Barre Phillips

Double bassist Barre Phillips is renowned for his work in the jazz genre. He has recorded with many successful artists including Eric Dolphy, Jimmy Giuffre, Lee Konitz and Dave Holland. He released a recording of solo improvisations, titled 'Unaccompanied Barre', in 1968 before collaborating with Dave Holland on 'Music from Two Basses'. Relocating to France in the 1970s, he joined jazz group The Trio along with saxophonist John Surman and drummer Stu Martin. He became a frequent player with the London Jazz Composers Orchestra and developed his compositions with contributions to the soundtracks of 'Merry-Go-Round' (1981) and 'Naked Lunch' (1991). He released another solo album, 'Call Me When You Get There', in 1984 before going on to experiment with percussion on 'Aquarium Rain' (1991). He recorded a live album with Paul Bley and Evan Parker at an Austrian monastery, releasing under the title of 'Sankt Gerold' in 2000. The early 2000s saw several solo albums including 'October Base Trilouge' (2001), 'After You've Gone' (2004), 'Angles of Repose' (2004) and 'The Iron Stone' (2006). He collaborated with Philippe Festou on 'Musique Primale' in 2009 before the solo 'While You Were Out' (2009), 'Everybody Else But Me' (2011) and his final solo album 'End to End' (2018).

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