Kenny Barron and Dave Holland: Billie’s Bounce

Jazz greats Kenny Barron and Dave Holland make a great team. The duo, who released The Art of Conversation last year, utilize their deep understanding of each other’s playing to bring out the best of their own music.

Here’s a great clip of Barron and Holland performing the standard jazz blues “Billie’s Bounce” live at the Jazz à la Villette festival in 2012. Holland perfectly complements the pianist’s lines with a strong pulse and perfect note choices before taking his own extended solo. They then trade choruses and pass musical ideas back and forth before finishing the song out to great applause.

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.

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  1. Dave Holland. Nuff said

  2. Doc.Hoc.

    I would love to get my hands on a upright or double bass for a week or two. Clueless yes but I can figure out the basics.

  3. Two masters at work. Fantastic.

  4. mojobass

    SMOOTH….Like butter !!!

  5. Addie J

    Absolutely stunning. What masters.