Larry Coryell / Miroslav Vitous Quartet

@audphile1 

I'm a big fan of Coryell's post Fusion recordings but I haven't heard this one. 

I can only think of a small handful of other guitar/bass duos... 

Ralph Towner and Gary Peacock: "A Closer View" and "Oracle"

"Haden and Hall"  Charlie and Jim, of course. 

"Beyond the Missouri Sky" -- Metheny and Haden 

Pass and NHOP -- "Northsea Nights" 

Then, there are trios where the bass is a lead instrument as much as the guitar.

The first one that comes to mind is "The Unforgettable NHOP Trio Live" -- a killer record. I believe it's on Spotify. Don't know about the others on the list. 

That's all I got. 

@stuartk 

Thank you for the recording recommendations. I love jazz guitar and jazz double bass (Plucked and con arco). I’ll hunt these down.

Charles

@stuartk thanks! I’ll check those out. I have heard the Charley Haden albums you mentioned but not the others. 

I had one more cool guitar / bass recording come up on the feed. This one was by Ron Carter and Joel Xavier, the track name is “Silence”:

@stuartk "The Unforgettable NHOP Trio Live"

Excellent album and great recording quality! Thanks for this!!!

Heard Larry Coryell at Grinnell College in 1980.  Just him and a piano, a 6 string and a 12 string acoustic guitars and an electric guitar.  He finished the show by pounding on the piano and getting feedback going then grabbed the electric guitar and started banging on it and the shoved on top of the strings in the grand piano and walked away

@grinnell funny

@audphile1

You’re welcome. That’s an easy recommendation because it’s so damned good! It’s out of print but you should be able to find a copy if you’re patient.

I’ve never heard/heard of Joel Xavier -- will check it out.

@grinnell

I saw K. Jarrett in late 70’s and it seemed he could do anything -- the crowd worshipped him as if he was a god. When he began grunting and plucking the piano strings, I walked out. Not to say there wasn’t plenty of great music back then (there was) but it was also a very self-indulgent era. 

@audphile1 

Also:

J. McLaughlin acoustic trios; "Que Alegria"

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9OZb2I0bFeenX949tqsP4nCroUxodaBr

and "Live at Royal Festival Hall"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mYLUOs2xc

Clarke/Di Meola/Ponty : "Rite of Strings" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhTYsBT1WOU

@charles1dad 

You're welcome!  

@audphile1

I just remembered another: the two J. Hall/R. Carter duo recordings available as a 2 CD set titled "Telepathy" :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfqLxxXLM-4

I’ve had this CD for quite some years. Very good 2 musician interaction. Straight ahead jazz genre.

https://www.discogs.com/release/9308661-Red-Mitchell-Joe-Beck-Live-At-Salishan
 

Also agree with the Ron Carter/Jim Hall duos, very good.
Charles

@charles1dad 

Great ambience in your room and those Coincident floor-standers look to be very high bang-for-the-buck! 

@stuartk 

Thank you. I am very happy with the vibe and atmosphere of my listening space. The Coincident Total Eclipse II continues to serve me well after all of these years.

Charles

Looks like most if not all of the tracks on the Beck/Mitchell are up on You Tube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql8dKIhN96w

Some of the albums mentioned are not available for streaming. Checking others out. Jim Hall and Charlie Haden “Live from Montreal International Jazz Festival” is great. 
 

thanks again for the recommendations guys!

@audphile1 

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Great stuff on here. Thanks for this post. I’m a Roon user, too. It’s found some good music for me. +1 Jim Hall and Ron Carter. Hall made playing the guitar sound SO easy. Mark of a true master…

@audphile1 

Thanks for the suggestion.  I’ll be sure to add it to tomorrow’s playlist.

@audphile1 Thanks for the recommendation. I just enjoyed the album on Qobuz. They only have it in CD quality, but it still sounds great.

Spaces w Coryell John McLaughlin and Viteos is a great album as well 

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Coryell, Springsteen, Police, Ramones at Grinnell - go west young man. 

Another recommended Coryell trio featuring an excellent bass player (Mark Egan): "Tricycles" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_twnOYMxeY&list=OLAK5uy_mmRpIiBFJ9oaBVdj70R2ItSuB2WqR_kUY

@stuartk added to favs. Will check it out! Thanks!!!