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...Bass and drums both solo with effect, but it is the mesh of snare-drum rolls, delayed beats and counterpoint double bass which are most intriguing....
...The mood established, Patitucci added counterpoint double bass then Cruz a sparse mix of hi-hat and snare....
...Leonard Bernstein’s “Somewhere” was the evening’s ballad, opening with a beautiful duet between guitar and double bass....
...Brad Jones’s double bass resonance was a joy, whether riffing, strumming or walking at speed....
...Ross’s opening tour de force ended with a riff played in unison with upright bass, a cue for the clear lines of “Blued” with its urgent and uneasy pulse....
...As part one unfolds, textures thicken, double bass enters with a sturdy riff and shimmers of strings cue trumpeter Jack Banjo Courtney’s perfectly poised slow burn....
...Saxophonist Emma Rawicz, with only bass and drum support, controlled audience and band like a seasoned pro....
...The album closes with Coltrane’s lovely “Central Park West”, played straight with solos for all and a relaxed walking bass beat. ★★★★☆ ‘Nublues’ is released by Blue Note...
...The recording opens with Ellington’s “In a Sentimental Mood” and John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”; flute and double bass dominate the former, the second is a standalone feature for double bass....
...“Arch” comes next, named for Bishop Desmond Tutu, up-tempo, rhythmic and a feature for the vibrant tones of Oh’s double bass....
...Sustained bass notes added hints of doubt while a plaintive harmonica theme sat mournfully over the rhythmic froth. The trio had established their close musical bond, and it never flagged....
...Scampers of electronica came with fidgets of bass, tap-and-rattle drums conjured a pulse....
...The set ended with Wayne Shorter’s “Edda”, a mid-Sixties mixture of modal waltz and walking bass swing....
...Le Fleming, on bass guitar, delivered prowls of funk energy and the unfolding melody of “Repose” entered, closely harmonised by trumpet and alto sax....
...In 1976, the year of the Soweto uprising, Mike Makhalemele and Winston “Mankunku” Ngozi — two of the saxophonists who were regulars on the bill at the city’s Pelican nightclub — made the short journey north...
...Guitarist Mike Moreno soon followed, confirming the move with an etched melody and a round, punchy sound....
...It opens with a swish of brushes and two muffled beats from Riley’s bass drum. The pure melody of “Owl Song 1” conjures a pensive mood and the interweave of trumpet and guitar is close knit....
...The set ends with a twist-and-turn slow-burn opening with trumpet and bass conjuring calm in acres of space....
...Tom Herbert on bass guitar and double bass provided an undertow of warmth and the underused vocalist Eska was a highlight....
...Vicente Archer on double bass and Bill Stewart on drums provide inspiration and support, and the guitarist’s commanding form makes each bend, whine and gentle strum count....
...Bass took a turn and then Waits’s first drum solo, growing in complexity, marked by ebb-and-flow dynamics, crashed cymbals and a rumbling bass drum that frothed and boiled underneath....
...Unhappy with the recording level of his double bass, Mingus overdubbed a more prominent part on the six quintet tracks....
...Orlando Le Fleming and Donald Edwards are sympathetic regulars on bass and drums. November 12, PizzaExpress Jazz Club 7....
...An iridescent spree” — stand on bass-driven funk conjured by producer Don Was....
...Tempos and moods change, but for the most part sax and voice harmonise and intertwine sweetly over Joe Sanders’ steady walking bass....
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