The pandemic pause can once again be pinpointed for the creation of a quality project, this time by the Pine Cats, a duo consisting of New York City mainstays Mike Visceglia (Suzanne Vega, John Cale, Christopher Cross, Bette Midler) and guitarist/vocalist John Putnam (Madonna, Cher, Southside Johnny, John Denver). The pair’s acoustic-driven amalgam of folk, blues, and Americana on their debut disc, Bedouin Breakfast, includes the support of drummers Jerry Marotta, Josh Dion, and Dennis McDermott, Brian Mitchell on piano and organ, Olivier Manchon on violin, and Larry Campbell on mandolin. The nine-track effort is awash in Putnam’s guitar layers and relaxed lead vocals, leaving Visceglia with plenty of places to lock down the pulse, move forward melodically, and add to the rustic harmonic colors. The opener, “Shine,” an ethereal shuffle, boasts a bass and a chordal part, both played on Mike’s Fender American Series Pro II Jazz Bass with a John East J-Retro Preamp (his main ba