Music from Two Basses
Studio album by
David Holland / Barre Phillips
ReleasedMay 1971 (1971-05)[1]
RecordedFebruary 15, 1971 (1971-02-15)
StudioTonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length37:39
LabelECM
ECM 1011
ProducerManfred Eicher
David Holland chronology
A.R.C.
(1971)		 Music from Two Basses
(1971)		 Improvisations for Cello and Guitar
(1971)

Music from Two Basses is an album by bassists Dave Holland and Barre Phillips recorded on February 15, 1971 and released on ECM May later that year—the second project in Holland’s long relationship with the label.[2]

Reception

In a five-star review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek writes: "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."[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Tom HullB+[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Holland except as indicated

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Improvised Piece I" 10:32
2."Improvised Piece II"
  • Dave Holland
  • Barre Phillips
7:50
Total length:18:22
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Beans"Phillips3:05
2."Raindrops" 4:10
3."May Be I Can Sing It for You"Phillips1:44
4."Just a Whisper" 4:54
5."Song for Clare" 4:54
Total length:18:47 37:09

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ ECM Records shop accessed August 25, 2022
  2. ↑ ECM discography accessed August 30, 2011
  3. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed August 30, 2011
  4. ↑ "Tom Hull: Grade List: Dave Holland". Tom Hull. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 718. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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