AN INTERVIEW WITH BARRE PHILLIPS To talk with Barre Phillips is to tap a deep mine with rich veins of jazz history. “You probably like a story,” the exponent of solo bass begins with delight as he relates the tale of his brother Peter’s first “big hit” as a composer, The Survivors, which premiered at the first Monterey Jazz Festival in 1958. Written for symphony … Continue reading SPACED OUT BASSIST BOWS TO AN INVITATION: COME PLAY SOLO