Dominic Duval (1945 - 2016 ) was an  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="nofollow - American   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_jazz" rel="nofollow - free jazz   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upright_bass" rel="nofollow - bassist .

Since the 1990s, Duval was active principally on the  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City" rel="nofollow - New York City  jazz scene. He did not begin recording regularly until the 1990s, but since then had appeared on a very large number of albums, particularly on the labels  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIMP" rel="nofollow - CIMP ,  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadence_Jazz" rel="nofollow - Cadence Jazz , and  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Records" rel="nofollow - Leo Records . As a result, Duval was described by  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allmusic" rel="nofollow - Allmusic  as "unquestionably...one of the most-recorded free jazz bassists on the planet". Todd Jenkins describes Duval and drummer  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Rosen_%28drummer%29" rel="nofollow - Jay Rosen  as the "house  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_section" rel="nofollow - rhythm section " for CIMP, given the number of recordings on which they have jointly appeared.  Duval's freedom of expression was paramount in his playing. Duval played his Hutchings bass more often like a violin, guitar or lead saxophone. He displayed fast lines and rich textures. Seldom did he play the bass in a traditional role low pitch rhythmic role. Instead he freely interacted with other members within the ensemble.

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