One and a half Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 To throw in electric bass, also an art in itself AS Profile Equipment List Say NO to MQA Link to comment
REShaman Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 ... My bad... The bleedin' obvious was lost on me!! Excuse my last suggestions off topic.... Imbecile. OT? Yes! But your appreciation for excellence is not and with this way-point you are never lost. Enjoy the music, Richard Link to comment
odelay Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks Richard :-) My problem with that fabulous Mingus medley vanished once I upgraded Audirvana Plus (old 1.4.6 to NEWER 1.4.6!) To ve OT once more... Installing a new fuse today was a revelation - breaking my fuse cherry with one from Synergy Hifi. Worth much more than the $35 it cost me. But to return to the topic, I would throw Sam Anning into the mix. Brilliant young jazz bassist. TF cards - USB -> GentooPlayer in RAM on Rpi4b, Ian’s PurePi II, FIFO Q7, HDMI-pro -> Audio GD R-27 -> S.A.T. Infinity monoblocks -> Gallo Stradas + TR-3 sub / Erzetich Phobos Link to comment
REShaman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks Richard :-)My problem with that fabulous Mingus medley vanished once I upgraded Audirvana Plus (old 1.4.6 to NEWER 1.4.6!) To ve OT once more... Installing a new fuse today was a revelation - breaking my fuse cherry with one from Synergy Hifi. Worth much more than the $35 it cost me. But to return to the topic, I would throw Sam Anning into the mix. Brilliant young jazz bassist. You're welcome. So is the introduction to me of Sam Anning, whose name I am not familiar with but, as always, am happy to learn of yet another musician of interest. And I might also add that a recent purchase of Michel Petrucciani & Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, Petrucciani NHØP, is extraordinary. Pedersen is transcendent on bass. I mention this CD at the Album of The Evening thread, so pardon my duplication here. Enjoy the music, Richard christian u 1 Link to comment
odelay Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 That album is worth owning for the cover alone :-). I'll have to check Petrucciani out. I play tennis with Sam Anning's dad. Seeing Sam play with his dad and brother was awesome - especially his work on 'Love Is' - a recording of which remains a reference for bass. Sam lives in NYC and see that he's got a few releases I haven't heard (like one with George Coleman Jr). TF cards - USB -> GentooPlayer in RAM on Rpi4b, Ian’s PurePi II, FIFO Q7, HDMI-pro -> Audio GD R-27 -> S.A.T. Infinity monoblocks -> Gallo Stradas + TR-3 sub / Erzetich Phobos Link to comment
bdiament Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Some great players listed in this thread so far. I'd like to add a new (to me) player I first heard several years ago and have since had the very good fortune to record on two different albums (one as a guest and more recently, as a leader). Paul Beaudry impressed me from the start with his ideas, intonation, timing and non-stop stamina. (I also give kudos to Paul for being bolder than many in allowing me to record the real sound of his bass, with no electronic reinforcement.) Best regards, Barry Soundkeeper Recordings Barry Diament Audio Link to comment
REShaman Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Some great players listed in this thread so far.I'd like to add a new (to me) player I first heard several years ago and have since had the very good fortune to record on two different albums (one as a guest and more recently, as a leader). Paul Beaudry impressed me from the start with his ideas, intonation, timing and non-stop stamina. (I also give kudos to Paul for being bolder than many in allowing me to record the real sound of his bass, with no electronic reinforcement.) [ATTACH=CONFIG]5211[/ATTACH] Best regards, Barry Soundkeeper Recordings Barry Diament Audio There's never a surfeit of musicians with marvelous musicality and technique. As I own this Sound Keeper recording along with others, I concur with Barry's assessment of bassaficity. Enjoying the music, Richard Link to comment
