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GRENADIER’S THE GLEANERS On his new ECM album, alternate tunings, Oscar Pettiford, Anton Webern, studio techniques & the loneliness of recording solo By John Goldsby |
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egends Gary Peacock, Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, and Barre Phillips have graced the bass world with their solo recordings on the ECM label since the ’70s. Now Larry Grenadier joins the ranks of these celebrated players with his own set of brilliantly conceived and impeccably executed solo double-bass tracks, The Gleaners [2019, ECM].
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Photos by Juan hitters, ECM Records
Grenadier’s intonation, tone, and expressiveness is quite an achievement, and it’s one of the best records in its category that I’ve heard in a long time. I first met Larry in the early ’80s at a jazz workshop in San Jose, California. He was a workshop student, about 15 years old, and I was 22 — a fledgling teacher. I remember sitting with my clinician colleague Todd
