Rodney Jordan and Christian Fabian Release “Conversations”
We have a saying here at No Treble: “The only thing better than a bass is two basses.” That’s why we dig the new album Conversations from Rodney Jordan and Christian Fabian. The double bass duo teamed up to explore a range of styles, from straight-ahead jazz standards to free improv to the musical compositions of Hildegard von Bingen.
“Hildegard von Bingen [was] a German abbess who lived from 1098-1179,” the liner notes explain. “She used music to heal people by singing tone rows to them.”
The duo also explores music as a healing element by using A=432Hz tuning. They recorded the whole album in that tuning, including the improv piece “432”.
Check out the Jordan/Fabian piece “Happy To Be Alive”:
Conversations is available now on CD and as a digital download (iTunes and Amazon MP3).
Conversations Track List:
- Just For You
- Happy To Be Alive
- My One and Only Love
- Robin’s Theme
- The Ride Over
- Body & Soul
- Conversations (#4)
- The Kind Giant
- DeSpiritu (#2)
- DeSpiritu (#4)
- 432
- Conversations (#2)
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
