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BassDrumBone discography

This is a discography of albums by the trio BassDrumBone.

BassDrumBone, who are; Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway and Ray Anderson; first performed together in 1977. The trio first used the BassDrumBone name in the 1980s. The group have periodically reconvened to tour or recorded over a period of nearly 50 years.


BassDrumBone discography

Kwambe, Gerry Hemingway, 1978, Auricle AUR 1

Tracks : Kwambe, 1st Landscape: A Suite In Three Parts: Watershed / Leaves / Precipice, Walking Alone, The Tall Trees Sang, Speak Brother

Musicians : Gerry Hemingway, George Lewis (track 2), Ray Anderson (track 4), Wes Brown (track 1), Anthony Davis (tracks 1 & 2), Mark Helias (tracks 1 & 4), Jay Hoggard (track 1)

Notes : Although not a BassDrumBone album this release includes the first released recording by the trio. The track Speak Brother is performed by Helias, Hemingway and Anderson.


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Oahspe, Ray Anderson / Mark Helias / Gerry Hemingway, 1979, Auricle AUR 2

Tracks : Gyro, Albert, Beef, Sextant, Gibberish

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Notes : The BassDrumBone name is not used on this release as it had not been adopted by the group at the date of the album release.


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Right Down Your Alley, Ray Anderson, 1985, Soul Note SN 1087

Tracks : Tapajack, Right Down Your Alley, Portrait Of Mark Dresser, Stomping On Enigmas, Limbo, Paucartambo

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Notes : Although released as a Ray Anderson album this was a BassDrumBone album although released before that name had been adopted by the group.

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You Be, Ray Anderson / Mark Helias / Gerry Hemingway, 1986, Minor Music MM 8007

Tracks : Question Mark, You Be, Pumbum, Boxcars, Stole Stroll, Edward's Dance, Mudpie Anthem

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

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Wooferlo, BassDrumBone, 1989, Soul Note SN 1187

Tracks : Wooferlo, I Don't Know, Beau Regard, Sambali, Alligatory Crocodile, Space, Arocka, Struttin With Some Mutton

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Notes : Recorded in Milan in November 1987.

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(Hence The Reason), BassDrumBone, 1997, Enja ENJ 9322

Tracks : Hence The Real Reason, For Don C., Fictionary, Sambali, Moto Proto, Speak Again Brother, The Disappearing Afternoon, Lips Apart, When Zweeble Walked By

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Notes : Recorded at the BimHuis in Amsterdam on March 9, 1996.

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Cooked To Perfection, BassDrumBone, 1999, Auricle AUR 5

Tracks : Mississippi Mud, Endorphin, Pork, On The Way, Elegy For Willie Vargas, Question Mark, One Night In Krefeld, Portrait Of Mark Dresser

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway


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March Of Dimes, BassDrumBone, 2000, DATA Records

Tracks : Johnny Jones, Kinda Garnerish, Gentle Ben, Mumblypeg, March of Dimes, Handicap, FlipFlop

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Recorded live at Bimhuis in Amsterdam in September 1997.

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The Line Up, BassDrumBone, 2006, Clean Feed CF065CD

Tracks : Insistent, Rainbow, The Line Up, Sisyphus Effect, And Then Some, A Cuppa, 1,2,3, On Solid Ground, Rallier

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

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The Other Parade, BassDrumBone, 2011, Clean Feed CF223CD

Tracks : Show Tuck, The Blue Light Down The Line, King Louisian, Rhythm Generation, Soft Shoe Mingle, Unforgiven, The Masque, Lips and Grits, The Other Parade

Musicians : Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway, Ray Anderson

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The Long Road, BassDrumBone, 2016, Auricle AUR 16 + 17

Tracks : Oh Yeah, Bungle Low, BluRay, Kemp, Why Not?, Quomput, Tone L, At Another Time / CD 2: Bluish, Different Cities, Cherry Pickin, The Line Up, Lands' End

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway / Guests: Jason Moran (tracks 2, 5 & 7), Joe Lovano (tracks 3, 9 & 11)

Notes : The last two tracks were recorded live in Lausanne on March 11, 2013. The other tracks were recorded at Acoustic Recordings in Brooklyn in August 2016.


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Afternoon, BassDrumBone, 2024, Auricle AUR 24

Tracks : Afternoon Begins, Ain't Nuttin Butta, Shone Eyes, Afternoon Continues, Bright Wabash, Afternoon Ends

Musicians : Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway

Notes : Recorded at the Samurai Hotel recording studio in Astoria, NY in July 2023.


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Last updated April 2026