Bass solo albums

[Kev]

Fancy broadining my musical tastes and fancy trying out some solo bass music, anyone have any recommendations?? Looking for solo bass stuff, rather than lead bass with a group behind it

[RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE]

Stu Hamm kings of sleep/The urge .

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Kev' post='1118161' date='Feb 6 2011, 07:57 PM']Fancy broadining my musical tastes and fancy trying out some solo bass music, anyone have any recommendations?? Looking for solo bass stuff, rather than lead bass with a group behind it [/quote]
Possibly not what you are looking for but:

Bottesini - [i]Three Duets for Double Bass[/i] played by Ovidiu Badila and Wolfgang Guttler

Bach - [i]Cello Suite #1[/i] played by Jeff Bradetich on double bass.

[lojo]

I had a Dave Holland album once, nice to fall asleep to, think its was called emerald something, double bass though not electric

[Doddy]

For just solo bass......

Victor Wooten-A Show of Hands
Michael Manring-Soliloquy
Steve Bailey-So Low,Solo

[Bilbo]

[quote name='lojo' post='1118187' date='Feb 6 2011, 08:11 PM']I had a Dave Holland album once, nice to fall asleep to, think its was called emerald something, double bass though not electric[/quote]

Emerald Tears

Also One's All and Life Cycle (Dave Holland on cello)

I like Edgar Meyer's version of the Bach Cello Suites.

[EssentialTension]

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1118274' date='Feb 6 2011, 09:07 PM']I like Edgar Meyer's version of the Bach Cello Suites.[/quote]
OK, I need to hear that.

[Thunderthumbs]

Jimmy Earl's self titled CD. Worth getting just for "Pavane Pour une Infante Défunte" alone.

[Soliloquy]

Steve Lawson !

[Stuart Clayton]

I'd recommend Zander Zon's album 'Sonorous'. He's written some really great music that you can enjoy as solo bass, but which you can also enjoy just as music - what I mean, is that it doesn't sound like a typical 'bass' album. Check out his YouTube channel: [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/Zander4724"]http://www.youtube.com/user/Zander4724[/url]

I'd also recommend Michael Manring's 'Soliloquy' too - awesome stuff.

Stu

[Chris2112]

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='1118165' date='Feb 6 2011, 07:58 PM']Stu Hamm kings of sleep/The urge .[/quote]

Most of Stu's stuff falls into the "incredible bassist as a band leader" category although he has done a few good solo pieces - Prelude in C, Moonlight Sonata, Dr Gradus ad Parnasum, November, Country Music etc etc.

[Oscar South]

[quote name='Stuart Clayton' post='1118419' date='Feb 6 2011, 11:17 PM']I'd also recommend Michael Manring's 'Soliloquy' too - awesome stuff.[/quote]

[zero9]

Check out some Eberhard Weber.

Edited February 7, 2011 by zero9

[Scooby]

Kev, try out Trip Wamsley [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qTd2c72GM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qTd2c72GM...feature=related[/url] or Michael Manring [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyVSNWXoJs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyVSNWXoJs...feature=related[/url]

Let me know how you get on ;o)))

[Thunderthumbs]

[quote name='Scooby' post='1118943' date='Feb 7 2011, 02:39 PM']Kev, try out Trip Wamsley [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qTd2c72GM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1qTd2c72GM...feature=related[/url] or Michael Manring [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyVSNWXoJs&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gyVSNWXoJs...feature=related[/url]

Let me know how you get on ;o)))[/quote]
Good call on Trip. Quality player. Some lovely basses too

[Kev]

Liking Soliloquy alot, having a listen to Trip Wamsley 'it's better this way' online now

thanks for suggestions, i'm looking for electric bass rather than DB, particularly solo without other instruments

[gizmo6789]

Geddy Lee has a solo album. cant remember what its called. but its pretty good. never knew he had one either.

[Doddy]

[quote name='gizmo6789' post='1119536' date='Feb 7 2011, 09:58 PM']Geddy Lee has a solo album. cant remember what its called. but its pretty good. never knew he had one either.[/quote]

'My Favourite Headache'

It's not solo bass though.

[urb]

This is a great bass-led album:

Kai Eckhardt- [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honour-Simplicity-Respect-The-Flow/dp/B004HKQUSA"]Honor Simplicity, Respect the Flow[/url]

[derrenleepoole]

[quote name='urb' post='1119568' date='Feb 7 2011, 10:21 PM']This is a great bass-led album:

Kai Eckhardt- [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Honour-Simplicity-Respect-The-Flow/dp/B004HKQUSA"]Honor Simplicity, Respect the Flow[/url][/quote]

+1 for this album. Obviously not a solo album, but a damn fine album nonetheless

[derrenleepoole]

If you want something a little different, I caught Ralf Gauck at Bass Day and he did a series of arrangements of well known pop tunes on solo bass, mostly Beatles, but some Police too. Nice bloke too:



This is probably more of what you're after. He has some CD's out too.

[Oscar South]

An absolute essential if nobodies mentioned it already, is 'If This Bass Could Only Talk' by Stanley Clarke.

A masterpiece of bass guitar history.

Edited February 8, 2011 by Oscar South

[Rich]

If you can find it, Jonas Hellborg's 'Elegant Punk'.

[Vibrating G String]

Aram Bedrosian

[thumperbob 2002]

David Dyson - Unleashed
Doug Johns- Pocket Fulla Nasty

If you like funk that is.

No-one mentioned Jaco Pastorius?

Bob