Making the Low Notes

"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 musi­cian 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 can­did 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