any good jazzy cello albums?

[unkle11]

my cousin lent me her claude bolling and yo yo ma CD and it's amazing, i tried searching for similar sounding music on itunes but only came up with a bunch of classical stuff which i am not really into, so, can anyone point me to some good jazzy albums featuring cello?? thanks in advance

 

[Sordel]

Dave Holland, the bassist, released an album of solo cello called Life Cycle that might hit the spot. It's maybe pizzicato, but there are some nice arco passages as well ... depends on exactly what you're looking for, I guess. Also on ECM there are some albums by David Darling, but he uses a lot of effects and his music is closer to New Age IMHO.

 

[Henry Flower]

You could try the Basquiat Strings; a string quartet plus bass and drums, led by the cellist Ben Davis.

 

[FalconP]

My favorite David Darling album is Darkwood, which is more progressive and experimental than most of his other recordings.

Afterglow by Michael Hoppe, Tim Wheater and Martin Tillman is a set of beautifully done, ruminative improvisations on flute, cello and keyboards. It is likewise on the new-age side of things.

 

[tru blu]

Definitely Erik Friedlander. He's the son of the famed jazz photographer Lee Friedlander, and at this point he's played with folks from all spectrums of music (John Zorn, Alanis Morrisette, Dave Douglas, Joss Stone). He's constructed his latest disc, Block Ice and Propane, as an aurally expansive travelogue, steeped in Americana. I'd start there.

 

[unkle11]

thanks guys!! esp tru blu i tested and then just purchased the "prowl" album loving it!!

 

[Stephen_Ri]

Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone is neither classical nor jazz, but you might like it.

 

[DavidMahler]

Ron Carter did some jazz cello stuff with Eric Dolphy.

 

[unkle11]

awesome thanks again guys,

 

[tjkurita]

Hank Roberts is another jazz cellist. He's got a few interesting albums on the Winter & Winter label.

 

[legatedm]

Turtle Island String Quartet is amazing (notice covers of Davis/Coltrane stuff such as Blue In Green). The link points to my favorite album of theirs, but I would also suggest Art Of the Groove.