12 Strings On The Floor, by Robert Gerosa

12 Strings On The Floor

by Robert Gerosa

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Solo double neck guitar, Gatefold Sleeve, 52 minute CD

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1.	Yoga Culture Intro 2 05:46	buy track
2.	Oldtown Song 02:25	buy track
3.	Robert and Perina 01:33	buy track
4.	Yonkers Trilogy: Canterbury Road House, Dashboard Stars, Models in the Kitchen 06:06	buy track
5.	We Always Go to the Parade 05:23	buy track
6.	Lost Dog on a Saturday Night 04:15	buy track
7.	If You Say So Infinite 07:20	buy track
8.	40 Pictures of Home 02:15	buy track
9.	Night Owl Day Owl 04:35	buy track
10.	Reesa's Place, Part 1 02:57	buy track
11.	Reesa's Place, Part 2 04:12	buy track
12.	Lilacs and Pink Carnations 03:32	buy track

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Robert Gerosa's solo guitar music has been described as jazz rock meditative with a folk influence. Usually played on double neck or 12 string electric or acoustic guitar. He also has a long history of mostly improvised instrumental music in a jazz rock/progressive style usually as an electric guitar, bass and drums trio. He has plans for more solo and also group releases.

12 Strings On The Floor is some of the music which has been played live at yoga classes. I was getting requests for a recording of this stuff. So, this is a full set in order for a class but without the all improv music for the rest period at the end. This music is basically chord melody with some improvisation but is not jazz. Although, it has been compared to some ECM label jazz.

Yoga Culture Intro 2 is the second version of this song. When playing for yoga classes there would only be 15 minutes between classes. So, I had to get in and set up fast and play. I came up with this as an on the fly sound check and would start with this with open strings, harmonics, ebow, etc.

We Always Go To The Parade is about going with my kids to my town's 4th of July parade for the last 20 years.

If You Say So Infinite is a tribute to John Abercrombie. I'd always play his Characters album before any gig, jam or recording to get my mind in the right place to play.

Lilacs and Pink Carnations were my Grandmother's favorite flowers. I wrote this when I was 14 and it's the first song I ever wrote. I still play it as I first did.

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released March 20, 2020

Robert Gerosa - electric double-neck guitar
recorded live October 2, 2019
Mike Rogers, recording, mixing and mastering at Le Sonic Music, Kent, CT
produced by Mike Rogers and Gary Lefkowith
cover photo by Jenny Schuck at Yoga Culture, Danbury, CT
all music by Robert Gerosa
P&C Gerosa Music/BMI 2020

Thanks to Robert and Perina Gerosa everything, A. Lawrence Gerosa and Brian Gerosa guitars records books etc., Perry Gerosa all other photos and videos, Elliott Sears advice, Felix Donato cover art design, Jenny Schuck and everyone at Yoga Culture in Danbury CT new solo path, SALLY FERGUSON all things artistic and courage

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Robert Gerosa Danbury, Connecticut

Many major influences from Hendrix, Albert King, Tal Farlow, Roger McGuinn, Ralph Towner, Crimson, McLaughlin, Coryell, John Martyn, Terje Rypdal, Coltrane, Duane Allman.

Someone described my solo music as jazz rock meditative. I'd add folk.

My group music tends to be almost all improvised or songs with a lot of improvisation loosely connected to prog rock or jazz rock but with some blues ideas ... more

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