Solo Jazz DB

DownLow · #1 04-01-2008, 03:08 PM

A few months ago the good folks here at TB helped me find a copy of Dave Holland's One's All.

It's a great CD of fairly straight ahead Jazz. Just Dave Holland's bass, no other instrumentation.

Since then I've done some looking for other solo DB recordings like this one. I've heards some Avante Garde stuff, and of course there are many classical solo DB recordings.

Can anyone recommend more "straight ahead" solo DB recordings like One's All?

Tall task, I know....

damonsmith · #2 04-02-2008, 11:39 AM

Red Mitchell made one, one side is piano and singing, the other is solo bass. Lynn Seaton's solo is more out than Holland, but more inside than a lot of others. Miroslav Vitous and Anders Jormin also have nice, melodic solo albums out.

carlopetro · #3 04-09-2008, 12:29 AM

I just was going to start a thread on this same subject!!!

My favorite Solo bass album is Michel Donato's Marée bass...e

http://www.amazon.com/Maree-Bass-Mic.../dp/B000005FTS

There must be more solo bass albums out there?

philbio77 · #4 04-09-2008, 07:19 AM

There is also another solo album by Dave Holland called 'Emerald Tears' it is on the ECM label.
My favourite double bass album would have to be 'The Marks brothers' with Mark Dresser and Mark Helias, although its not a solo album and its not so straight ahead it is freaking amazing, If you can, check it out.
Mark dresser's solo album 'Unveil' is pretty sweet too.