Jeremy McCoy and Friends
Dialogues with Double Bass

Gioacchino Rossini
Duetto
Steven Doane, violoncello

John Pattitucci
The Root
John Patitucci, double bass

Georg Philipp Telemann 
Sonata No. 2
Whitney Crockett, bassoon

Giovanni Bottesini
Gran Duetto, No. 3
John Pattitucci, double bass

Martin Dalby
MacPherson's Rant
Laura Gilbert, piccolo, flute, alto flute

Reinhold Glière
Cradle Song
Ira Weller, viola

Edward Elgar
Duetto
Demian Austin, trombone

John Pattitucci
Grateful
John Pattitucci, six string electric bass

Jean Françaix
Duo Baroque
June Han, harp

BRIDGE 9163

Cover painting by Alexis Napoliello

Jeremy McCoy's new album, "Dialogues with Double Bass" presents a wide-ranging look at the double bass repertoire.  The album highlights two particular themes.  The primary notion is highlighting the bass as an equal voice in instrumental duos that are diverse and interesting conversations.  A second theme is found in the vocal quality of much of the music.  Like Bottesini, one of history's most famous bass players, who earned his living playing in an opera orchestra, Jeremy McCoy is a seasoned member of New York City's Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (the orchestra's assistant principal bassist).  The influence of great singing can be heard in McCoy's playing, in the way he shapes a phrase and in the varied tonal colors of his sound.  McCoy's wide experience as a soloist, chamber player and orchestral musician, and the expressive range of his instrument, finds him right at home in this engaging collection of eloquent dialogues with the double bass.