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Richard Davis, The Bassist: Homage to Diversity (51:14)  
Palmetto  
PM-2071  
2001  
 
Master jazz bassist Richard Davis teams up with the esteemed John Hicks on piano for a 
round of sensitive duets. With a rapport that is truly rare, the two play music that spans 
genres from classical to bebop to spirituals and vintage blues. Davis is especially moving 
on Ellington's "Warm Valley" and Strayhorn's "A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing," the 
latter sounding as though it were written specifically for bowed bass. Moving freely and 
elegantly between arco and pizzicato, Davis possesses a virtuosity that remains 
undimmed. His music takes him through a wide swath of emotional terrain, from the 
dead-serious mood of his unaccompanied "Go Down Moses" to the lighthearted spoken-
word ending of "C.C. Rider." This, too, is a part of the "diversity" to which the album 
title refers. But one ought to read Davis's program notes to see just how expansively he's 
defining that word. ~David R. Adler





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