Christian McBride & Edgar Meyer
But Who’s Gonna Play the Melody?
Eligible Categories:
BEST JAZZ INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM
BEST ENGINEERED ALBUM, NON-CLASSICAL
BEST JAZZ PERFORMANCE, "Barnyard Disturbance"
BEST INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION, "Philly Slop"
BEST ARRANGEMENT, INSTRUMENTAL OR A CAPPELLA, "Days of Wine and Roses"
PRESS HIGHLIGHTS
Associated Press
“Bass duets by genre-defying virtuosos Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer swing, rumble” – Associated Press
“Get ready to rumble. This album will work out your sound system.” – Associated Press
“Together they draw on a multitude of genres, plucking, bowing and showing just how expressive their 20-pound instruments can be.” – Associated Press
NPR WEEKEND EDITION
ABOUT
The meeting of great minds usually happens behind closed doors, but for two of the world's foremost bassists -- Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer -- the collaboration proved so fruitful that a duo album exploring their collective backgrounds in jazz, folk, classical, bluegrass and funk was born.