REVIEW: PAUL ROGERS - LISTEN

 

PAUL ROGERS - LISTEN (Independent, 2001)

Produced By: Martin Davidson

Tracks: 1- Listen 99, 2- Listen 99 Bis, 3- Listen 99 Ter, 4- Listen 89

Cover Art by Debra Franses-Bean

Recorded at Theatre P Scarron (1999, May 1) and Sir Walter Scott (1989, October 8)

I really liked this recording a lot. I love the way the doube bass sounds while playing solos. And here Paul Rogers gives us fiour lessons on how to improvise and solo with this instrument. By doing a lot of arpeggios, phrases and constant rhythm changes, Rogers opens his mind to let the ideas flow to the listener´s ears. Each of this solo pieces is a catalog of new sounds and atmospheres that can be created with the double bass. In a way, Rogers is a researcher that is trying always to find something new on his instrument and so he goes from the softest of the melodic parts to the wildest bass solo within the same track. A must for improvisers of any instrument.

Favorite tracks: The four

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