I note down here what I listen to, what I learn, and what I explore: discovered albums and musicians, progress (and struggles) with the instrument, and detours through history and theory.
If I had my own mythology, they would be its gods.
Double bass
1935 – 1969
When, as a child of about seven, I heard the first notes of his bass line on "So What" on the radio, the universe stood still and planted me at the heart of a certainty: I was hearing one of the most accomplished expressions of human art.
Double bass, composition
1922 – 1979
My own genius: possessed of a fierce charisma and an unerring mastery of writing for large ensembles, which shakes me to the core in Haitian Fight Song and fills me with wonder through his big band composition Moanin'.
Double bass, composition
Dazzling virtuosity, spectacular energy, and chills every time I listen to For the People, the most beautiful of anthems. Her message and her humanity moved me so deeply that I passed on to my daughter the legacy of her lovely first name.
Double bass · NHØP
1946 – 2005
Unearthed while browsing old filmed concerts, it was the shock of Nigerian Marketplace with Oscar Peterson at the Montreux Jazz Festival that anchored me forever to this artist, whom I admire and who inspires me endlessly.
