Gary Karr
Gary Karr
Top Songs
| 1 | Nueve | ||
| 2 | Sonata No. 6 in C minor: III. Minuetto I & Minuetto II | ||
| 3 | Sonata No. 6 in C minor: II. AIIa breve | ||
| 4 | Sonata No. 6 in C minor: I. Adagio | ||
| 5 | Sonata No. 5 in A Major: III. Minuetto I & Minuetto II |
Albums
Aug 2010 • 4 songs
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Biography
Double bassist Gary Karr was one of the greatest players of his instrument in the 20th century, or really of any other time. He was a pioneer in commissioning new virtuoso works for the instrument. Karr had a substantial recording catalog that continued to grow after his retirement, as earlier items were reissued. Many of his early recordings were collected on the 2010 album Gary Karr: Bass Virtuoso.
Karr was born on November 20, 1941, in Los Angeles. He was descended from seven generations of double bassists but asserted that he had little contact with professional double ba...