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Edgar Meyer (24 Nov 1960 - )

Male Person - United States contemporary bassist and composer

Releases (5)

Official

Album

  1. Unfolding 1986
  2. Dreams of Flight 1987
  3. Work in Progress 1990
  4. Edgar Meyer 25 Apr 2006
  5. The Best of Edgar Meyer 2007

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Strength in Numbers

Recordings by (75)

  1. Unfolding 5:33 (1986)
  2. Cottonwood 4:27 (1986)
  3. Cycles 8:02 (1986)
  4. My Pet Frog 3:26 (1986)
  5. Duet 5:22 (1986)
  6. After Dark 6:17 (1986)
  7. Early Morning 5:14 (1986)
  8. Webbed Feet 5:01 (1987)
  9. Dreams of Flight 5:14 (1987)
  10. From Amalgamations for Solo Bass: Moderato 3:21 (1987)
  11. The Expedition 4:12 (1987)
  12. For Dotsy 2:48 (1987)
  13. From Trio: Andante / Moderato / Allegro vivace 16:38 (1987)
  14. Life in Antartica (Is Cold and Lonely) 2:44 (1987)
  15. Coventry Carol / Lo, How a Rose ’Ere Bloometh 3:44 (1988)
  16. My Funny Valentine 2:50 (1989)
  17. The Great Green Sea Snake 4:00 (1990)
  18. Without Express Intention 4:29 (1990)
  19. Good Beginnings 3:23 (1990)
  20. Molto Perpetuo (In the Style of OMAC) 3:47 (1990)
  21. Pavane Pour une Infante Defunte 5:12 (1990)
  22. Interlude 3:23 (1990)
  23. Froglike 2:36 (1990)
  24. McGlynn's Jigs 7:39 (1990)
  25. Caprice in A Minor 1:44 (1990)
  26. Smiles and Tears 3:08 (1990)
  27. Winter's Chill 5:32 (01 Jul 1991)
  28. The Lesson of the Land 19:59 (07 Sep 1999)
  29. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: I. Prelude 4:05 (2000)
  30. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: II. Allemande 3:47 (2000)
  31. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: III. Courante 2:09 (2000)
  32. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: IV. Sarabande 4:24 (2000)
  33. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: V. Menuett I & II 3:15 (2000)
  34. Suite for Solo Cello no. 2 in D minor: VI. Gigue 2:43 (2000)
  35. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: I. Prelude 2:20 (2000)
  36. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: II. Allemande 4:28 (2000)
  37. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: III. Courante 2:12 (2000)
  38. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: IV. Sarabande 2:30 (2000)
  39. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: V. Menuett I & II 4:01 (2000)
  40. Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major: VI. Gigue 1:39 (2000)
  41. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: I. Prelude 5:49 (2000)
  42. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: II. Allemande 5:01 (2000)
  43. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: III. Courante 2:10 (2000)
  44. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: IV. Sarabande 3:55 (2000)
  45. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: V. Gavotte I & II 4:17 (2000)
  46. Suite for Solo Cello no. 5 in C minor: VI. Gigue 2:10 (2000)
  47. Moto Perpetuo 3:44 (02 Oct 2001)
  48. 1B 6:24 (2004)
  49. First Things First 3:37 (25 Apr 2006)
  50. Roundabout 6:16 (25 Apr 2006)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Lowdown 3:37 Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer (1984) bass
  2. The Lochs of Dread 4:47 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  3. You'll Never Know 3:23 Maura O’Connell (1989) acoustic bass guitar
  4. One Winter's Night 4:11 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  5. Can't Stop the Girl 3:13 Maura O’Connell (1989) keyboard
  6. Duke and Cookie 3:23 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  7. Future Man 5:09 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  8. Texas Red 4:08 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  9. Pink Flamingos 4:00 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  10. Macedonia 4:25 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  11. No Apologies 4:19 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  12. Slopes 6:16 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  13. Blue Men of the Sahara 5:05 Strength in Numbers (1989) double bass
  14. Winter's Chill 5:32 Edgar Meyer (01 Jul 1991) double bass
  15. The River 4:26 Garth Brooks (10 Sep 1991) electric bass guitar
  16. What She’s Doing Now 3:26 Garth Brooks (10 Sep 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  17. Cry of a Tiny Babe 7:31 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  18. Somebody Touched Me 4:14 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  19. When It’s Gone, It’s Gone 4:19 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) bass
  20. Child of the Wind 4:09 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  21. One of the Best Ones 6:58 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  22. Actions Speak Louder 3:01 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  23. Kit Carson 4:12 Bruce Cockburn (05 Nov 1991) acoustic bass guitar
  24. Flyswatter / Ice Water Blues (Monte Trenckmann’s Blues) 3:44 Lyle Lovett (31 Mar 1992) double bass
  25. Family Reserve 3:59 Lyle Lovett (31 Mar 1992) double bass
  26. Virginia Woolf 5:27 Indigo Girls (12 May 1992) bass
  27. Love Will Come to You 4:37 Indigo Girls (12 May 1992) acoustic bass guitar
  28. Chickenman 5:45 Indigo Girls (12 May 1992) acoustic bass guitar
  29. I Am a Town 5:06 Mary Chapin Carpenter (30 Jun 1992) double bass
  30. Waterfall with Blenders 7:04 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) bass
  31. Marwa in the Pines (with you) 6:30 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) solo, bass, bass
  32. The Bovnik 2:52 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) bass
  33. Harmonicade 6:33 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) bass
  34. Texas Tarantella 4:53 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) solo, bass, bass
  35. Vassar Goes to Harvard 3:44 Turtle Island String Quartet (15 Sep 1992) bass
  36. Paddy’s Green Shamrock Shore 4:41 The Chieftains (1992) double bass
  37. Kill Switch 2:55 T‐Bone Burnett (1992) double bass
  38. I Can’t Stop Loving You 3:29 The Chieftains feat. Don Williams (1992) double bass
  39. I Would Be Stronger Than That 3:59 Maura O’Connell (1992) acoustic bass guitar
  40. It’s Not Too Late 4:26 T‐Bone Burnett (1992) double bass
  41. Primitives 3:15 T‐Bone Burnett (1992) double bass
  42. Every Little Thing 2:53 T‐Bone Burnett (1992) double bass
  43. Goodnight Irene 4:18 The Chieftains feat. Willie Nelson (1992) double bass
  44. Finale: Did You Ever Go A‐Courtin’, Uncle Joe / Will the Circle Be Unbroken 12:06 The Chieftains feat. Ricky Skaggs, Emmylou Harris & Chet Atkins (1992) double bass
  45. So Soft Your Goodbye 2:43 Maura O’Connell (1992) bass
  46. Ashokan Farewell 4:58 Mark O’Connor & Pinchas Zukerman (14 Sep 1993) double bass
  47. Time to Learn 3:30 Tim O’Brien (1993) guest, double bass

Arranged

  1. When Goodbye Was a Word 3:11 Trisha Yearwood (02 Jul 1991) strings
  2. All These Years 3:21 Sawyer Brown (25 Aug 1992) strings
  3. That Wasn’t Me 3:43 Martina McBride (14 Sep 1993) string trio

Credited as (93)

  1. Edgar Meyer
  2. Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck & Mike Marshall
  3. Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg & Edgar Meyer
  4. Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush & Mike Marshall
  5. Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
  6. Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer
  7. Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
  8. Joshua Bell feat. Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush and Mike Marshall
  9. Joshua Bell feat. Edgar Meyer and Chris Thile
  10. Jerry Douglas, Russ Barenberg and Edgar Meyer
  11. Yo‐Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
  12. Barber, Meyer; Hilary Hahn, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff
  13. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
  14. Yo‐Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
  15. David Grisman feat. Edgar Meyer
  16. Darol Anger feat. Edgar Meyer & John Jennings
  17. Darol Anger feat. Edgar Meyer
  18. Edgar Meyer, Giovanni Bottesini; Joshua Bell, Yo‐Yo Ma, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff
  19. Schubert; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, Pamela Frank, Rebecca Young, Edgar Meyer, Barbara Bonney
  20. Schubert; Emanuel Ax, Yo‐Yo Ma, Pamela Frank, Rebecca Young, Edgar Meyer
  21. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor
  22. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor feat. Alison Krauss
  23. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor
  24. Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall
  25. Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall
  26. Alison Krauss, Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor
  27. Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, Joshua Bell, Mike Marshall
  28. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor feat. James Taylor
  29. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor feat. Alison Krauss
  30. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer
  31. Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Sam Bush, Mike Marshall
  32. Joshua Bell & Edgar Meyer with Sam Bush & Mike Marshall
  33. Johann Sebastian Bach; Edgar Meyer
  34. Chris Thile & Edgar Meyer
  35. Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor
  36. Taylor Swift feat. Alison Krauss, Edgar Meyer, Eric Darken, Sam Bush & Vince Gill
  37. Mike Marshall & Edgar Meyer
  38. Mike Marshall, Edgar Meyer
  39. Mark O’Connor & Edgar Meyer
  40. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff
  41. Edgar Meyer, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff
  42. Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Hugh Wolff
  43. Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank, Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Rebecca Young
  44. Meyer
  45. Yo‐Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor & Edgar Meyer
  46. Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Mark O’Connor with James Taylor
  47. Meyer, Rorem; Emerson String Quartet
  48. Emerson String Quartet, Edgar Meyer
  49. James Taylor, Yo‐Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer & Mark O’Connor
  50. Wynton Marsalis, Edgar Meyer & Patrick Doyle
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Works (69)

Arranged

  1. Emily's Reel
  2. The Wassail Song / All Through the Night
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Composed

  1. Concerto in D for Double Bass and Orchestra (1993)
  2. Concerto in D for Double Bass and Orchestra: I. ♩ = 109 (1993)
  3. Concerto in D for Double Bass and Orchestra: II. ♩ = 74 (1993)
  4. Concerto in D for Double Bass and Orchestra: III. ♩ = 190 (1993)
  5. Quintet (1995)
  6. Double Concerto for Cello and Double Bass: I. ♩ = 110 (1995)
  7. Double Concerto for Cello and Double Bass: II. ♩ = 65 (1995)
  8. Double Concerto for Cello and Double Bass: III. ♩ = 150 (1995)
  9. Double Concerto for Cello and Double Bass (1995)
  10. Quintet: IV. (1995)
  11. Quintet: III. (1995)
  12. Quintet: I. (1995)
  13. Quintet: II. (1995)
  14. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1999)
  15. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Movement II
  16. Canon
  17. Palmyra
  18. Wrong Number
  19. Woolly Mammoth
  20. Wishful Thinking
  21. Your Coffee is a Disaster
  22. Waltz Whitman
  23. The Trappings
  24. Every Note a Pearl
  25. Not For Lack of Trying
  26. Voila!
  27. Scarcely Cricket
  28. We Were Animals
  29. Nebbia
  30. 757 ml
  31. Roundabout
  32. Interlude 1
  33. Please Don't Feed the Bear
  34. Whatever
  35. In Hindsight
  36. Interlude 2
  37. The Low Road
  38. Just as I Thought
  39. Catch and Release
  40. Interlude 3
  41. Woody Creek
  42. Degrees of Separation
  43. Interlude 4
  44. The Lesson of the Land
  45. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra: Movement I
  46. Sliding Down
  47. Motion
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Dedicated Works

  1. Sweet May Again
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Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile double bass

Links (13)

Official Homepages

  1. http://edgarmeyer.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n87102155
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140277075
  3. https://d-nb.info/gnd/123211638
  4. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87102155

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/259260

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/561465

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2324922/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/64205378

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q731734

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/406782

Streaming Page

  1. https://tidal.com/artist/29618

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Meyer_edgar_download_1.JPG