colllin Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) I'm a sucker for a great bass solo. I like inventive solos but not too avant-garde. I lean toward 50s and 60s material. Upright, accoustic only. My favorite soloists are Vinnie Burke, Gary Peacock, and of course OP & PC. Reply with bassists and/or specific tracks with "WOW!" solos. A big thank you to all replies already received and all those coming. I will try to track down the vast majority of your recommendations, especially material on eMusic. Edited September 2, 2010 by Colin Mathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Mingus Ah Um. Amazing bass solos throughout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wilbur Ware. Pretty much anything, but check out the track "Catharsis" from "Johnny Griffin Sextet", Griff & Ware do a bass/sax duet for a few minutes that's one of my favorite moments in recorded jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Wilbur Ware: "Woody 'n You," Johnny Griffin Sextet Mingus: "I Can't Get Started," Jazz Portraits -- Mingus In Wonderland Albert Stinson: "My Joy," Bobby Hutcherson, Oblique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Ray Brown on "The Touch of Your Lips" (Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Scott LaFaro with Bill Evans - "Waltz For Debby", "Explorations", "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" "Portrait In Jazz". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Ptah Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Elvin Jones/Richard Davis--"Heavy Sounds" (Impulse) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 A few favorite Mingus bass solos: 1. The Haitian Fight Song from The Clown; 2. The Cryin' Blues from Blues and Roots; 3. Fables of Faubus from The Great Concert of Charles Mingus; 4. For Harry Carney from Changes Two; 5. Meditations on Integration from Town Hall Concert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 An overlooked great Mingus solo is on "Get Out of Town" on the Thad Jones album on Debut, reissued on OJC. And speaking of Thad, Richard Davis gets some truly great spots on the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Orchestra dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Clugston Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 All the above. Also, check out François Rabbath, who did a series of bass and drums only records in the 1960s. Alan Silva takes a few killer bass solos on Albert Ayler's Greenwich Village and Love Cry records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Silva's flywheel arco on Cecil's "Unit Structures" composition destroyed me when I first heard it, and I still haven't recovered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Richard Davis on Eric Dolphy's "Hat and Beard" [not straight-ahead, though] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmirBagachelles Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Jack Casady's solo begins "The Other Side Of This Life" on Blessed It's Pointed Little Head.... From there, onward and upward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Elvin Jones/Richard Davis--"Heavy Sounds" (Impulse) Especially on Shiny Stockings. That cut is ridiculous good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Paul Chambers is in exceptional form (and recorded with great presence) throughout the title track of Louis Smith's "Smithville" -- brief but striking unaccompanied walking intro, great support for the other soloists (Smith, Charlie Rouse, Sonny Clark), blues-drenched solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Check out Reggie Workman's solo on Cunning Lee from Lee Morgan's Caramba LP. His playing in support throughout that track and Suicide City from the same album, is supple and propulsive and swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Berger Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Jimmy Garrison, "Pursuance" and "Ascent" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spontooneous Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Check out Reggie Workman's solo on Cunning Lee from Lee Morgan's Caramba LP. His playing in support throughout that track and Suicide City from the same album, is supple and propulsive and swinging. Yeah, Workman is just about the star of that session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) Check out Reggie Workman's solo on Cunning Lee from Lee Morgan's Caramba LP. His playing in support throughout that track and Suicide City from the same album, is supple and propulsive and swinging. Yeah, Workman is just about the star of that session. Also check out Workman's solo at the start of "Prayer for Peace" on Charles Tolliver's 'Live at Loosdrecht' album (reissued on Black Lion CD as 'Grand Max'). And Alex Blake gets off a great one on the title track on Charles Sullivan's 'Genesis'. Edited September 3, 2010 by felser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 I really like Stanley Clarke's acoustic solo vignettes and "El Bayo Negro" on "The Toys of Men" album from 2007. Steve Rodby has a great solo on "How Insensitive" on the Pat Metheny Group's "Speaking of Now" DVD done as a trio with Pat and Antonio Sanchez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 What Jim said. Great fuckin' record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 Try these: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyhersom Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) What Jim said. Great fuckin' record. Can't disagree. But if you hear some Jimmy Blanton first, you'll know why they were dedicating a record to him. Jack The Bear, Pitter Panther Patter and Koko are the greatest of the great featured on Duke Ellington - The Blanton Webster Band. Edited September 4, 2010 by randyhersom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 4, 2010 Report Share Posted September 4, 2010 From the first time I heard it many years ago, I have loved Ray Brown's solo on "In a Mellotone" from "Ben Webster & Associates". He plays with authority and beauty. 30+ years later I still hear it with pleasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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