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Hill Greene - Solo Bass:Hill Greene - Alone
Hilliard (Hill) Greene plays Blues, Bop, Bach, Negro Spirituals, Folk Music and original compositions on acoustic bass. What the critics say..."…Greene can keep the listener interested – very interested – for upwards of an hour, all by himself. His new album, “Alone,” is a riveting hour plus of material, mostly originals, that stand up well as melodic compositions played with passionate dedication. There is a wide range of styles and forms, and there is no risk of boredom among the eight tunes." "Technically and sonically, Greene’s bass sounds great; his pitch is accurate even during highly technical passages played at breakneck speed, and his sound is deep and clean." "Besides the exciting moving music, there is the amazement of the man’s technique. He is a real virtuoso. Hearing this album, we can all say we could just never have imagined the bass as a solo instrument that is wholly absorbing..." "For many decades the bass has ceased to be looked at as an accompaniment instrument entirely. At the same time, very few musicians dare to release solo bass recordings. Bassists like Dave Holland, Eberhard Weber, Barre Phillips and Miroslav Vitous have done that very successfully. Among those, we can add the name Hill Greene with his solo bass recording entitled “Alone”. … Even though the unique virtuosity of Hill Greene can capture the mind of the listener, what really sets him apart is his musicality, passion, and dedication to the art." "Hill Greene created a resonating musicality, with full focus and emotional pathos... “The audience was still and enraptured, as Hill Greene is a musician to watch, as well as one to listen to.”… Hill Greene has a bright future as Solo Bassist, Composer, Accompanist, and Music Director." "Greene, a bass concert player. Very good (4 stars) Hilliard Greene is an expressive double-bass player with a solid technique… Greene made of his show at Notorious a concert of refreshing features, with fiery solos developed in an explosive way at times, …His double-bass has the sonority like a guitar and continuity in his lines that seem to be pianistically inspired… A Strong presence… "...Hilliard Greene...can sound like a flamenco guitar one moment and a wailing horn the next" "…found a copy of your solo CD. I’ve been listening to it a great deal. It’s exceptional, easily one of the best crafted solo bass CDs I’ve heard." "...(Greene’s) work on the upright bass was diverse and committed. On the funk grooves, generally associated with the electric bass guitar, he was convincingly adept, wielding the larger instrument with ease. His solos, whether arco or pizzicato, used the full potential of the instrument, including choral effects and contrivances." "Intense. Powerful. Versatile. Not for the faint-hearted. ... Hill Greene showed us how it’s done." "With a technical mastery of his instrument that is nothing short of astonishing he churned through a varied and creative set full of fire, brilliance and subtlety that above all never stopped swinging. " |
Produced by Todd Horton
and Hilliard Greene