tinyd Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 23 hours ago, Rexel Matador said: Not a bass player led album, but Ron Carter's bass playing on Jim Hall's Concierto is a delight. Nice! The live album Alone Together is just the two of them and is a lovely example of duo playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Also Red Mitchell with Joe Pass and Red Mitchell with Jim Hall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 06/03/2020 at 09:41, Clarky said: This is lovely too, Swedish Jazz (or Jazz pa Svenska) from Jan Johansson in 1964. One of Danny Thompson's big influences. Actually loving this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Yes ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Keter Betts ( bass ) both albums : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 15 hours ago, DaveFry said: I am so digging this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvJazz83 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 If you like the more modern jazz stuff, this guy from Norway makes some interesting noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 28 minutes ago, JvJazz83 said: If you like the more modern jazz stuff, this guy from Norway makes some interesting noise. He does make some interesting noises and spread across a range of genres, v interesting indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 01/03/2020 at 22:41, paul_5 said: Obvious place to start would be ‘kind of blue’ by Miles Davis, in fact I’d recommend any Miles album with Paul Chambers on bass, but that’s just me. Billie Holliday’s ‘songs for distingue lovers’ is a great album too, as the mix is great, and it’s not difficult to hear what the bass is doing and how it works with everything else. Kind of Blue is a mainstay on the iPod but I'll certainly listen to more with Mr Chambers. I'm not sure I'll be able to get around my intense dislike of Billie Holliday's voice to listen to that album but I'll give it a shot. I realise this is probably some kind of Jazz heresy but there it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 On 02/03/2020 at 17:40, tinyd said: Anything with Christian McBride is well worth hearing. There are s couple of recent recordings with him playing with Chick Corea that are excellent, but his own bands are also really good. Christ, quite possibly on a bike ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Christ, quite possibly on a bike ... He's great, and even when he's 'just' walking he's still amazing. He's been fairly good at playing bass for a while now He's currently on tour in Europe with Chick Corea- gutted that I won't get to see him.... Edited March 10, 2020 by tinyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Speaking of ... flippin 'eck bassists. Adam Ben Ezra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Is that where the dog licks his balls? I get that sort of reaction when I play a solo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Oscar Peterson Trio + One Ray Brown again. Worth listening to. The + One is Clark Terry, always worth listening to too if you like jazz trumpet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Bobthedog said: Oscar Peterson Trio + One Yessir, that's in the bag. Big Oscar Peterson fan here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 (edited) Christopher Wesley White ... and some bloke on trumpet. Edited March 13, 2020 by Frank Blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lunatique Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I grew up with Masahiko Satoh's "Amorphism" album, which I still love to this day, and Eddie Gomez was the bassist on it. He's a legendary player but it seems he's not as highly regarded as some of the other big names. I personally love his playing because he's always melodic and entertaining, while I find many upright bassists boring to listen to. Someone did upload the album to YouTube, but the sound quality is terrible because the stereo imaging and the center are strangely skewed and anemic sounding compared to the actual CD. But if you like what you hear, just go buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumblePie Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Gomez is a good Jazz player, he has some flaws in his intonation, as did Charlie Haden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyd Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Forgot about this one - Larry Grenadier is a great player: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Gomez and Haden intonation flaws? Really? I always counted them as particularly good; at least, compared to Ron Carter (who is often awful) and Mingus (who cared more about the music than the notes). Need to get my ears recalibrated Gomez on Joni Mitchel's "I've got a blue motel room" and with Bruford & Ralph Towner on "If summer had its ghosts" .. I love it and need to get more of him. Meanwhile I'm just playing an el cheapo CD I bought from HMV (yes there ARE still CD shops!!) that has The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus on it (for about a fiver). In places it sounds like Mingus was playing a laminated bass with tired gut strings on it, recorded using a mike wrapped in a wet cloth .. but Oh can Mingus swing a band a long behind him - sometimes intonation isn't all that. PS: so much great music in this thread .. should take up a couple of weeks of self isolation (when it inevitably descends) quite nicely!! :¬) Edited March 19, 2020 by NickA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 26 minutes ago, NickA said: PS: so much great music in this thread .. should take up a couple of weeks of self isolation (when it inevitably descends) quite nicely!! :¬) Yes it’s taking me an age to get through but that’s because each player leads off down a warren of discovery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumblePie Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 2 hours ago, NickA said: Gomez and Haden intonation flaws? Really? I always counted them as particularly good; at least, compared to Ron Carter (who is often awful) and Mingus (who cared more about the music than the notes). Need to get my ears recalibrated Gomez on Joni Mitchel's "I've got a blue motel room" and with Bruford & Ralph Towner on "If summer had its ghosts" .. I love it and need to get more of him. Meanwhile I'm just playing an el cheapo CD I bought from HMV (yes there ARE still CD shops!!) that has The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady and Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus on it (for about a fiver). In places it sounds like Mingus was playing a laminated bass with tired gut strings on it, recorded using a mike wrapped in a wet cloth .. but Oh can Mingus swing a band a long behind him - sometimes intonation isn't all that. PS: so much great music in this thread .. should take up a couple of weeks of self isolation (when it inevitably descends) quite nicely!! :¬) They are not absolutely on point like the real A-list players. Ron Carter is hit and miss sometimes. I really don´t like the "smear" or playing everything with "glissandro", for me the intonation has to be on point- as a reference I studied classical music (vocals and upright), so I might have differect expectations for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunatique Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Ear training is not my strongest suit. If something is clearly out of tune then I can definitely hear it, but in the context of multiple instruments playing together and in the hands of a professional musician playing melodically challenging music, I don't think I can hear the problems. Also, I think maybe jazz is more forgiving of intonation since so much of it relies on passing notes (which to non-jazz musicians sounds like sour notes) and there's so much modulation and key change and complex harmony, that if there are slight intonation issues, they'd likely just blend right in. How would y'all rate Eddie Gomez overall? He seems to be one of those upright bassists who sometimes makes it onto "best upright bassist" lists, and sometimes don't. Would he be considered middle-tier among other jazz upright bass players? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 If you are really feeling brave, try Super Bass - Live at Sculler's. Ray Brown, John Clayton and Christian McBride all on the same album and same tracks in some cases, perhaps a bit much for even me: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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