Tested the lastest ModeShape 2.2.x build on the  ER1 kit and this issue is resolved.    Was able to issue query:   select * from nt_base and back the following:

Summary:

  + Output Columns:jcr_primaryType (string)
  + Statistics:
    0: Node Output Rows: 1279
    1: Node Process Time: 412
    2: Node Cumulative Process Time: 412
    3: Node Cumulative Next Batch Process Time: 2
    4: Node Next Batch Calls: 5
    5: Node Blocks: 2
  + Cost Estimates:Estimated Node Cardinality: -1.0
  + Query:SELECT g_0.jcr_primaryType FROM ModeShape.nt_base AS g_0
  + Model Name:ModeShape