Bill Harrison worked as a professional bassist in Chicago for four decades. He performed with jazz luminaries Clark Terry, James Moody, Bunky Green, Max Roach, Woody Herman's Thundering Herd, Dizzy Gillespie, and many others. His theatrical credits include Wicked, The Lion King, Always Patsy Cline, The Visit, Bounce, Turn of the Century, and Billy Elliot. Bill's writing has been published in After Hours, Allium, Counseling Today, The Intermezzo, Performink, The Sandpiper, Sledgehammer, Under the Gum Tree, and elsewhere. He has a private psychotherapy practice in Chicago, where he lives with his poet/therapist wife, Nina Corwin, and a naughty Bengal named Jazzy.
"Making the Low Notes is a rollicking and heartfelt memoir about a
lifelong love affair with music. Harrison writes about the highs
and lows of a musician's life with wit, candor, and verve,
capturing the pleasures of performing in the limelight as well as
in its lambent periphery."--Meghan O'Gieblyn, author of Altered
States
"Bill Harrison's memoir captures the wild life of a professional
musi-cian with great flair. I had a blast discovering the lessons
Bill learned from Joe Daley, Warren Benfield, and other Chicago
musical legends. Bill paints a vivid picture of the highs and lows
of the circuitous path of the professional musician. Highly
recommended!"--Jason Heath, bassist, teacher, podcaster, and
writer
"In this vivid and can-did tale, Bill Harrison's journey through
that life visits the crazy, the difficult, and ultimately the
rewarding places that are so common to this adventure. . . . The
tale of a true survivor, this deeply felt memoir transcends jazz
bass, as does this next chapter of his own life."--Steve Rodby,
multi Grammy Award-winning bassist, producer, former member of the
Pat Metheny Group
"I first met Bill Harrison nearly 50 years ago . . . But I never
really heard him until reading this account of his honest,
intimate, often witty and always insightful journey. . . . Title
notwithstanding, Harrison hits plenty of high notes along the
way."--Neil Tesser, Grammy-winning author and broadcaster
"Harrison's memoir will tell you a lot about the bass and being a
bassist . . . Although Harrison's knowledge of his instrument and
the bassist's trade is bottomless (and delightful), he fetishizes
neither. This is a profound book about life, love, and
commitment."--David Van Biema, former religion writer for Time
magazine and coauthor of The Prayer Wheel
"Bill Harrison is an awesome, creative musician, a master of all
styles of improvisation."--Hankus Netsky, multi-instrumentalist,
composer, faculty New England Conservatory
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