Tricky Sam Nanton Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Already a member of the forum, I arrived at this thread because I'm looking for a download source for the first Super Bass album. I've tried 4 copies and my MacBook rejected all of them! I already have a copy of SB 2, which I highly recommend. I learned of it when the local jazz station played Papa was a Rolling Stone. So if anyone knows a reliable download source for #1, I'd be grateful if they could post it. Plus, I have a few suggestions: the 1st great jazz bassists were Walter Page (Basie) and Jimmy Blanton (Ellington). Page is best heard on any of the small group recordings made with players drawn from the Basie band, often w/Basie on piano but not listed as the leader. A number of those with Lester Young as leader feature Page. Look for "Pagin' the Devil." Page pretty much invented the walking bass, but Jimmy Blanton really pushed it out before he died from TB at 24 in 1942. But not before Ellington recorded a series of duets with him. These are stunning. It took years before anyone could play like him. Among the next generation, Oscar Pettiford released an album called "My Little Cello," which also features his bass work. One odd and one solid mainstream addition to the Mingus recommendations: Jazz at Massey Hall, 1953 live recording (Bird, Dizzy, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Mingus) was released on Debut, a label owned by Mingus. When he listened to the recording after the concert, he wasn't happy with his playing & the way he was recorded on some tunes, so he overdubbed his lines. His Atlantic recordings, especially "Blues & Roots" are well worth checking out. Musically it's among his best & the sonics aren't bad at all. Finally, Dave Holland has recorded 2 solo albums, "Emerald Tears" and "One's All." Both on ECM with terrific sonics. Back when I had a big stereo (Acoustat speakers & Audio Research electronics) I used them as a reference for bass transient response and coherent sound from the open string fundamentals to the upper harmonics. And even as a solo recording, they helped with speaker placement. It was as though he was standing just behind the leading edge of the speakers and you could clearly hear the back & side walls. Plus, ECM has released more from the Keith Jarrett-Charlie Haden "Jasmine" sessions as "Last Dance." I'm glad someone mentioned the Jamerson book/CDs. I learned about them from a composer who'd studied with Nadia Boulanger. He was that good. MacBook Pro 2.9 GHz Core i5 > G-Tech 3TB > Audirvana+ > Meridian Explorer > AudioQuest BigSur > Audio Research SP-6c > Belden 8402 Decware SE84UFO > WE16GA > Omega AlNiCo monitor Link to comment
firedog Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I don't want to repeat what's already been written, but I love Jaco Pastorius, so Jaco - his first "solo" album also plays great on: Heavy Weather - Weather Report Hejira - Joni Mitchell Eberhard Weber - Yellow Fields Paul Chambers - Art Pepper Meets the Rhythm Section christian u 1 Main listening (small home office): Main setup: Surge protector +>Isol-8 Mini sub Axis Power Strip/Isolation>QuietPC Low Noise Server>Roon (Audiolense DRC)>Stack Audio Link II>Kii Control>Kii Three (on their own electric circuit) >GIK Room Treatments. Secondary Path: Server with Audiolense RC>RPi4 or analog>Cayin iDAC6 MKII (tube mode) (XLR)>Kii Three . Bedroom: SBTouch to Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Setup. Living Room/Kitchen: Ropieee (RPi3b+ with touchscreen) + Schiit Modi3E to a pair of Morel Hogtalare. All absolute statements about audio are false Link to comment
JoseL Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Paul Chambers: Bass On Top Amazon.com: Bass on Top: Music JoseL Link to comment
gstanley75 Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 Anything with Ray Brown Link to comment
astrotoy Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Gary Karr - though he does mostly classical. Larry Analog-VPIClas3,3DArm,LyraSkala+MiyajimaZeromono,Herron VTPH2APhono,2AmpexATR-102+MerrillTridentMaster TapePreamp Dig Rip-Pyramix,IzotopeRX3Adv,MykerinosCard,PacificMicrosonicsModel2; Dig Play-Lampi Horizon, mch NADAC, Roon-HQPlayer,Oppo105 Electronics-DoshiPre,CJ MET1mchPre,Cary2A3monoamps; Speakers-AvantgardeDuosLR,3SolosC,LR,RR Other-2x512EngineerMarutaniSymmetrical Power+Cables Music-1.8KR2Rtapes,1.5KCD's,500SACDs,50+TBripped files Link to comment
oso Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 or To a Brother, my personal favorite; This track is dedicated to Johannes, the eldest brother of Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, who died earlier that year. NHØP's composition is a theme in 6/8 consisting of quietly moving figures with an interesting bassline, the song beautiful in its simplicity. NHØP carries the melody with a sparse accompaniment by Swedish guitarist Ulf Wakenius and drummer Adam Nussbaum, after which Wakenius takes over with a great solo that builds in dynamics and intensity. He is succeeded by NHØP, whose own solo is just as fine, an emotional statement blending singable phrases and virtuosic runs. Throughout, Nussbaum is highly attentive, making this track - and the entire album - a complete pleasure Link to comment
