Music from Two Basses
| Music from Two Basses | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 15 February 1971 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:39 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1011 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Music from Two Basses is an album by jazz bassists Dave Holland and Barre Phillips recorded on 15 February 1971 and released on ECM later that year—Holland's second project, and Phillips' first, for the label.
Reception
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|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarStar[1] |
| Tom Hull | B+((2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention))[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states:
This historic date features the two British [sic] bassists engaged while at the top of their powers, exploring not only tonality and the dynamic and harmonic possibilities that exist between two double basses, but also the expanded notions of how the different players' styles and musical intuitions dovetail, rather than work in opposition... There is simply no bass recording like this one, and over 30 years after its release, it is still a classic, an astonishing look at how intimate and instinctive musical communication can really be.[1]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Dave Holland except as indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Improvised Piece I" | 10:32 | |
| 2. | "Improvised Piece II" |
| 7:50 |
| Total length: | 18:22 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Beans" | Phillips | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Raindrops" | 4:10 | |
| 3. | "May Be I Can Sing It for You" | Phillips | 1:44 |
| 4. | "Just a Whisper" | 4:54 | |
| 5. | "Song for Clare" | 4:54 | |
| Total length: | 18:47 37:09 | ||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Musicians
[edit | edit source]- David Holland – bass, cello
- Barre Phillips – bass
Technical personnel
[edit | edit source]- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Kurt Rapp, Martin Wieland – engineer
- B. & B. Wojirsch – layout
- Vinny Golia – cover drawing
- Jörg Becker – photography
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2011
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