Barre Phillips
Barre Phillips (1934-2024) was an American double bassist and composer, born in San Francisco, who spent most of his career in European improvised music after moving to Europe in 1967. His 1968 solo recording, issued as Journal Violone in the US and Unaccompanied Barre in the UK, is generally credited as the first album of solo bass. He lived for decades in the south of France and died in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Phillips worked in 1960s New York with Paul Bley, George Russell, Archie Shepp and Jimmy Giuffre, and played with the New York Philharmonic under Leonard Bernstein.
Two strings will do it
This is the first contact of B.Phillips, maestro of improvised bass, and K.Haino! New dimentions of the shape of improvisation to come!
Mountainscapes
Barre Phillips (double bass) with John Surman (saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer), Stu Martin (drums, synthesizer) and Dieter Feichtner (synthesizer), plus John Abercrombie (guitar) on the last track. Recorded March 1976 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludw…
Face à Face
Duo improvisations by Barre Phillips (double bass) and György Kurtág jr. (synthesizers, digital percussion, live electronics). Recorded in 2020 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Figuring
Derek Bailey, guitar; Barre Phillips, bass. Who's there to know that you passed 'em around (16.01), You'll find my theory is logically sound (16.23), Don't save (10.02), 100 years from today (14.48).Tracks a and b recorded at the Arts Theatre, London…
Time Will Tell
Free improvisations by Paul Bley (piano), Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones) and Barre Phillips (double bass), the first recorded Bley/Parker meeting. Recorded January 1994 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Steve Lake. ECM 1537, 1995.