PAP Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Mark Johnson 2x4. Highly recommended! This series of duets featuring bassist Marc Johnson with different guests could be considered a tribute to Bill Evans, because it includes such a number of songs associated with the late pianist (though only one is an Evans composition); Johnson served with distinction as the bassist in Evans' last trio. Harmonica player extraordinaire Toots Thielemans joins Johnson for a beautifully strutting take of "Killer Joe," afollowed by an amazingly soft and subtle take of Alex North's "Spartacus Love Theme," a favorite of Evans that Johnson never got the opportunity to play with him. Also very effective is the very slow arrangement of "Goodbye Porkpie Hat." Vibraphonist Gary Burton also appears on three tracks, with a dreamy take of the melancholy "Gary's Theme" and gorgeous version of Evans' "Time Remembered" meriting special attention. Pianist Makoto Ozone also appears on three duets, proving to be an inspired choice as well. Johnson was extremely satisfied with the pianist's playing of the leader's rather challenging "Miss Teri," Ozone is also up to the rapid-fire, uptempo post-bop of Herbie Hancock's "One Finger Snap." Singer Lucy Crane is probably unfamiliar to jazz fans, as this was her major label debut (she's the widow of Fred Crane, an early teacher and mentor of Johnson's); she provides spirited vocals on both "Beautiful Love" and "Ain't Misbehavin'." One of the better releases to come out in 1989, this now unfortunately deleted CD is well worth an intense search. ~ Ken Dryden Link to comment
zeko Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Love this thread. Time to fire up Tidal! I've always enjoyed Cameron Brown's work with Sheila Jordan. CAPS v2 with SOTM USB powered by Red Wine Lightning. Stello U3 usb -> spdif converter, Bel Canto 3.5 LNS, Ayre K-5xe mp preamplifier, Conrad Johnson Classic 60 power amp, Harbeth c7es3, Acoustic Zen cables Link to comment
SoundQcar Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 A must have. Beautifully recorded. Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not." — Nelson Pass Link to comment
oso Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 This is a true classic; [video=youtube;nyrVSGwD-QQ] Link to comment
Tumbling Yak Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Red Mitchell has to be worth a mention, for this stunning album: As does Arild Anderson, especially the tune "Saturday" on this album (there's a fantastic 15-minute live version of his quintet with Marcin Wasilewski and others playing this on on YouTube): iMac late 2009 8GB > Buffalo LinkStation LS-GL > APC H10 > ARCAM P90 > Totem Acoustic Sttaf | Sonos |FLAC Link to comment
PAP Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Just finished listening to my most recent purchase; Impromptu with Tony Overwater and Bert van den Brink. Overwater has a gorgeous sound on his bass, reminiscent of the late Charlie Haden. The opening track is worth the whole album it is maybe the best recorded bass sound in my collection. Link to comment
elcorso Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Just finished listening to my most recent purchase; Impromptu with Tony Overwater and Bert van den Brink.Overwater has a gorgeous sound on his bass, reminiscent of the late Charlie Haden. The opening track is worth the whole album it is maybe the best recorded bass sound in my collection. [ATTACH=CONFIG]16693[/ATTACH] +1 Great recommendation! Many thanks, Roch Link to comment
freddiejohn Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Anything by Victor Lemonte Wooten and/or Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Wooten was named by the Rolling Stone as one of the Top 10 Bassists of All Time. My recommendation: Live Art Disc 2 tracks Improv Amazing Grace, Sinister Minister, and Cosmic Hippo. Link to comment
robbbby Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Another wonderful thread, thanks so much for all the great recommendations. Link to comment
oso Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Just finished listening to my most recent purchase; Impromptu with Tony Overwater and Bert van den Brink.Overwater has a gorgeous sound on his bass, reminiscent of the late Charlie Haden. The opening track is worth the whole album it is maybe the best recorded bass sound in my collection. [ATTACH=CONFIG]16693[/ATTACH] + 2 My Foolish Heart is my favorite. The interplay is astonishing on the whole album and the instruments are so very present. I'd say this is an instant audiophile classic. Link to comment
sdolezalek Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 One of my favorite new discoveries: A great Chesky SACD recording Synology NAS>i7-6700/32GB/NVIDIA QUADRO P4000 Win10>Qobuz+Tidal>Roon>HQPlayer>DSD512> Fiber Switch>Ultrarendu (NAA)>Holo Audio May KTE DAC> Bryston SP3 pre>Levinson No. 432 amps>Magnepan (MG20.1x2, CCR and MMC2x6) Link to comment
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