Typically Teppo 1 brings together a collection for four exciting and inventive solo pieces for the intermediate bassist. Each piece explores a different soundscape, primarily in bass clef and in the orchestral register, and employs arco, pizzicato, col legno, tremolando and sul ponticello alongside a few effective and evocative harmonics in the lower positions.

These pieces were written with specific young players in mind and are a successful combination of jazz, classical and contemporary s...