Gary Karr was acclaimed as the world's leading solo bassist by Time Magazine, and was in fact the first solo double bassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. On Songs Of Prayer, Karr performs with Harmon Lewis on Organ pieces by composers that include Mozart, Schubert, Bizet, and more, on another incredible recording from King Record in Japan.

• Limited Edition
• All Analog AAA Recording and Mastering
• Audiophile mastering by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
• Pressed at Pallas GmbH Germany on 180 Gram Vinyl
• Full Analog chain used during entire mastering process
• Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes of King Record Co. Ltd

For this collection of songs of prayer, Gary Karr performs with Harmon Lewis on organ. Selections from Mozart, Schubert, Bizet, and more are represented on this release. The soulful sound of the doublebass with organ is perfectly suited for this kind of meditative music. The performance is so absorbing that it demands the listener's full attention. This music was so successful with this combination of instruments that the Karr/Lewis Duo planned to release more recordings of this spiritual nature.

Gary Karr, acclaimed as "the world's leading solo bassist" (Time Magazine), is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new lustre to his already lustrous 1611 Amati doublebass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky.

Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Jerusalem Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and with all the major orchestras of Australia.

Musicians:

Gary Karr, contrabass
Harmon Lewis, organ

Track Listing:

Side A
1. Eili, Eili (Invocation)

Adolphe-Charles Adam (1803-1856)
2. O Holy Night

Jacques Arcadelt (1507-1568)
3. Ave Maria

Georges Bizet (1838-1875)
4. Agnus Dei (Intermezzo)

Leigh Harline (1907-1969)
5. When You Wish Upon A Star

Side B
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
1. Ave Maria

Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000)
2. Prayer Of Saint Gregory

3. Nobody Knows De Trouble I've Seen
4. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
5. Ave, Verum Corpus, K.618

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