Houston bassist and composer Thomas Helton is a multifaceted improviser and skilled interpreter of contemporary bass repertoire. Equally adept at playing jazz, classical, experimental and avant-garde music, Helton continues to push and redefine the possibilities of his instrument by embracing extended performance techniques and new compositional forms.
  • AfroBlue
  • After Midnight
  • Ain’t Misbehaving
  • Alexander’s Ragtime Band
  • All Blues
  • All The Way
  • Almost Like Being In Love
  • Alright Ok You Win
  • Am I Blue
  • Amodo Mio
  • Another Day *
  • As Long As I Live
  • As Time Goes By
  • At Last
  • Aunt Hager’s Blues
  • Autumn Leaves
  • Avalon
  • Bad Moon a Rising
  • Basin Street Blues
  • A Beautiful Friendship
  • Before You Accuse Me
  • Bessemer Mucho
  • Black Coffee
  • Blackbird (Beatles)
  • Black Magic Woman
  • Blue Bayou
  • Blue Christmas Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
  • Blue Monk
  • Blue Moon
  • Body And Soul
  • Brazil
  • Brown Eyed Girl
  • But Not For Me
  • Bye Bye Blackbird
  • Can’t Help Loving That Man
  • Caravan
  • Careless Love
  • Change The World
  • Cheek To Cheek
  • Cherokee
  • The Christmas Song
  • Christmas Time Is Here
  • Close To You
  • Come Away With Me
  • Come Fly With Me
  • Come Rain Or Come Shine
  • Come Together
  • Corcovado (Quite Nights)
  • Crossroads
  • Crazy
  • Cry Me A River
  • Day By Day
  • Deed I Do
  • Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me
  • Don’t Come Back*
  • Don’t Know Why
  • Dream A Little Dream Of Me
  • Dreams
  • Eleanor Rigby
  • Embraceable You
  • Everybody Loves My Baby
  • Everybody’s Crying Mercy
  • Exactly Like You
  • Fallin
  • Feel Like Making Love
  • Feeling Good
  • Felix Navidad
  • Fever
  • Fly Me To TheMoon
  • A Foggy Day
  • Fragile
  • Frosty Morning Blues
  • Gee Baby Ain’t I Good To You
  • Gentle Rain
  • Georgia
  • Girl From Ipanema
  • Give Me One Reason
  • Give Me The Simple Life
  • The Glory Of Love
  • God Bless The Child
  • Good Morning Heartache
  • Got My Mojo Workin
  • Green Dolphin Street
  • Have Youself A Merry Little Christmas
  • Here Comes The Sun
  • Hey Good Looking
  • Hit The Road Jack
  • Honeysuckle Rose
  • Hound Dog
  • House Of The Rising Sun
  • How High The Moon
  • How Insensitive
  • I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me
  • I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
  • I Could Wright A Book
  • I Don’t Know Why
  • I Don’t Need No Doctor
  • I Feel Good
  • I Got It Bad
  • I Got Rhythm
  • I Love Being Here With You
  • I Saw Her Standing There
  • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Clause
  • I Thought About You
  • I’ve Got It Bad
  • I Want To Be Happy
  • If I Had You
  • I’ll Be Home For Christmas
  • I’ll Be Seeing You
  • I’m Beginning To See The Light
  • I’m Confessin’
  • I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write
  • I’m Just A Lucky So and So
  • I’m Lonesome Sweetheart
  • I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry
  • Imagine
  • I’m My Life
  • In The Wee Small Hours
  • Isn’t She Lovely
  • It Don’t Mean A Thing
  • It Had To Be You
  • It’s Only A Paper MoonI’ve Got You Under My Skin
  • I’ve Found A New Baby
  • I’ve Got The World On A String
  • I’ve Got You Under My Skin
  • I’ve Never Been to Spain
  • Jingle Bells
  • Jump Jive And Wail
  • Just Squeeze Me
  • Kansas City
  • La Vie En Rose
  • Lady Be Good
  • Lady Is A Tramp
  • Let It Snow
  • Let’s Stay Together
  • Light My Fire
  • LOVE
  • Love For Sale
  • Love Is A Losing Game
  • Lover Man
  • Lullaby Of Birdland
  • Making Whoopie
  • Mean To Me
  • Meditation
  • Midnight At The Oasis
  • Mississippi *
  • Misty
  • Moanin’
  • Moon River
  • Moondance
  • The More I See You
  • More Than You Know
  • Mr. Magic
  • Mr Sandman
  • My Cherie Amour
  • My Funny Valentine
  • My Way
  • Nature Boy
  • The Nearness Of You
  • Never Make Your Move Too Soon
  • New Orleans Shuffle*
  • Nice Work If You Can Get It
  • Night And Day
  • A Night In Tunisia
  • Old Time Rock And Roll
  • On A Clear Day
  • On Green Dolphin Street
  • One Night In Brazil*
  • Our Day Will Come
  • Our Love Is Here To Stay
  • Over The Rainbow
  • One Como Va
  • Pausado*
  • Peg
  • Pennie’s From Heaven
  • Riders On The Storm
  • Route 66
  • Rudolph
  • Runaway
  • Savor A Mi’
  • Santa Baby
  • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
  • Satin Dall
  • Scotch And Soda
  • Sentimental Journey
  • September In The Rain
  • Silent Night
  • Silver Bells
  • Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay
  • Smile
  • Smooth Operator
  • Some Of My Best Friends Are The Blues
  • Someone Else Is Stepping In
  • Someone To Watch Over Me
  • Spooky
  • St James Infirmary
  • Stormy Monday
  • Stormy Weather
  • Summertime
  • Sunday Morning
  • Sunny
  • Superstition
  • Sway
  • Swonderful
  • Taint Nobody’s Biznes
  • Tangerine
  • Teach Me Tonight
  • Tell It Like It Is
  • Temptation
  • Tennessee Waltz
  • That’s Alright Mama
  • These Boots Are Made For Walking
  • They Can’t Take That Away From Me
  • This Can’t Be Love
  • This Masquerade
  • The Thrill Is Gone
  • Time After Time
  • Unchained My Heart
  • Unforgettable
  • Valerie
  • Walking After Midnight
  • Waltz Across Texas
  • Watch What Happens
  • The Way You Look Tonight
  • What A Difference A Day Makes
  • What A Wonderful World
  • What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve
  • What Ever Lola Wants
  • What’s Going On
  • When I Fall In Love
  • When Sunny Gets Blue
  • When Will Be Loved