Album description
1 audio disc : analog, 33 1/3 r/min, stereo. ; 30 cm.Seven Seas: K28C-113.
Original works and arrangements for double bass, with piano or organ accompaniment.
Gary Karr, double bass ; Harmon Lewis, piano or organ.
Recorded at Religious Denomination “Myochi-Kai”, Tokyo, June 6, 1980 and at King Records Studio #1, May 29, 1980.
Performed on an Amati double bass made in 1611.
Program notes in Japanese inserted in container.
Issued also on compact disc as: King Records: K33Y-138.
Contents: Kol nidrei, op. 47 / M. Bruch (14:52) -- Prayer from Sketches from Jewish life / E. Bloch (6:11) -- Chanson triste, op. 2 / S. Koussevitzky (5:31) -- Small suite for contrabass and piano. Romantically (4:06) ; Quasi jazz (2:35) / A. Wilder -- Scherzo, op. 12, no. 2 / D. v. Goens (4:02) -- Largo from Concerto for cembalo, no. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056, 2nd mov / J.S. Bach ; arr. H. Reinshagen (3:54) -- Deep River / trad. ; arr. G. Karr (3:00).
I. Bruch, Max, 1838-1920. Kol nidrei; arranged
II. Bloch, Ernest, 1880-1959. From Jewish life. Prayer; arranged
III. Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951. Chanson triste.
IV. Wilder, Alec, 1907-. Suites, double bass, piano. Romantically
V. Wilder, Alec, 1907-. Suites, double bass, piano. Quasi jazz
VI. Goëns, Daniel van, 1858-1904. Scherzo, cello, piano, op. 12, no. 2; arranged
VII. Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Concertos, harpsichord, string orchestra, BWV 1056, F minor. Largo; arranged
VIII. Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel, 1875-1912. Negro melodies. Deep river; arranged
Performers
1. | Karr, Gary, 1941- |
2. | Lewis, Harmon, 1940-2023 |