Bassist, improviser, composer, and all around bon vivant, Reuben Radding’s been somewhat of a regular here at Bagatellen and the site’s been made all the better by his presence. Awhile back, he mentioned his intention to begin releasing albums via download. That anticipated day has come with the release of an inaugural January installment. Future monthly entries are slated to follow. The first album features Reuben alongside Jack Wright, Nate Wooley and Andrew Drury in a free improvisational format. I haven’t yet had a chance to sit down and give it a serious listen, but man am I looking forward to doing so.
And while we’re on the subject of bull fiddles, anyone had the opportunity to check out the new bass-centric box set from Dust-to-Digital? Playfully-titled How Low Can You Go?, it’s certainly got my appetite-whetted and the short audio samples available of all(!) tracks have me seriously pondering parting with the necessary ducats to bring a copy home. Also worth a listen, Kevin Whitehead’s NPR coverage.
Posted by derek on January 6, 2007 8:28 AMWow, this is great. Right up there with His great quartet release last year. I have to say it good to hear Jack with players of this quality.
Posted by: damon Smith at January 6, 2007 11:31 AMThanks much! Worth the wait, despite the glacial pase of my dail-up connection.
Cheers!
Posted by: D Holbrook at January 8, 2007 9:11 AMbeautiful music. But isn't that a photo of a violin?
Posted by: olie brice at January 8, 2007 10:00 AMIf it is then that's one of the tiniest microphones I've ever seen..
Posted by: D holbrook at January 8, 2007 10:32 AMThat's definitely a bass. It's got Schertler Velvet strings on it, which aren't made for violin, and a Schertler stat-b pickup.
Thanks for listening, everyone!
Posted by: Reuben Radding at January 8, 2007 11:30 AMdrury. sweet.
Posted by: al at January 8, 2007 1:03 PMFree jazz that's really free (to hop a genre or two). Track 2's the single, so definitely get that. The rest is maybe contained within the usual possibilities of where it's at, but still fun...
Posted by: the ear of the bear at January 8, 2007 2:14 PMfebruary is up.
4tet with Jack & Ben Wright, and Jane Rigler.
thanks for listening!
Posted by: Reuben Radding at February 7, 2007 9:36 AMA propos of nothing whatever on this thread, wouldn't it be rather nice if Bags were to acknowledge the passing of Whitney Balliett? Few souls ever managed to write about jazz with as much vigour, humour and understanding as he.
Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at February 7, 2007 2:09 PMGraham, I mentioned it on the "Newport Jams" thread... having quoted him earlier in the thread... noting that probably not too many folks here would care either way...
Posted by: Djlletante at February 7, 2007 3:47 PMI think plenty of folks here care. Speaking for myself I just find that my limit for noting passings, rendering tribute, &c, is one website--I posted on it on the Jazz Corner site thread, but it seems a little excessive to then go on multiple sites (Organissimo, this one, AAJ, various blogs, &c &c) & say more or less the same thing.
Posted by: nd at February 7, 2007 9:14 PMThanks - nd & Djlletante.
Posted by: Graham L. Rogers at February 7, 2007 10:58 PMI enjoyed your February installment, Reuben. Thanks.
Posted by: walto at February 8, 2007 8:32 AMA little self-promotion:
http://www.reubenradding.com/12.html
SEPTEMBER
RADDING/SMITH/WALTER/WOOLEY
reuben RADDING - contrabass, damon SMITH - contrabass, weasel WALTER - drums, nate WOOLEY - trumpet
Recorded by Reuben Radding at Studio STATS, Brooklyn, NY February 2007
I really enjoyed playing in this quartet and you can hear a whole other side of Weasel Walter.
I just spent my morning listening to the fantasitc duo of Reuben and Robert Dick. Flute juice!
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