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Robert Black (16 Mar 1956 - 22 Jun 2023)

Male Person - United States bassist

Releases (3)

Official

Album

  1. State of the Bass 1994
  2. Possessed 22 Sep 2017

EP - Live

  1. Live @ Colorado Public Radio 27 Aug 2020

Relationships (4)

Member Of

  1. Basso Bongo
  2. June in Buffalo Festival Orchestra bass
  3. Bang on a Can All-Stars
  4. The Orchestra of Excited Strings

Recordings by (71)

  1. Failing: A Very Difficult Piece for String Bass 8:57 (1992)
  2. Radio Sonata 3:20 (1994)
  3. Piece no. 1 for Double Bass and Tape 10:38 (1994)
  4. Mirrors 17:18 (1994)
  5. Look She Said: I 2:09 (2002)
  6. Look She Said: II 2:03 (2002)
  7. Look She Said: III 4:37 (2002)
  8. Look She Said: IV 3:29 (2002)
  9. Look She Said: V 1:44 (2002)
  10. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": I 8:36 (2002)
  11. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": II 7:25 (2002)
  12. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": III 4:13 (2002)
  13. Untitled: I 3:11 (2002)
  14. Untitled: II 3:37 (2002)
  15. Untitled: III 1:32 (2002)
  16. Nuits: I. C’est bien la nuit 2:49 (2007)
  17. Nuits: II. Le Reveil profond 6:02 (2007)
  18. Et maintenant c’est à vous de jouer… 6:21 (2007)
  19. Ko-Tha “Three Dances of Shiva”: I. 8:14 (2007)
  20. Ko-Tha “Three Dances of Shiva”: II. 2:19 (2007)
  21. Ko-Tha “Three Dances of Shiva”: III. 3:38 (2007)
  22. Maknongon 4:29 (2007)
  23. Mantram 4:47 (2007)
  24. Stronghold, part 1 8:05 (10 Nov 2009)
  25. Stronghold, part 2 9:51 (10 Nov 2009)
  26. Sonata for Bass Alone: Meditative 3:36 (2011)
  27. Sonata for Bass Alone: With Relaxed Motion 3:26 (2011)
  28. Sonata for Bass Alone: Recitative and March 2:43 (2011)
  29. Monody II 5:05 (2011)
  30. For Double Bass Alone: Rubato 2:15 (2011)
  31. For Double Bass Alone: Allegro ritmico 1:56 (2011)
  32. For Double Bass Alone: Moderato 4:26 (2011)
  33. 59 1/2" for a String Player 1:04 (2011)
  34. Beast 7:11 (2011)
  35. Valentine 9:42 (2011)
  36. Dawn in Hunter Canyon I 7:44 (22 Sep 2017)
  37. Dawn in Hunter Canyon II 4:32 (22 Sep 2017)
  38. Dawn in Hunter Canyon III 4:53 (22 Sep 2017)
  39. Morning in Pritchard Culvert I 8:00 (22 Sep 2017)
  40. Morning in Pritchard Culvert II 3:31 (22 Sep 2017)
  41. Morning in Pritchard Culvert III 2:45 (22 Sep 2017)
  42. Morning in Pritchard Culvert IV 3:08 (22 Sep 2017)
  43. Noon in Day Canyon I 1:50 (22 Sep 2017)
  44. Noon in Day Canyon II 1:58 (22 Sep 2017)
  45. Noon in Day Canyon III 2:52 (22 Sep 2017)
  46. Noon in Day Canyon IV 2:45 (22 Sep 2017)
  47. Evening in Dragonfly Culvert I 3:10 (22 Sep 2017)
  48. Evening in Dragonfly Culvert II 2:43 (22 Sep 2017)
  49. Evening in Dragonfly Culvert III 3:21 (22 Sep 2017)
  50. Night in Hunter Canyon I 2:15 (22 Sep 2017)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Failing: A Very Difficult Piece for String Bass 8:57 Robert Black (1992) double bass
  2. Two Bits 13:31 Robert Black, Anna Cholakian, John Ferrari, Laura Goldberg, Robert McEwan, Michiko Oshima, Muneko Otani, Karen Phenpimon, Danny Tunick, Dan Kennedy (1992) double bass
  3. art is self-alteration is Cage is... 0:43 Larry Austin (1993) double bass
  4. Big and Cheap 7:07 Basso Bongo (1994) double bass
  5. Two in the Hand 7:32 Robert Black, Richard Zvonar (1994) double bass
  6. Piece no. 1 for Double Bass and Tape 10:38 Robert Black (1994) double bass
  7. Trio 5:30 Robert Black, Richard Zvonar (1994) double bass
  8. Radio Sonata 3:20 Robert Black (1994) double bass
  9. Lizard Belly Moon 5:21 Bill Anderson, Robert Black, Mark Stewart, John Tamburello (1994) electric bass guitar
  10. Composed Improvisations for Steinberger Bass Guitar and Snare Drum 8:04 Robert Black, Jan Williams (1994) bass guitar
  11. Mirrors 17:18 Robert Black (1994) electric bass guitar, electric upright bass, double bass
  12. Amalia's Secret: VIII. The Letter Opened, The Bottle Broken 1:14 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  13. Amalia's Secret: I. An Especially Fine Dress Rag 2:55 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  14. Amalia's Secret: VI. The Smallest Glimmer Disturbs Them 2:35 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  15. Amalia's Secret: II. Amalia, Hanging in a Painting 2:15 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  16. Amalia's Secret: V. Amalia's Secret (Modeled After the One for Your Parents) 0:33 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  17. Amalia's Secret: IX. Shamefaced Smiles and the Back of Frailty 1:14 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  18. Ryoanji 1:0:30 John Patrick Thomas, Robert Black, Eberhard Blum, Iven Hausmann, Gudrun Reschke, Jan Williams (1996) double bass
  19. Amalia's Secret: X. All Debts Owed Paid, She'd Survive This Too 2:08 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  20. Arapua 8:41 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  21. Amalia's Secret: VII. A Weak Little Gentleman, Gazing, Too Dumb to Wonder 0:17 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  22. The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory: Part II 5:31 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  23. Amalia's Secret: IV. Swallow the Neck of the Guest Who Hisses When You Pass 1:48 Bang on a Can All-Stars (1996) double bass
  24. The Seasons: Vermont Winter (excerpt) ?:?? Robert Black, Joseph Celli, Malcolm Goldstein, John Kennedy, Eric Kivnick, Ben Neill, J.D. Parran (1997) double bass
  25. Amok! 1 6:22 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  26. Amok! 5 4:15 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  27. Amok! 3 3:30 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  28. Amok! 2 5:20 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  29. Amok! 6 7:02 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  30. Amok! 4 5:17 Evan Ziporyn (2000) double bass
  31. The Manufacture of Tangled Ivory 10:41 Bang on a Can All-Stars (08 Oct 2002) double bass
  32. Amalia's Secret 15:58 Bang on a Can All-Stars (08 Oct 2002) double bass
  33. Look She Said: IV 3:29 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  34. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": I 8:36 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  35. Look She Said: V 1:44 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  36. Look She Said: I 2:09 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  37. Look She Said: II 2:03 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  38. Look She Said: III 4:37 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  39. Jasper: I 5:19 Robert Black, Robin Lorentz (2002) double bass
  40. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": II 7:25 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  41. Jasper: III 6:58 Robert Black, Robin Lorentz (2002) double bass
  42. Untitled: II 3:37 Robert Black (2002) electric bass guitar
  43. Jasper: IV 1:54 Robert Black, Robin Lorentz (2002) double bass
  44. String Bass Exercise Out of "Bandiera rossa": III 4:13 Robert Black (2002) double bass
  45. Jasper: II 2:09 Robert Black, Robin Lorentz (2002) double bass
  46. Untitled: I 3:11 Robert Black (2002) electric bass guitar
  47. Dark as a Dungeon 7:57 Robert Black, Julie Josephson (2002) double bass
  48. Untitled: III 1:32 Robert Black (2002) electric bass guitar
  49. 450 Tuskegee Airmen 1:39 Bang on a Can & Don Byron (2006) bass
  50. Eugene II 4:15 Bang on a Can & Don Byron (2006) bass

