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Double Bass Favorite Bassists
- Thread starter Max George
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I'm by no means a bluegrass guy but I'm familiar with Paul Kowert and Scott Mulvahill.
Kowert is a monster. I love his playing on the Punch Brother's album The Phosphorescent Blues.
Mulvahill was on tour with Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby a little while ago. I checked them out when they came through Wilmington. Nice player and took a great solo during the show.
Kowert is a monster. I love his playing on the Punch Brother's album The Phosphorescent Blues.
Mulvahill was on tour with Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby a little while ago. I checked them out when they came through Wilmington. Nice player and took a great solo during the show.
I like both of these guys. Scott is a monster talent both singing and playing. Paul is a super bassist, and works all the time. I think he’s out with I’m With Her, which is a little supergroup!!
Mark Schatz is one of my favorites. I have seen him with a couple of different bands over the years and really enjoy his playing.
Dennis Crouch and Travis Book are two of the more contemporary players I always learn something from.
I love everything about the way Dennis Crouch plays. I seriously love the way he sounds. Some day I will have a gut setup. That’s coming.
I'm not really current with who's who in the new generation of bluegrass bassists. Being in Massachusetts I've seen a number of "Berklee bluegrass" bands the last few years and most of the bassists have serious legit chops, even using the bow often!
I guess Paul Kowert is one of the few newer guys I've actually seen whose name I remembered. He's a monster.
I was blown away by Ethan Jodziewicz (pronounced "yo-JEH-vits") who I've seen performing with Sierra Hull and Darol Anger, but he's not really playing bluegrass. For that matter, I've long been crazy about Edgar Meyer but he's not really a bluegrass guy either.
Tom Gray of Seldom Scene had a big impact on me when I first heard him forty years ago. Also from that same era, Todd Phillips and Mark Schatz. They caught my ears simply by being in groups I was seeing and on records I was listening to. They raised the bar the way the kids coming out of Berklee are today.
I guess Paul Kowert is one of the few newer guys I've actually seen whose name I remembered. He's a monster.
I was blown away by Ethan Jodziewicz (pronounced "yo-JEH-vits") who I've seen performing with Sierra Hull and Darol Anger, but he's not really playing bluegrass. For that matter, I've long been crazy about Edgar Meyer but he's not really a bluegrass guy either.
Tom Gray of Seldom Scene had a big impact on me when I first heard him forty years ago. Also from that same era, Todd Phillips and Mark Schatz. They caught my ears simply by being in groups I was seeing and on records I was listening to. They raised the bar the way the kids coming out of Berklee are today.
I’m wanting to hear some Edgar, but don’t know where to start “”Bluegrass” wise, any suggestions?
Invalid Link Removed A lot of it is out of print. Just check the names of his collaborators: Bela, Grisman, Chris Thile, Mark O'Connor, Jerry Douglas. None of it is straight grass, most of it is newgrass with some jazz and classical elements. Skip, Hop and Wobble with Jerry Douglas (still in print) and Telluride Sessions by Strength In Numbers (Bela, Sam Bush, O'Connor, Jerry Douglas...long out of print) are the closest to bluegrass and both are on Spotify.
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Also check the Goat Rodeo CD. Comes with a very interesting DVD. Yo Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Christ Thile and Edgar. Nothing bluegrass specific, just really interesting music.
Years ago Edgar played an event with the Grand Rapids symphony; I bought a ticket that included a "Meet the Artist" session prior to the concert. When asked what other type of music he enjoyed playing, other than his original compositions and classical, he replied: "the new acoustic, bluegrass influenced music," or something close to that. Most of the audience was amazed at his reply.
I've pre-ordered this CD, and downloaded the single. All the players are really, really good on this tune. I expect the full CD to be similar, although the personnel are different.
i love that 3-part female harmony. so good. that microphone....gotta be a Neumann
Tim Surret with Balsam Range is incredibly smooth with lots of wonderful little fills that are never out of place or over done. One really classy player.
