The New York Bass Violin Choir & Bill Lee - The New York Bass Violin Choir (2025) [Hi-Res]

Founded by bassist, composer, and arranger Bill Lee as a collaboration of seven bassists—including Lisle Atkinson, Ron Carter, Richard Davis, Michael Fleming, Milt Hinton, and Sam Jones—The New York Bass Violin Choir album features Sonny Brown (percussion), George Coleman (saxophone), and Harold Mabern (piano) “performing excerpts from ‘Baby Sweets,’ a narrative folk-jazz opera written by Bill Lee and Sonny Brown.” Remastered directly from the original analog tapes, this Strata-East gem will be available in digital format for the first time.

Bill Lee, double bass, musical director
Lisle Atkinson, double bass
Michael Fleming, double bass
Milt Hinton, double bass
Richard Davis, double bass
Ron Carter, double bass
Sam Jones, double bass
Sonny Brown, percussion
Harold Mabern, piano
George Coleman, tenor saxophone

Digitally remastered