Credited as (22)

  1. Robert Black
  2. Felix Fan, Robert Black
  3. Robert Black, Richard Zvonar
  4. Amy Knoles, Robert Black
  5. Richard Zvonar, Robert Black
  6. Robert Black, Jan Williams
  7. John Cage; Robert Black, Eberhard Blum, Iven Hausmann, Gudrun Reschke, John Patrick Thomas, Jan Williams
  8. John Patrick Thomas, Robert Black, Eberhard Blum, Iven Hausmann, Gudrun Reschke, Jan Williams
  9. Christian Wolff; Robert Black, Robin Lorentz, Julie Josephson
  10. Robert Black, Robin Lorentz
  11. Robert Black, Julie Josephson
  12. Bright Sheng; Dan Zhu, Julian Schwarz, Trey Lee, Robert Black, Yoobin Son, Pius Cheung, David Friend, Marika Bournaki
  13. Robert Black, David Friend
  14. Robert Black, Anna Cholakian, John Ferrari, Laura Goldberg, Robert McEwan, Michiko Oshima, Muneko Otani, Karen Phenpimon, Danny Tunick, Dan Kennedy
  15. Giacinto Scelsi; Robert Black
  16. Robert Black, John Eckhardt
  17. Robert Black, Felix Fan
  18. Robert Black, John McDonald
  19. Philip Glass; Robert Black
  20. Robert Black, Joseph Celli, Malcolm Goldstein, John Kennedy, Eric Kivnick, Ben Neill, J.D. Parran
  21. Bill Anderson, Robert Black, Mark Stewart, John Tamburello
  22. Robert Black, June Han, Tom Kolor

Works (4)

Composed

  1. Two in the Hand
  2. Big and Cheap
  3. Trio

Commissioned

  1. Mirrors

Links (10)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.robertblack.org/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92019613
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb14156362r
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/133805921
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no92019613
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6hz4bhh

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/413929

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/550261

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/8587026

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7342124