Brass with Bass & Drums

[Steve Reynolds]

As I've been absolutely loving "March of Dimes" from BassDrumBone with Ray Anderson on trombone, Mark Helias on bass and Gerry Hemingway on drums, I was thinking about what other trios exist with simply brass plus bass/drums rhythm.

I thought of Connie Bauer with Peter Kowald and Gunther (Baby) Sommer but little else.

Of course it puts much pressure on the horn player - and initially I kinda want to hear a reed player - probably as that is what I'm accustomed to.

As I was listening maybe my second time through March of Dimes - fwiw a great sounding recording - I even was thinking adding Ellery Eskelin would add something - but after a few spins, I have been really enjoying the unique open feel - as I did when I saw the great trio live a few years back.

Any comments on people who have heard these trios - or any ideas/suggestions of others?

[Larry Kart]

Trumpeter Dave Ballou's "Insistence" with Michael Formanek and Randy Peterson and "Volition" with Cameron Brown and Jeff Williams. Good stuff if you like Ballou.

[sonnymax]

I also enjoy the sound of this particular kind of trio, especially BassDrumBone. Here are some other suggestions.

Hal Crook has recorded a few albums with bass and drums, as well as some with guitar and drums. I also like Nil's Wogram's Nostalgia Trio, a bone-organ-drums outfit.

Edited February 1, 2015 by sonnymax

[uli]

w Roebke and Rosaly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZyHJcTVdo8

[mikeweil]

Drummer Joey Baron had a trio with trombone, sax and himself, no bass needed due to the presence of Baron's big bass drum, and I think another one with trombone, bass (Ron Carter?), and drums - Bassdrumbone (?) ... can't recall details right now.

[Steve Reynolds]

I'm gonna pick out one of the Jeb Bishop groups. He is a big favorite of mine on the trombone.

[Joe]

There's also Paul Smoker's GENUINE FABLES on Hat, with Phil Haynes and Ron Rohovit. MISSISSIPPI RIVER RAT, on Sound Aspects, is also worth hunting down.

Herb Robertson is, IMHO, still a terribly underrated musician. Versatile, witty, but also somehow who plays with a lot of fire. IIRC correctly, he's recorded with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen in a trio setting... for Cadence and CIMP, so there's that caveat. His JMT / Winter + Winter Bud Powell recital, however features a brass quintet (Brian Lynch, Vincent Chancey, Bob Stewart and Robin Eubanks) backed by Joey Baron. Someone has posted a liver performance (radio shot?) of this same band, more or less (sub Steve Swell and Joe Daley) playing Robertson's arrangements to the Tubes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnBxnYgB3j4

[Steve Reynolds]

Herb is one of my faves

I'm gonna get one of his newish trio records on not two

I do have Genuine Fables - I also saw Smoker with Tchicai, Lane & Altschul many years ago The Knitting Factory

[uli]

[paul secor]

The Philip Wilson Proect

This includes several cuts with Lester Bowie, William Parker, and Philip Wilson.

[Leeway]

It's the bassist's trio but fits the requirements:

GIVE AND TAKE - John Lindberg (b), Barry Altschul (d), George Lewis (tb). I was actually surprised by this one.

Plus BassDrum Bone has about half dozen albums together in that trio formation.

[paul secor]

It's the bassist's trio but fits the requirements:

GIVE AND TAKE - John Lindberg (b), Barry Altschul (d), George Lewis (tb). I was actually surprised by this one.

Plus BassDrum Bone has about half dozen albums together in that trio formation.

A favorite of mine.

[Steve Reynolds]

It's the bassist's trio but fits the requirements:

GIVE AND TAKE - John Lindberg (b), Barry Altschul (d), George Lewis (tb). I was actually surprised by this one.

Plus BassDrum Bone has about half dozen albums together in that trio formation.

A favorite of mine.

Thanks for the reminder. I need to either find my CD or even settle for the CD-R being offered on amazon

[.:.impossible]

Jeb Bishop, Bryan Hooten (trombones), Bob Miller (trumpet), Cameron Ralston (bass), Scott Clark (drums) have been playing under the name Plush Dagger. I don't know if a record is in the cards, but the music has been very good.

[xybert]

Herb Robertson is, IMHO, still a terribly underrated musician. Versatile, witty, but also somehow who plays with a lot of fire. IIRC correctly, he's recorded with Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen in a trio setting... for Cadence and CIMP, so there's that caveat. His JMT / Winter + Winter Bud Powell recital, however features a brass quintet (Brian Lynch, Vincent Chancey, Bob Stewart and Robin Eubanks) backed by Joey Baron. Someone has posted a liver performance (radio shot?) of this same band, more or less (sub Steve Swell and Joe Daley) playing Robertson's arrangements to the Tubes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnBxnYgB3j4

Nice. I need to give the Shades of Bud Powell CD a spin.

[danasgoodstuff]

It's the Fruits of their labours! Bad puns aside, this looks intriguing.

[johnblitweiler]

Lots of good suggestions here. Be sure to hear this one, too:

[Chuck Nessa]

With John Lindberg and Thurman Barker.

[Larry Kart]

German trumpeter Thomas Heberer’s “What A Wonderful World,” with bassist Dieter Manderscheid (an Armstrong tribute)

Heberer and Manderscheid’s “Chicago Breakdown” (a Jelly Roll Morton tribute)

plus several other Heberer albums with bass and drums

[Joe]

[Trumpet Guy]

Lots of great stuff mentioned!

I'd add Tim Hagans "Audible Architecture" Avishai Cohen's Triveni, Peter Evans has one... And selfishly, I do as well, Phil Grenadier "Shimmer"

[sonnyhill]

This has trumpet and trombone w/ bass and drums. I wish there were more recordings with this line-up.

[clifford_thornton]

(Schoof, Trunk, See)

Last one is with Hertenstein, Niggenkemper and Heberer, if you can't read the small font.

[Joe]

Available via iTunes, no less!

[JohnS]

Ray Anderson's Pocket Brass Band almost fits the bill. No bass but tuba. Very nice.