Born in Kansas City, Counce studied violin and tuba early on before settling on the string bass. He went on the road when he was 16, playing with the Nat Towles Band in Omaha. After some freelancing, ...

The beauty of this music is so much greater than the sum of its parts that a listener hardly knows where to begin. The two-disc package comprises the main recordings on the Contemporary label ...

Sonority (The Curtis Counce Group; Contemporary). There`s a mystery behind this album of unissued 1950s recordings by a strong group of West Coast musicians led by bassist Curtis Counce. The question ...

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2023 vinyl reissues include albums by Ornette Coleman, André Previn, Phineas Newborn, Jr., Art Farmer, Leroy Vinnegar and Curtis Counce. Craft Recordings and Acoustic Sounds have announced seven new ...