The Ouachita smallmouth is a fairly recent discovery, a form of smallmouth bass unique to that part of Oklahoma and Arkansas.

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The twenty-five-million-dollar donation was, Bass said, in part a farewell present to Joe Volpe, and in part a welcome gift to Gelb.

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So the vocalist is Manhattan Transfer's Laurel Masse, whose luscious chops are complemented by a jaunty clarinet and mellow, slightly melancholy bass line, all part of an arrangement that Mansfield himself cooked up.

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Mr. BETTS: In the beginning when I first started the main part of the bass was to learn the changes to each song.

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Musically, rock has centered around the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with bass guitar and drums.

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It's not the same feeling that you'd get from a traditional separate subwoofer: whereas floor-based box units normally found in other systems tend to rumble from the ground up, the Zeppelin Air's bass feels somewhat more directional, more a part of the overall mix.

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She says it comes in part from her love for the upright bass.

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Bass player Nic Potter 's inventive rhythms were an integral part of the band Van der Graaf Generator.

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Now the group has settled for the most part, with Connor, David Wetzel on keyboards, Mike Nolte on bass, drummer Josh Adams and the newest member, Kansas City guitarist Jake Blanton.

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