Tony Osborne: Three Fun Bass Quartets

About the Compositions Down at the O.K. Corral is a Wild West epic written with the young bassists in mind. It’s a fun and energetic piece, with much to enjoy, and uses a limited number of notes and positions which are ideal for bassists who are just beginning to explore the double bass repertoire. "Anyone familiar with Tony Osborne's numerous bass quartets will welcome this latest offering. He always manages to inject a sense of fun and playability using simple rhythms, good hummable tunes, and just a little bit of syncopation to keep you on your toes! This quartet is in simple ternary form, the opening introduction being in octave unison. The first section is reminiscent of a jaunty cowboy tune, the second section is a marvelous native-American type dance followed by a return to the cowboy section and a coda that repeats the introduction with a cheesy semitone glissando to end." (Bass News) The Pink Elephant is one of Tony Osborne's most popular works and was written in the early 19