How about an avant garde jazz piano CD? Paul Bley plays a Bosendorfer Imperial concert grand piano with Gary Peacock on double-bass and Paul Motian on drums on the 1999 ECM release "Not Two, Not One". Typical great ECM production quality. The lower register piano sonics, particularly on the first cut "Not Zero", are absolutely astounding. I've never heard anything else like it.
Keeping it LOW
I'd be interested in hearing from enthusiasts of off the beaten path Double Bass, Bassoon, Tuba, etc. recordings. Any favorite recordings that we may not know about? No cello - that could be a whole thread by itself (probably is), and isn't quite LOOOOOWWW enough.
I'm at work, so no access to browse the stacks, but a few that come to mind are:
- Dragonetti Lives - Bertram Turetzky, totally awesome double bass (Takoma).
- Rodion Azarkhin - Incredible Virtuoso Performances on the Double Bass (Columbia)
- Sherman Walt - Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos (RCA Living Stereo)
- Sweet and Low - The London Serpent Trio (Titanic)
- Bassooniana - Arthur Grossman/Bruce Grainger (MHS)
I have mostly lp's so don't know which of these are available on CD. Anything you Audiogoner's think is essential?
I'm at work, so no access to browse the stacks, but a few that come to mind are:
- Dragonetti Lives - Bertram Turetzky, totally awesome double bass (Takoma).
- Rodion Azarkhin - Incredible Virtuoso Performances on the Double Bass (Columbia)
- Sherman Walt - Vivaldi Bassoon Concertos (RCA Living Stereo)
- Sweet and Low - The London Serpent Trio (Titanic)
- Bassooniana - Arthur Grossman/Bruce Grainger (MHS)
I have mostly lp's so don't know which of these are available on CD. Anything you Audiogoner's think is essential?