Frank Russell Releases “Circle Without End”

Frank Russell: Circle Without EndBassist Frank Russell’s second solo album, Circle Without End, is now available for download. For his follow-up to 2005’s Covering All Basses, the Chicago native recruited a cast of high caliber musicians including bassists Daryl Jones (Rolling Stones) and Richard Patterson (Miles Davis, David Sanborn), renowned trumpeter Wallace Roney, pianist Robert Irving III and others.

The idea for the album came about after a conversation with a friend, and pays homage to his family.

“It is dedicated to a lot of my family in the spirit of how I grew up,” Russell explains. “I wrote the music first and then collaborated with my son’s father-in-law, Manuel Simo, who is a published author, to write the lyrics. I asked him to write about our family and he wrote the words “Circle Without End” and I thought it would be a great title for the CD.”

The overall feel of the record is very groove heavy, with influences from contemporary, R&B, World and Latin styles. The tracks often have multiple bass lines happening, especially the track “Quick Pix,” which Russell wrote specifically for himself, Jones and Patterson in the “SMV mold.”

Preview and download Circle Without End:

Circle Without End Track List:

  1. Code MD-2 (feat. Robert Irving III & Wallace Roney)
  2. Her Name Is Roz
  3. Quick Pix (feat. Darryl Jones & Richard Patterson)
  4. Desi In Sedona
  5. Ladysmith (Black Mambazo) (feat. Wallace Roney)
  6. Would If I Could (feat. Wallace Roney & Darryl Jones)
  7. Noble Street Five (feat. Robert Irving III & Corey Wilkes)
  8. Orchard’s Groove
  9. Put Up Your Dukes (Interlude)
  10. Shirley’s Prayer (feat. Henry Johnson)
  11. Soul Carnival (feat. Henry Johnson)
  12. Circle Without End
  13. Tuesday Heartbreak (feat. Henry Johnson)
  14. I Made A Promise
  15. Love Will Find a Way (Bonus Track) (feat. Henry Johnson)
  16. Put Up Your Dukes, Part 2 (Bonus Track) (feat. Henry Johnson)

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  1. Alissa Quintero Gonzalez

    Excellent! So excited for you Frank! Congratulations!