Bass Is The Base

Dave Holland - bass
Steve Coleman - reeds

Carlie Haden - bass
Kenny Barron - piano

The New Album VIX

Glen Moore - bass

Nicky Skopelitis - guitar
Bill Laswell - bass
Graham Haynes - cornet
Amina Claudine Myers - Hammond B3
Aiyb Dieng - percussion
Hamid Drake - drums

Line up: Cedar Walton, Eric Gale, Gene Bertoncini, Grady Tate, Harumi Kaneko, Lewis Nash, Ron Carter

Paolo Damiani (contrabbasso, violoncello)
Gianluigi Trovesi (sax contralto, clarinetti)
Javier Girotto (flauto, sax soprano, sax baritono)
Diana Torto (voce)
Danilo Rea (pianoforte, fisarmonica)
Bebo Ferra (chitarre)
Walter Paoli (batteria)

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Trey Gunn - 8 and 12 string Warr Guitars, Chapman Stick
Toyah - Vocal
Alice - Vocal
Serpentine - Vocal
Bob Muller - Drums, Tabla, Bandir, Percussion, Cluster Flutes
Pat Mastellotto - Drums, Percussion

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Slava Ganelin - grand piano, percussion
Vladimir Volkov - double bass

Track listing: 1; 2; 3; 4; 5.

Ne Slyshno is a spontaneous live studio recording from September 2005 that brings together two bold thinking improvisers who surpass any definition of genre or style: Israeli (of Russian descent) composer/pianist Slava Ganelin and Russian double bassist Vladimir Volkov. Ganelin needs no introduction as one of the pioneers of the free improvised scene that emerged from former Soviet Russia. Volkov has been playing with modern ensembles such as the Collegium Europe and The Moscow Composers Orchestra, collaborated with like-minded musicians including Ned Rothenberg, Ernst Reijseger, Tomasz Stanko and Bobo Stenson, and with his partners in his Priority Trio, Klaus Kugel and Petras Vysniauskas.

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Henri Texier - double-bass, percussion;
Glen Ferris - trombone;
Tony Rabeson - drums;
Bojan Zulfikarpasic - piano, Fender rhodes;
Michel Portal - bandoneon;
Louis Sclavis - clarinet, sopranos saxophone

By the way - Why "Quartet"?








1. Lundi (Merlin/Texier) [:07]
2. Laguna Veneta (Merlin/Texier) [4:50]
3. Mardi (Merlin/Texier) [:22]
4. Stanislas (Merlin/Rabeson) [6:18]
5. Mercredi (Merlin/Texier) [:23]
6. Cyclosis (Merlin/Ferris) [8:20]
7. Jeudi (Merlin/Texier) [:21]
8. Indians/Desaparecido (Merlin/Texier) [11:55]
9. Simone Signoret (Merlin/Texier) [5:16]
10. Vendredi (Merlin/Texier) [:22]
11. Amazone Blues (Merlin/Texier) [8:27]
12. Samedi (Merlin/Texier) [:20]
13. Tzigane (Merlin/Texier) [:43]
14. Mashala (Merlin/Zulfikarpasic) [9:22]
15. Samedi Soir (Merlin/Texier) [:20]
16. The Bridge (Merlin/Rollins) [3:20]
17. Dimanche (Merlin/Texier) [:22]
18. Don't Buy Ivory, Anymore! (Merlin/Texier) [5:10]
19. Dimanche Soir (Merlin/Texier) [:21]
20. Laguna Laita (Merlin/Texier) [7:25]
21. Lundi (Merlin/Texier) [:07]

In the early '90s, Henri Texier went on to form a new quartet (Azur) around a new rhythm section featuring pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic and drummer Tony Rabeson. At the time, the combo was rounded out by the very much underrated Glenn Ferris on trombone. An Indian's Week documents the first steps of this quartet and, on a couple of tracks, also showcases two pillars of French jazz — Michel Portal on bandoneon and Louis Sclavis on clarinets and soprano saxophone. The album can easily be remembered as the birth of one of France's best and tightest rhythm sections. It is also a great opportunity to hear at full length Glenn Ferris, a versatile and sensitive musician, exploring all the different aspects of his instrument. The program is composed of compositions penned by all bandmembers, plus a colorful and breakneck rendition of Sonny Rollins' "The Bridge." Despite this variety, this is an extremely cohesive set because of the original sound the quartet have already developed. The highlight is Texier's own "Indians/Desaparecido," a slow and dark piece in which Ferris' wah-wah style works surprisingly well when pitted against Sclavis' glistening clarinet. The overall mood oscillates between playful and mournful moments, with pieces that reflect Texier's political and social concerns. An Indian's Week marks a turn in Henri Texier's career and is a first step in the right direction.
~ review by Alain Drouot

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Chick Corea - piano
Dave Holland - bass
Barry Altschul - percussion

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Games

Recorded January 1971
ECM 1009

Julia Hülsmann, piano
Marc Muellbauer, bass
Rainer Winch, drums

2000, Bit

Michel Benita (basso acoustico e elettrico; chitarra; tastiere; percussioni; voce; samples; FX; vocoder computer; programming e treatment)
Stephanie McKay (voce)
Jalal The Grandfather of Rap (Revolutionary Arts Proverbalization) (voce e Spoagrapics)
Nils-Petter Molvær (tromba)
Dhafer Youssef (oud; voce)
Pierre De Bethman (Fender Rhodes)
Stéphane Guillaume (flauti; clarinetto basso)
Kpt'n Planet (Pipon Garcia) (batteria; FX; vocals)
Ingrid Rieber (spoken word)