Friday, April 08, 2005

Bass in point

Bassists, of course, aren't limited to anchoring free jazz excursions. They're frequently just as important in the more conventional forms of the music given its improvisational nature.

Case in point George Duvivier's playing on the Herbie Nichols date "Love, Gloom, Cash, Love," another Rhino reissue. You want this CD in any event because Nichols is a fantastic, and underappreciated, piano player comparable to Bud Powell or Bobby Timmons. Danny Richmond, drummer of choice for Charles Mingus, completes the trio.

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