Jump to content
Why become a member? ×
  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt
  • advertisement_alt

Double bass - Listening Recomendations


Gardenerben
 Share

Recommended Posts

1 hour ago, SubsonicSimpleton said:

There is a veritable cornucopia of amazing double bass exponents out there - is there any style/genre that particularly interests you?

Thanks for your links, some great variety there.

 

Just wondering what others get the biggest kicks from. Starting point was I really dig the sound of the double bass but am not sure I could ever get to the stage of getting off on my own playing. So a better option was to dive into the great players..... cheaper too!

 

Open on genre, style has me drawn to Pizz playing but not so much the slap and overly percussive stuff. (Great to listen to for 3 minutes but I'm quite quickly sated and moving on). Big gap in my listening experience with arco so that would be something I'd like to explore.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I can just watch this on repeat:

 

 

 

And of course, anything with Mr McBride on it, but his recent recordings with Joshua Redman, Brian Blade and Brad Mehldau are fantastic:

 

https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/redman-mehldau-mcbride-blade-return-with-longgone-and-share-video-for-disco-ears 

Edited by Jakester
  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites

At the moment I'm rotating between 2 Chevrons Apart by Yuri Goloubev, Land of The Sun by Charlie Haden, and Last Dance, an album of beautiful duets between Charlie Haden and Keith Jarrett.

 

In the car My CD player seems to be continually occupied by the 2 CDs that make up Trilogy 2, a ridiculously good live trio album by Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.

  • Like 1
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

1 hour ago, NickD said:

 

 

In the car My CD player seems to be continually occupied by the 2 CDs that make up Trilogy 2, a ridiculously good live trio album by Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Brian Blade.

Yep, the Trilogy recordings are amazing.  

 

Plus the Akoustic Band stuff with John Patitucci (and really anything with him on too). 

 

Really, it's how long have you got...

Edited by Jakester
  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Astral Weeks by Van Morrison (the whole album) - I find the freedom that Richard Davis plays with on the album very inspiring especially as when backing singer songwriter type stuff I find it can sometimes be hard to come up with lines that aren't just root notes. 

Edited by alexpea
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

One album that always that always makes me think f***ing hell when I hear it is 'Bass & Mandolin' from Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer. Absolute mastery from both players, an incredible pairing. Also check out anything from Chris Thile's own band, the Punch Brothers, I particularly love 'The Phosphorescent Blues'. Go see them live if you can, they are spectacular.

 

 

 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 05/12/2022 at 11:24, knirirr said:

This is a good one, I think:

 

 

That’s a beautiful tune. I’ve been playing it with soloists, vocalists and within quartets for over fifty years. It’s a staple of jazzers and any group should be able to play it if called.

 

it was written by Jimmy Van Heusen. Born Chester Babcock he changed his name after seeing a shirt advert. He was a prolific composer of great standards and a keen flyer with his own plane. He did test pilot duties for Lockheed in WW2.

 

His tunes moved the American songbook repertoire along a bit from the output of George Gershwin, Cole Porter et al whose tunes sound a bit pedestrian in comparison. Check out JvH’s extensive output on Wiki. Also Harry Warren’s while you’re about it.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Mulgrew Miller & NHOP playing Duke Ellington's piano & bass duets. I was lucky enough to see them playing this live, many moons ago. I keep coming back to it, i think you'll hear why. There's also similar recordings of Ellington and Jimmy Blanton playing the same. 

 

 

 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...