for a detective scene” (producer’s call) MARSEILLE 1973 Electric bass with nylon strings, Mikrokorg synth , Vox Continental Organ (Arturia Vintage Series)and trap drums. CASE 95 Electric bass with nylon strings, Moog synth , Wurlitzer A200 […]

A little instrumental son in E minor: Piano, Upright Bass, Flutes and brass. Paris, France, May 2017

Some tracks composed by DD for music libraries in the “film noir” mood.

An idea for those who want to break with the supporting/rhythm section role of the bass guitar (albeit occasionally) to play alone, or play chordal and melodic songs This is quite easy to learn (particular on a 5 string) “The Old Country” by Nat Adderley and Curtis Lewis. Very easy solo bass rendition. Besides the […]

  Great review by ECM’s master reviewer  Tyran Grillo for Rootsworld: https://ecmreviews.com/2016/09/02/daniel-diaz-review-for-rootsworld/ http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/ddiaz-16.shtml

New album release; Swan Song by Daniel Diaz. Downloads (MP3, Hi Res FLAC) available October 15th 2015. CD (with bonus tracks) on pre order. http://www.dedeland.com/swansongshop.htm   Special guests: Steve Arguelles (UK) Drums Patrick Bebey (Cameroun): Fender Rhodes Gustavo Bulgach (USA/Arg) Clarinet Javier Estrella (Argentina): Drums Leandro Guffanti (Argentina/FR): Soprano sax Damian Jarry (France) Cello Line […]

Check out some excerpts from DD’s Swan Song, featuring Steve Argüelles, Miguel Yanover, Olivier Manoury, Line Kruse, Inor Sotolongo, and others comming… More info: http://www.dedeland.com/swansong.htm

Hello everybody, this year I decided to record and release a new (and probably last) « disc » to bookend what « The Years Alone » started 20 years ago. For those curious about the details and development of this work-in-progress please visit this Pages : Presentation http://www.dedeland.com/swansong.htm Liner notes http://www.dedeland.com/swansongEN.htm Friends that participated or confirmed participation so far are : […]