The London Double Bass Sound [Import]

The London Double Bass Orchestra (Artist), Ernest Bloch (Composer), Paul Desmond (Composer), Edward "Duke" Ellington (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), John & Paul McCartney Lennon (Composer), Niccolo Paganini (Composer), Cole Porter (Composer), Daryl Runswick (Composer), Camille Saint-Saens (Composer), Spice Girls (Composer), Daniel Van Goens (Composer), Vincent Youmans (Composer), Victor Young (Composer), Geoffrey Simon (Conductor), Gary Karr (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Gary Karr
• Conductor: Geoffrey Simon
• Composer: Ernest Bloch, Paul Desmond, Edward "Duke" Ellington, Jerome Kern, John & Paul McCartney Lennon, et al.
• Audio CD (November 20, 2006)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Cala
• ASIN: B00003G1O5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,020 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For Doublebass players, April 29, 2000

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Marcos Drpic (Punta Arenas, XII Región, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The London Double Bass Sound (Audio CD)

Nice arrangements, wonderful sound, a wide variety of songs but I wanted to listen more to Gary Karr. The interpretation of Moses Fantasy is better that the one played with the RSO Berlin Orchestra. If you are a DoubleBass player, this is a must. If you aren't, you'll hear what a doublebass can do and how sensitive it could be. I couldn't stop laughing when I heard for the first time the "sarcastic" version of Wannabe. This album is like a Raritie. If your're really looking for a serius album to know better the doublebass, this is not the first one that I'll chose. But it's really fun!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprising versatility, September 21, 2007

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W. Knight (Lampasas, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The London Double Bass Sound (Audio CD)

Always knowing that the double bass is the foundation in an orchestra, it has been interesting to see that they can hold their own in classical and modern genres. I first heard the "London Double Bass Sound" on KMFA, Austin, TX, while driving to work and I was so intrigued that I tried to look for more on iTunes with no luck so I turned to Amazon and found the cd. So I bought this cd out of curiosity and I'm glad I did even though there are a few selections that should have not been attempted like "Wannabe"-Spice Girls. Some of the pieces will be good on the iPod but for me, this cd is difficult to listen through non-stop, it loses something.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars London Double Bass Sound, April 26, 2000

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Brian "Brian" (Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The London Double Bass Sound (Audio CD)

This CD is certainly an interesting concept, however musically speaking it doesn't quite hit the mark that it intended. Fans of Gary Karr should certainly consider buying this CD because his performances are inspiring and the ensemble does a nice job of accompanying, however the selection of repetoire does not always help the bassists' fight for serious recognition. "The Elephant" sounds grotesque enough with only one bass playing it, but here there are four basses on the solo line. The jazz tunes are nice, but lack a certain excitement and the inclusion of the Spice Girls' "Wannabe", as humorous as it may have intended to be, may set the double bass back a few steps in the eyes of the general, non bass playing public.