''Music from Two Basses'' is an album by bassists

Dave Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

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Barre Phillips Barre Phillips (born October 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California, United States) is an American jazz bassist. A professional musician since 1960, he moved to New York City in 1962, then to Europe in 1967. Since 1972, he has been based in south ...

recorded in 1971 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
accessed August 30, 2011 It was the third project in Holland’s long relationship with ECM.

Reception

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 5 stars stating "this historic date features the two British bassists engaged while at the top of their powers, exploring not only tonality and the dynamic and harmonic possibilities that exist between two double basses, but also the expanded notions of how the different players' styles and musical intuitions dovetail, rather than work in opposition... There is simply no bass recording like this one, and over 30 years after its release, it is still a classic, an astonishing look at how intimate and instinctive musical communication can really be".Jurek, T
Allmusic Review
accessed August 30, 2011

Track listing

:''All compositions by Dave Holland except as indicated'' # "Improvised Piece I" (Holland, Phillips) - 10:33 # "Improvised Piece II" (Holland, Phillips) - 7:46 # "Beans" (Phillips) - 3:10 # "Raindrops" - 4:13 # "May Be I Can Sing It for You" (Phillips) - 1:48 # "Just a Whisper" - 4:57 # "Song for Clare" - 4:52

Personnel

David Holland David “Dave” Holland (born 1 October 1946) is an English jazz double bassist, composer and bandleader who has been performing and recording for five decades. He has lived in the United States for over 40 years. His extensive discography r ...

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References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums Dave Holland albums Barre Phillips albums 1971 albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher