RIP Barre Phillips-double bass player par excellance.He will be missed.

[walt]

Sad to hear of the passing of bass master Barre Philips.He was 90 years old.Link is to an article on Barre Phillips by Martin Williams.

 

https://mail.aol.com/d/list/referrer=newMail&folders=1&accountIds=1&listFilter=NEWMAIL/messages/AJG2MKJrxu9mZ3Vg_wS68EpTrBw

Edited January 1, 2025 by walt

[Guy Berger]

Damn.  rip.

[optatio]

R.I.P. ...

[Rabshakeh]

RIP.

 

[JSngry]

RIP

What was the correct pronunciation of his first name?

[mjzee]

Reading his Wikipedia page now; I had no idea he was American.  Quite the discography.  RIP.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barre_Phillips

[JSngry]

Didn't he do a RCA session with Sonny Rollins? One of the vault sessions?

Maybe I'm wrong about that...

[JSngry]

47 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Didn't he do a RCA session with Sonny Rollins? One of the vault sessions?

Maybe I'm wrong about that...

And so I am. I was thinking about "Travelin' Light" and "Winter Wonderland" with David Izenzon on bass and Stu Martin on drums.

[walt]

Barre Phillips first name is pronounced "Bar".

 

(as far as i know)

[JSngry]

Thank you!

[Pim]

He was a great bass player. R.I.P.

[rostasi]

I had no idea that he was living in Las Cruces - a place I visit pretty often.
Wonder if he ever showed up for special events in the square. Was just there in November.

[Jason Bivins]

RIP.

[T.D.]

RIP. More sad news to open 2025 (2024 was a tough year).

[mjzee]

I'm guessing that, growing up, he was Barry Phillips.

[rostasi]

At the very beginning his name is said...

 

 

 

[OliverM]

RIP

Very nicely written obituary in Le Monde, in French, for those who can access it, by Francis Marmande:

https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2025/01/02/mort-de-barre-phillips-passeur-de-contrebasse_6478722_3382.html

[clifford_thornton]

A great player whose artistry coursed throughout much of my listening. Glad to have seen him a couple of times, including a solo release concert for his final ECM solo album, though I didn't actually get the opportunity to speak with or thank him.

I think he moved to Las Cruces a year or two ago.

RIP.

[optatio]

... by member Vincent Bessières: https://pad.philharmoniedeparis.fr/0797620-barre-phillips.aspx