933: Don Prell - Double Bass Legend - Part 1

<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Today’s episode is the first in a series of chats with double bass legend Don Prell.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Born in 1929, Don went on the road with the Frank Ortega Band, played with people like Buddy Rich and Chet Baker, and was in the original Bud Shank Quartet.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">He played for the San Francisco Symphony for 30 years and, after retirement, formed his own group called the Sea Bop Ensemble, which played at various San Francisco spots, including the legendary <a href= "https://bayviewboatclub.org/">Bay View Boat Club</a>.</span></p> <p class="p2"> </p> <p class="p3"><span class="s2"><a href= "http://smarturl.it/cbcpodcast?ck_subscriber_id=90309136"><em>Subscribe to the podcast</em></a></span> <span class="s1"><em>to get these interviews delivered to you automatically!</em></span></p> <p class="p4"> </p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><em>Check out our</em> <a href= "https://gumroad.com/dbbpublications?sort=newest"><em>Online Sheet Music Store</em></a> <em>with 100+ wide-ranging titles for bassists.</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p6"><span class="s1"><a href= "http://contrabassconversations.com/app"><em>Listen to Contrabass Conversations with our free app for iOS, Android, and Kindle</em></a><em>.</em></span><span class= "s4"><br /></span></p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><em>Check out my</em> <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/beginners-classical-bass"> <em>Beginner's Classical Bass course</em></a> <em>and</em> <a href= "https://courses.discoverdoublebass.com/p/intermediate-advanced-classical-bass"> <em>Intermediate to Advanced Classical Bass course</em></a><em>, available exclusively from</em> <a href= "https://discoverdoublebass.com/jasonheath"><em>Discover Double Bass</em></a><em>.</em></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><strong>Thank you to our sponsors!</strong></span></p> <p class="p5"> </p> <p class="p7"><span class="s1"><a href= "https://www.micahbhoward.com/