Improvised Music from Japan / Discography

The King of Bass

(King Record, KICC 282) (CD)

  1. Joshua Fit the Battle o' Jericho (traditional) (1:56)
    Gary Karr: bass
    Harmon Lewis: organ
    Originally released by King Record in 1996

  2. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (traditional) (3:09)
    Gary Karr: bass
    Harmon Lewis: organ
    Originally released by King Record in 1996

  3. Bass, Bass, Bass, Bass, Bass & Bass (Christian Gentet) (4:08)
    L'Orchestre de Contrebasses
    Originally released by Musica Guild in 1993

  4. Palmas (R. Garcia-Fons) (5:24)
    L'Orchestre de Contrebasses
    Originally released by Musica Guild in 1990

  5. Rêverie (Giovanni Bottesini) (3:28)
    Daniel Marillier: bass
    Originally released by SCAM/BNL-POLYMNIE in 1997

  6. La Liste de Schindler (John Williams) (3:02)
    Daniel Marillier: bass
    Originally released by SCAM/BNL-POLYMNIE in 1997

  7. Sky & Sea (Kiyoto Fujiwara) (8:06)
    Kiyoto Fujiwara: bass
    Yoshio Suzuki: bass
    Originally released by King Record in 1999

  8. L'invitation au Voyage (Henri Duparc) (4:16)
    Takashi Konno: bass
    Risako Hayakawa: harp
    Recorded for this album

  9. Pièce en Forme de Habanera (Maurice Ravel) (3:05)
    Takashi Konno: bass
    Risako Hayakawa: harp
    Recorded for this album

  10. Csárdás (Vittorio Monti) (4:17)
    Iván Stzankov: bass
    Erika Tóth: piano
    Originally released by Hungaroton Records in 1995

  11. Contrabajissimo (Astor Piazzola) (13:21)
    Tetsu Saitoh: bass
    Ryota Komatsu: bandoneon
    Kyoko Kuroda: piano
    Kumiko Kondo: violion
    Masaharu Iida: bass
    Originally released by Jabara in 1998

  12. Trikings (Stefan Karisson) (4:05)
    Eddie Gomez Quartet
    Originally released by King Record in 1998

  13. Flower Mountain (Kiyoto Fujiwara) (4:56)
    Kiyoto Fujiwara: bass
    Originally released by King Record in 1999

  14. Better Git Hit in Your Soul (Charles Mingus) (7:39)
    Kiyoto Fujiwara: bass
    Originally released by King Record in 1998

Produced by Susumu Morikawa
Mastered by Takao Suga
Art direction: Katsuei Kawada
Design: Kiyoshi Osada
Includes liner notes by Susumu Morikawa in Japanese and English

Released 1999