Looking for exceptional recordings of upright string bass

[IanU]

This is the best recorded bass I have got;

http://www.soundliaison.com/

Very impressive.

 

[agarwalro]

I liked the Snatch opening track, Diamond - Klint

 

[IanU]

Beautiful bass intro;

 

[KEW]

Lots of greats on the list.
I have also discovered another contemporary jaxx bassist with high quality recordings,
Curtis Lundy:

 

[ryanosaur]

I'm surprised that nobody has brought Christian McBride into this thread. Some good stuff from him.

 

[Verdinut]

Kurt,

I don't know whether you like classical music or not. Even if you are not much attracted to it, I would strongly recommend that you get J. S. Bach's cello suites played by Yo Yo Ma, one of the best cellists at present. There is a lot of upper bass content in that recording.
The recording is recent and amazing and that music can be classified as some type of easy listening stuff. If you don't know Bach's music, you would happen to get acquainted with one of the masterpieces of one of the top musical geniuses at his best:

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites - Amazon.com Music

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites - Amazon.com Music

www.amazon.com

Cheers,
André

 

[lovinthehd]

Kurt,

I don't know whether you like classical music or not. Even if you are not much attracted to it, I would strongly recommend that you get J. S. Bach's cello suites played by Yo Yo Ma, one of the best cellists at present. There is a lot of upper bass content in that recording.
The recording is recent and amazing and that music can be classified as some type of easy listening stuff. If you don't know Bach's music, you would happen to get acquainted with one of the masterpieces of one of the top musical geniuses at his best:

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites - Amazon.com Music

Yo-Yo Ma - Six Evolutions - Bach: Cello Suites - Amazon.com Music

www.amazon.com

Cheers,
André

How would that compare to Pablo Casals' recordings of same?

 

[Verdinut]

How would that compare to Pablo Casals' recordings of same?

First, Casals' recording cannot compare as it dates. Also, Ma's interpretation is considered as superior by most critics, so is Pierre Fournier's on DGG. I am not an expert but just reporting what I have read.

 

[lovinthehd]

First, Casals' recording cannot compare as it dates. Also, Ma's interpretation is considered as superior by most critics, so is Pierre Fournier's on DGG. I am not an expert but just reporting what I have read.

Thanks. My dad had a full set of those on lp and was one of just a few classical works he had I liked to play. While mono and an old recording (30s IIRC) it was still quite listenable but is the only one I've heard, aside from a cleaned up digital version I have now. I'll check out the Yo-Yo Ma version soon....I do like some recordings he's done, just never really went looking.

 

[ryanosaur]

Similarly, I have the Bach Cello Suites and Sonatas performed by Janos Starker on Mercury Living Presence. Recorded in '63 and '65, they remind me a lot of old Blue Note recordings... great performances held back ever so slightly by the time.
On one hand, I hate the idea of finding a different recording because these performances are really great, but the quality of the recording shows its limits.

 

[IanU]

This album just won the album of the year award;

 

[highfigh]

Surprised nobody mentioned NHOP-

 

[ryanosaur]

Surprised nobody mentioned NHOP-

Great call… Great Bassist. Dexter Gordon and he were long time associates

 

[lovinthehd]

Brian Bromberg has some good ones https://www.allmusic.com/album/downright-upright-mw0000563428