Ed
Schuller’s seventh recording as a
leader, dedicated to acoustic bassists everywhere,
showcases the underrated versatility and virtuosity of the
instrument. In the spirit of Bill Evans’s
masterpiece Conversations with Myself, Schuller
explores his lifelong relationship with the acoustic jazz
bass on several multi-layered tracks plus tunes by Albert
Ayler and Ornette Coleman.
Since his professional career began in
1975, Ed Schuller has worked consistently as a jazz
bassist, despite the pressures of being the oldest son of
music legend and jazz historian Gunther Schuller. A
student of jazz icons Jaki Byard, George Russell, Joe
Maneri, Ran Blake, and Chuck Israels, Schuller embarked on
his first national tour at age 20 with guitarist Pat
Martino. Since then, he has been one of the
international scene’s most
respected bassists, with over 60 sideman recordings to his
credit, including four with the innovative Paul Motian
Quintet, Joe Lovano’s award-winning Rush Hour,
and the Ran Blake Trio’s critically acclaimed Sonic
Temples in 2001.
Ed
Schuller’s seventh recording as a
leader, dedicated to acoustic bassists everywhere,
showcases the underrated versatility and virtuosity of the
instrument. In the spirit of Bill Evans’s
masterpiece Conversations with Myself, Schuller
explores his lifelong relationship with the acoustic jazz
bass on several multi-layered tracks plus tunes by Albert
Ayler and Ornette Coleman.
