The Optimist

by Bug

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1.	Blues for Sarthak 05:58	buy track
2.	The Optimist 08:50	buy track
3.	City of Lakes 05:35	buy track
4.	Three Weeks 06:53	buy track
5.	What You Will 02:02	buy track
6.	Tranströmer 08:14	buy track
7.	Nagarkot 06:11	buy track
8.	Rune 07:53	buy track
9.	Broken / Unbroken 09:22	buy track

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Peter Epstein • alto saxophone
Jeff Miley • electric & acoustic guitars
James Miley • piano
Roger Shew • double bass
Brian Hamada • drum set

Tracks 1-3, 5, 6, and 9 composed by James Miley. Tracks 4 and 8 composed by Jeff Miley. Track 7 composed by Jeff Miley and James Miley. All music arranged by Bug.

All music published by Dublin Tundra Music (ASCAP) except "Three Weeks" and "Rune," published by Suburban Alphabet Songs (ASCAP), and "Nargarkot," published by Dublin Tundra Music (ASCAP) and Suburban Alphabet Songs (ASCAP).

credits

released October 12, 2015

Recorded October 11-12, 2013, by Paul Tavenner at Big City Recording, Granada Hills, California.
Mixed by Jeff Miley.
Mastered by Paul Tavenner.

Produced by James Miley and Jeff Miley
Executive Producer: Brian Hamada

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Bug Fresno, California

BUG was a west coast jazz quintet active from 2004 - 2015. This bandcamp page is intended as one-stop resource for listening to their recorded output during that time, including three full length discs: Murmur (2007), The Gadfly (2009), and The Optimist (2015). If you'd like a physical copy of one of the CDs, please don't hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for listening! ... more