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09-30-2007, 10:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Canton, NY | | | Solo Upright Players (not classical)
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone knew of any upright players who do solo shows. Like something with just a looper, their upright and maybe singing. There seems to be quite a few people doing it with electric, but i have yet to find an upright player doing this.
I'm interested in exploring this but i was hoping i could find some other people who were already doing it to get some ideas.
Thanks for any suggestions,
Jeff
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09-30-2007, 11:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Well, he doesn't sing, and he usually doesn't play his realbass anymore, but I think Dave Friesen does some solo shows with a loop station type thing. I haven't heard it; just remember reading about it somewhere. |
09-30-2007, 01:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London, UK | | | Theres loads of interesting solo double bass stuff - Damon Smith (on here) seems to have all the solo bass albums ever made so he'll probably give you a long list!
Probably my favourite for solo DB is Barre Phillips. |
09-30-2007, 02:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Oh sure, lots of folks have done solo bass stuff.... thought he was looking specifically for loopy things.
As far as vocal/bass stuff goes, Jay Leonhart has made himself a little niche in that realm. |
09-30-2007, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Canton, NY | | | Hi all, thanks for the suggestions thus far.
Let me revise my question a little. I mentioned the looper as being an 'upper limit' ie. I don't want tons of effects/drum machines/sequences. I should have also mentioned style. I'm aiming for jazz/popular/r&b/folk something in that vein, something that could be played at an open mic or coffee house.
I checked out Barre Philips, while i like it, it's a little too avant guard. Jay Leonhart was more-so in the right direction, the recordings i found seemed a little lounge-ish, but it still gives me some ideas.
Anymore suggestions welcome. |
09-30-2007, 08:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alaska 60.5N 150.8W | | | Dave Holland's "Emerald Tears" and "Ones All" are excellent choices for solo bass work. |
10-01-2007, 12:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | | A partial list of non-classical solo double bass performers that I either have or had a comercially available solo recording from:
Peter Kowald
Dave Holland
Barry Guy
Barre Phillips
Motoharu Yoshizawa
Paul Rogers
Joëlle Léandre
Klaus Janek
Christian Weber
me
Alfred Haurand
Domenico Sciajno
Günter Christmann
John Lindberg
William Parker
Vattell Cherry
Lynn Seaton
Peter Ind
Eberhard Weber
Gary Peacock
Anders Jormin
Micheal Formanek
Raoul Van der Wiede
Marteen Van Retgren Altena
Mike Biso
Ingebright Håker-Flaten
Mark Dresser
Wilbert De Joode
Kent Kessler
Harry Miller
Henry Grimes
Alan Silva
Malichai Favors
Red Mitchell
Klaus Koch
Kent Carter
JJ Avenal
A few "Classical" performers who improvise and do their own works:
Bertram Turetzky
Stefano Scodaibbio
Rabbath
Fernando Grillo
Reggie Workman has a very rare solo LP on a japanese label I have not heard. There are also a few that are so bad I declined to list.
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10-01-2007, 02:10 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: London, UK | | | If you found Barre Phillips too avant garde, then the people on Damon's list most likely to be what your looking for are probably:
Dave Holland
Lynn Seaton
Peter Ind
Eberhard Weber
Gary Peacock
Anders Jormin
Micheal Formanek
Red Mitchell |
10-01-2007, 05:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | To name a few
Peter Kowald
Dave Holland
Barry Guy
Barre Phillips
Motoharu Yoshizawa
Paul Rogers
Joëlle Léandre
Klaus Janek
Christian Weber
me
Alfred Haurand
Domenico Sciajno
Günter Christmann
John Lindberg
William Parker
Vattell Cherry
Lynn Seaton
Peter Ind
Eberhard Weber
Gary Peacock
Anders Jormin
Micheal Formanek
Raoul Van der Wiede
Marteen Van Retgren Altena
Mike Biso
Ingebright Håker-Flaten
Mark Dresser
Wilbert De Joode
Kent Kessler
Harry Miller
Henry Grimes
Alan Silva
Malichai Favors
Red Mitchell
Klaus Koch
Kent Carter
JJ Avenal
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10-01-2007, 10:28 AM
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10-01-2007, 03:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin | | | recordings? videos?
This is an interesting topic. I've wondered about this too.
Can anyone share some more names of recordings or vids where this can be heard and/or seen?
Jay's stuff is entertaining: www.jayleonhart.com
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10-01-2007, 04:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | | Mingus did the music for that Cassavettes flim with solo bass, also. I forgot the name, someone here will get just as fast as google... |
10-01-2007, 04:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: West Orange, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by damonsmith  Mingus did the music for that Cassavettes flim with solo bass, also. I forgot the name, someone here will get just as fast as google... | SHADOWS
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10-01-2007, 04:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | | | Brian Bromberg has some very nice solo tracks on his Wood CD's.
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10-01-2007, 05:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SirFunk I checked out Barre Philips, while i like it, it's a little too avant guard. | That is where the separation between professional research and listening for pleasure should be considered.
I am not saying you need to love what Barre and half the people on my list do, but if you are looking at wanting to play solo, there is a lot you can learn from them. |
10-01-2007, 05:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Are you looking for something like....
that famous jaco solo he played with joni mitchell...the layered loop thing and then soloing over it? I'm not really sure what your after but these suggestions give you a lot of music to consider. Hey, if it's not here maybe you've tripped upon something unique...be the first to do it!
Good luck |
10-01-2007, 09:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Canton, NY | | Hey, I've been watching more and more Jay Leonhart and loving it. He's much more talented vocally than i will ever be and his music is more vocal centered than I would like, but it's still terrific.
Check this out: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-4SbBDcLh9w is is phenomenal . Check out his other videos, his style of bass playing is up there with one of my favroite bass players of all time: Renaud Garcia-Fons but he's a one man band. Although not the style i was looking for his videos have given me some ideas how to arrange things with a looper so they don't get boring while setting up the loops. |
10-01-2007, 10:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Tx | | | I am not a friend of beatbox flute under any circumstances. |
10-12-2007, 10:06 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | I'm playing a solo bass set this Monday, October 15th in Hyde Park, MA near Boston.
It's at 8pm at the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge at 15 Dana Avenue.
Fuller info here: http://themusicworkshop.blogspot.com/ |
10-12-2007, 10:22 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Fairfield, CT | | Quote:
Originally Posted by damonsmith I am not a friend of beatbox flute under any circumstances. | LOLs
Anybody know Tom Abbs? A friend I used to play with in NYC - not everybody's bag but he often plays DB, didjeridoo, tuba, foot cymbal(?), champagne poppers, and various other noisemakers... and often all at the same time!
Here's a video of one of his groups, though this sounds like he's sticking to plain old bass here: http://jumparts.org/tomabbs.html |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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