May 24, 2013
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The Majesty of the Bass
Mark Helias at the Concert House
by Piotr Michalowski
posted 11/7/2010
The jazz double bass was long thought of as a rhythm section instrument that defined the basic pulse of a tune while outlining harmony at the same time. This changed with the advent of amplification and with the arrival of a young man named Jimmy Blanton, who joined Duke Ellington's orchestra in 1939 and played virtuoso pizzicato solos as well as bass/piano
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