Spectrum
Mark Dresser :  In The Shadow Of A Mad King
Cat. # 4049
Released Jun 2024
US Price $16.00
 
Mark Dresser, the world’s most acclaimed experimental bassist, who has literally written the book on extended contrabass techniques, presents a fabulous CD of solo bass music. Featuring his dear friend, the honored poet Jerome Rothenberg (then 91 years old) on one long epic track, this project continues a long tradition that goes back to the 1950s jazz-poetry experiments of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Patchen, and Ferlinghetti. Close friends and colleagues for decades, the telepathy between Mark and Jerome is both palpable and inspiring. A classic!
 
 
Personnel:
Mark Dresser: 4 And 5 String Double Bass
Jerome Rothenberg: Voice, Poetry