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The double bass ( / ˈdʌbəlbeɪs / ), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, or simply the bass ( / beɪs / ), is the largest and lowest-pitched chordophone [1] in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions such as the octobass ). [2] Similar in structure to the cello, it has four or five strings.
Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than 50 years. . Building on the work of predecessors such as Jimmy Blanton and Charles Mingus, Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz, evolving a style that sometimes complemented the soloist, and other ...
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Ron Carter. Ronald Levin Carter (born May 4, 1937) [1] is an American jazz double bassist. His appearances on 2,221 recording sessions make him the most-recorded jazz bassist in history. [2] He has won three Grammy Awards, [3] and is also a cellist who has recorded numerous times on that instrument. [4]
- Ronald Levin Carter
- Jazz
- 1960–present
The double bass is the only modern bowed string instrument that is tuned in fourths (like viola da gambas), rather than fifths (see Tuning, below). In his A New History of the Double Bass, Paul Brun asserts, with many references, that the double bass has origins as the true bass of the violin family. He states that, while the exterior of the ...
The double bass is a big stringed instrument. It is also called the contrabass, dubass or upright bass. It is used in orchestras, jazz bands, rockabilly bands, bluegrass music, and some country music bands. It plays low- pitched musical notes in musical ensembles and bands. In jazz bands, these low-pitched musical lines are called the "bass note."
- 15th–19th century
- Bass, upright bass, string bass, acoustic bass, acoustic string bass, contrabass, contrabass viol, bass viol, standup bass, bull fiddle, doghouse bass and bass fiddle
Double Bass Legends: A Short History. Back around 1910, when the fledgling bass drum pedal was improved and popularized by the Ludwig family, some percussionists were cast out of a gig. Gigs back then were with orchestras large and small, accompanying staged entertainment. With the advent of Ludwig’s pedal, one drummer/percussionist could ...
Oct 3, 2023 · The evolution of the double bass played a role in shaping jazz music. In the 1920s and 1930s, it was the bass instrument in jazz bands. Bassists like Jimmy Blanton and Ray Brown revolutionized bass playing by introducing walking bass lines and improvisation techniques. To meet jazz’s demands, luthiers started developing more portable versions ...
