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Bassisterhood - Companion Mixtape

By Ludovico Granvassu | Mondo Jazz
December 15, 2020
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Straight-ahead to experimental, electric or acoustic, funky or bluesy, instrumental or with vocals, these female bass players cover the whole low-end gamut with their fascinating projects.

This mixtape is a fun-filled companion to the two parts of our show "Bassisterhood" (click here for Part 1 and Part 2).

Happy listening!

Playlist

Esperanza Spalding

bass
b.1984

" data-original-title="" title="">Esperanza Spalding "Radio Song" Radio Music Society (Heads Up) 0:00

Manou Gallo "L��ve-Toi Et Move" Afro Groove Queen (Contre-Jour) 6:26

Bootsy Collins

bass, electric
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Bootsy Collins with Manou Gallo & Alissia Benveniste "Bass-Rigged-System" World Wide Funk (Mascot) 9:38

Ida Nielsen "Bassinyourface" Turn It Up (Self-released) 13:55

Tal Wilkenfeld

bass
b.1986

" data-original-title="" title="">Tal Wilkenfeld "The River of Life" Transformation (Self-released) 15:16

Brandi Disterheft

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Brandi Disterheft Trio with

George Coleman

saxophone, tenor
b.1935

" data-original-title="" title="">George Coleman "Pendulum at Falcon's Lair" Surboard (Justin Time) 22:57

Kaisa Mäensivu

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Kaisa M?ensivu Trio "Season's Best" [Unreleased] 26:32

Jeong Lim Yang

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeong Lim Yang "Cherry" D��j�� vu (Fresh Sound/New Talent) 30:16

Silvia Bolognesi

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Silvia Bolognesi Open Combo "BS. 4 II B.S." What Was I Saying? (33 Jazz) 37:06

Rosa Brunello

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Rosa Brunello Y Los Fermentos "Stand Up" Volverse (C.A.M.) 46:06

Helen Svoboda

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Helen Svoboda "Growing (Out of Nothing)" Vegetable Bass (Self-released) 50:36

Orelle "Natura Morta" Argo (Black Candy) 52:22

Noriko Ueda

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Noriko Ueda "Blue Sunset" Debut (Terashima) 55:51

Kristin Korb

bass
b.1969

" data-original-title="" title="">Kristin Korb "What's Your Story Morning Glory" What's Your Story (Doublek) 1:00:56

Shayna Dulberger

bass, acoustic
b.1983

" data-original-title="" title="">Shayna Dulberger "The Heart and the Lungs" Ache & Flutter (Self-released) 1:00:53

Federica Michisanti

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Federica Michisanti Horn Trio "Weiss" Jeux de couleurs (Parco della Musica) 1:08:09

Valentina Ciardelli "Echidna's Arf (of You)" Music from the Sphinx (Da Vinci) 1:15:08

Nina de Heney

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Nina de Heney,

Lisa Ullen

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Lisa Ullen "To Monks" Carve (LJ) 1:19:21

Photo credit: Andrea Palmucci.

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