Legends Gary Peacock, Dave Holland, Miroslav Vitous, and Barre Phillips have graced the bass world with their solo recordings on the ECM label since the ’70s. Now Grenadier joins the ranks of these celebrated players with his own set of brilliantly conceived and impeccably executed solo double-bass tracks 2019, Grenadier’s intonation, tone, and expressiveness is quite an achievement, and it’s one of the best records in its category that I’ve heard in a long time. I first met Larry in the early ’80s at a jazz workshop in San Jose, California. He was a workshop student, about 15 years old, and I was 22 — a fledgling teacher. I remember sitting with my clinician colleague Todd Coolman in the audition room when Larry played for us, and thinking, “What can I possibly teach this kid?” Larry ripped through “There Is No Greater Love,” in thumb position. My teaching concept at the time (gleaned from my musical mentor, Jamey Aebersold) was simple: Teach what you know. At t