well recorded and powerful bass

PZ - I am a big fan of the acoustic bass in jazz. A few that come to mind while I am sitting here at work are Extensions - Dave Holland - in my opinion his best album and the new one from Avishai Cohen - Continuo.

Another fave of mine is by a group called Baseline - Why Really which is the bass of Hein Van de Geyn with John Abercrombie on guitar - worth checking the web for it.

If you look far enough by Arild Andersen has some good bass with Ralph Towner on guitar as well.

An only available second hand on ebay kind of album where i love the bass and the warm recording is the Charlie Haden Private Collection No 1 on the Naim label - they should rerelease it.

I really like the bass on Tord Gustavsen The Ground as well and then there are all the Jarrett Trio albums with the bass of Gary Peacock which is great.

I like the bass on Peter Erskine ECM albims such as You Never Know and Time Being but it is not the main lead instrument in any way.

Lots of other albums with good bass - if I can think of them will post some more.

Hope this helps.
Adrian

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Originally posted by pz:
Could you recommend albums (jazz trio/quartet)that fulfills such demand [well recorded and powerful bass]?

I'm really glad you asked. I can heartily recommend these two albums, from right here on the Naim label:





The former, Dreamhouse, features the well recorded and powerful bass of Kelly Sill, and the latter, Remember the River, features the well recorded and powerful bass of Steve Rodby.

Enjoy!

Fred Simon

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they should rerelease it

Don't think it hasn't crossed our minds! Unfortunately, the agreement with Charlie's record company was strictly to press 2000 of each, 1 and 2, and I have so far been unable to get a new agreement.

We have another three albums with Charlie currently availble, and in the autumn we will release a recording we have done with him and Antonio Forcione. Our True Stereo method of recording allows a really beautiful bass sound to be achieved. Fred's albums were also recorded in this way.

Anna

Hi
I would like to recommend the following CD:
GINGER BAKER TRIO, with Bill Frisell on guitars and Charlie Haden on acoustic bass.
The Cd is titled GOING BACK HOME, well recorded and lots of bass with Bakers drums playing and Hadens bass.
regards
urs

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Originally posted by Anna Tooth:

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they should rerelease it

Don't think it hasn't crossed our minds! Unfortunately, the agreement with Charlie's record company was strictly to press 2000 of each, 1 and 2, and I have so far been unable to get a new agreement.

We have another three albums with Charlie currently availble, and in the autumn we will release a recording we have done with him and Antonio Forcione. Our True Stereo method of recording allows a really beautiful bass sound to be achieved. Fred's albums were also recorded in this way.

Anna

Anna - I have to say the idea of Charlie and Antonio together sounds fabulous. I look forward to that release.

Thanks
Adrian

To move away from straight Jazz, try Jah Wobble's 'English Roots Music' and 'Version 2 Version' by Bill Laswell. Both are fantastic albums and will certainly get your woofers woofing.

The various recent albums by the Stan Tracey trio (on Trio Records) are beautifully recorded by Andy Cleyndert, the bass player, and the playing is quite exceptional. It's amazing to think that Stan will shortly be 80.

Nigel

Of a slightly older generation, Milt Hinton's "Laughing at Life" is very good.

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Dreamhouse, features the well recorded and powerful bass of Kelly Sill

I can heartily recommend this one both for it's bass and overall quality.


SJB

For jazz/fusion genre, Stanley Clark is da man.

This one is well recorded and has killer bass that with really test your system!


Also, this one by Michael Wolff:


Good listening!

Anthony

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Originally posted by munch:

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Originally posted by kuma:
For jazz/fusion genre, Stanley Clark is da man.

hi kuma if you like stanley clark try some dexster wansal i think you will like it .regards munch

Thanks munch.

Any particular album you can recommend?

The Super Bass albums have corny titles but they disguis excellent bass recordings and improvisational skill from Ray Brown, John Clayton Christian McBride et al





Brian Bromberg is a modern bass player with inventive approaches.

WOOD and WOOD II are as suggested proper double Bass improvisations





Jaco is a tribute to Jaco Pastorius and is excellent multitrack bass playing



Jacque Loussier trio recordings have excellent bass playing and are intriguing for his improvisations on classical works by Bach and others.

regards
geoff

Oscar Peterson and the Bassists - recorded live in Montreux - Ray Brown and Neils Pederson in a bit of a cutting contest. Excellent recording and great music.

Not in the serious jazz world and actually well played electric bass, I like Paul Simon's early albums, especially Mother and Child Reunion. Personal songs of his life, not hit oriented, but the bass is soooo low and well done on some of the songs. It has to be a tube amp and really thoughtfully recorded. I also like One Trick Pony and his first, Kodachrome, still just amazes me with it's great songs and backup gospel singers.

Ricki Lee Jones' first self titled album too has great music, rich deep sounds with big space around them and wonderful syncopated rythums. It's great on vinyl.

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Originally posted by Sloop John B:

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Dreamhouse, features the well recorded and powerful bass of Kelly Sill

I can heartily recommend this one both for its bass and overall quality.

John, have I ever told you what astute ears you have?

Thanks once again.

Fred

Marc Johnsons' "Bass Desires". Great album. The lineup includes John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and the great Peter Erskine on drums.

All of the Jaco Pastorius albums, John MacLaughlin's Adventures in radioland, Pat Metheney's Bright Size Life,all the Jonas Hellborg albums and all the Weather Report albums

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ernest rangling: ranglin bass.

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O.J.

Since many suggestions have moved away from jazz, I'd throw in Double Espresso - Tony Levin Band.

Oh, and complete agreement about early Paul Simon - especially the bassline on the opening track of One Trick Pony (which is Tony Levin again).

Just about anything with Danny Thompson

Marcus Miller always gets an outing on the player when I want to listen to some seriously well recorded bass. From working with Miles Davies (Tutu etc) to Jean Michelle Jarre (Zoolook) to his own work.

His latest album 'Silver Rain' managed to shut down my 250 with some serious playing.

To put the average amp into apoplexy you need bowed double bass.. try track 10 on Enyas' Amarantine.

For Bass that you need an osciloscope to read try Henry Gorecki Symphony No.3 Amazing, and so sad.

Tricky - Blowback.

I'll second the recommendation for Brian Bromberg's "Wood" album. His bass has been mic'd very closely - definitely comes across as powerful.

(I wasn't aware of "Wood II" - I'll have to keep an eye out for it...)

All the best,
Bill

PZ - are any of the recommendations of any interest to you so far?

Adrian