kjohnsonhp Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 I like the vintage horn solos on the MOZART HORN CONCERTOS by Hogwood. From a recent rerelease, the dueling guitar solos on COMFORTABLY NUMB from the Roger Waters THE WALL IN BERLIN DVD-V are pretty cool...especially for a remake w/o Gilmore. I also like the accordion work and harmony from THE BAND during the same tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reel 2 reel Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 Marc- Almond Band....Best Of Live.....tune called "The City" Carlos Rios does a killer elecrtic guitar solo.........gc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted September 1, 2003 Share Posted September 1, 2003 ---------------- On 9/1/2003 7:18:31 PM prodj101 wrote: yes, you can get it on CD. I think the cd is called Live at Newport. damn good solo, one of the best you'll hear, though it sounded like he was playing on a bit of a soft/unbalanced reed . I can't remember where I found it on the internet in cd form for sale.... ---------------- Thanks. I'll look for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyKubicki Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Don Ellis did some incredible solos and among my favorites so far are the solos he did on Concerto for Trumpet (5/4, off Live at Montery) and...oh man, how do I choose? Indian Lady (also 5/4) and Alone (OK, that's in 5/4 too, both on Electric Bath). Alone was also done as Bossa Nueva Nova on his Live in 3 2/3 /4 Time Album. All his solos just put a smile on my face when I hear them. Billy Cobham, drum solo on "One Word", "Birds of Fire" by Mahavishnu Orchestra (circa '73) Ahhhh! Mahavishnu! One of my favorites (though there are many with this band!) is the lead in solo on Dance of the Maya on Inner Mounting Flame. It's totally mind blowing! As much as I can figure out, he starts off with a giutar riff that has a rhythm division of 3-4-3, and just when you're comfortable with it, Cobham comes in on drums with a 6 2/3. I have yet to figure out how these time signatures overlap, maybe a real musician out there can explain it...I can focus on one or the other, but not how both interweave, but they sure do interweave! I guess one is actually a 10/4 and the other a 20/8? At any rate, incredible! Many prog bands used this technique of blending in one part with another by differing and overlapping time signatures and it's quite an affect when dome well. Some of his other tunes with a 12 string guitar sound fantastic on KHorns, like Visions of an Emerald Beyond, Apocolypse...always had geat bass players...great musicians. Many went off in their own directios, Jean-Luc Ponte, Steve Goodman, etc. But I digress, this was about solos. Let's not forget a prog band...the prog band of that era whos material, both written and improvised, was on a level unmatched by any other that I know of. It was actually like classical music written for non-classical instruments. Gentle Giant was one of the most underrated bands of their time. In concert, these boys would trade off instruments like nothing. Aside from their drums, guitars, and bass, they soloed on the xylophone, violin, cello, recorders, misc percussion and let's not forget their own voices. But one such piece of thiers that is one of my favorites is On Reflection, but the live version off Playing the Fool. For the live version, they wrote this beautiful arrangement for the recorder, xylophone and cello (that's like a solo) and then the song itself is a multi part round that is just awsome. Kerry Minear was the keyboard player and wrote much of their material and he was a master of counterpoint. Too much! Oh, yes, you may have noticed my avatar...that's in honor of Gentle Giant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davmar Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Excellent thread! My local music store is getting a call tomorrow for West Coast Jazz Stan Getz Live Stephen Stills NRBQ at Yankee Stadium A Jazz Message Art Blakey Quartet Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Bey Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 The record collection I inherited from my brother has some Stan Getz in it.. "Interpretations" by the Stan Getz Quintet, a shocking pink album cover, probably early sixties from a quick inspection. It's in my pile of records to be cleaned, I am getting the remaining stuff today: disk doctor scrubbing bubbles and solution poly liner sleeves distilled water spray bottle dish drying rack white terrycloth wash towels dunno about the zerostat -- methinks it is a temporary at best solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike82 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Andy: You're right about the Mahav Orch's timing. The overlapping is kinda a drawn out syncopation, which may be a common technique in Eastern Music. Sir John was into the whole "Sri Chinmoy" thing back then. Even Santana got into it for a while and did an album with McLaughlin (Love, Devotion, Surrender). You need to pick up McLaughlin's "Live at Royal Festival Hall" (1988) if you don't have it. It's one of my "Desert Island" discs. McLaughlin's trio on this album includes reknown percussionist, Trilok Gurtu and Kai Eckard on bass. Both the recording and performance are exceptional. After owning it for 12 years, it still gets a listen on just about a weekly basis. Regards, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 ---------------- On 9/2/2003 1:10:31 AM davmar wrote: Excellent thread! My local music store is getting a call tomorrow for West Coast Jazz Stan Getz Live Stephen Stills NRBQ at Yankee Stadium A Jazz Message Art Blakey Quartet Birds of Fire Mahavishnu Orchestra ---------------- NRBQ Live at Yankee Stadium is a GREAT album (the Live part is a pun BTW - look at the cover)! Listened to it a lot in college. If you can get the LP do it. The CD leaves out the last (and one of the best) song on the album (Drivin in My Car). The horns on "That's Neat, That's Nice" is one of my all time favorites. I didn't see NRBQ mentioned in this thread (other than Fini's post). I'll have to go back and re-read. If you like that, Tiddlywinks is another great LP of theirs. Their horn section is called "The Whole Wheat Horns." Greatest bar band ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 davmar and Gary, I am blown away that you picked up on that! Yes, I love NRBQ. I agree with tour assesment of their "greatest bar-band" status. Gary, it is wild how your tastes seem to parallel mine (NRBQ, Grisman, to name two). I hope that doesn't frighten you... fini P.S. ANY Terry Addams toy piano solo is infinitely listenable, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Fini, Love it! Have you seen him with his toy piano live? It's quite a sight! It's about a foot long and he bends his knees up to his chest when he pounds on it. Tiddlywinks may be one of the best recorded LPs I own. The guitar on "Beverly" is so crystal clear it amazes me every time I hear it. I usually play it to show off the sound of my my TT. Only scares me a little. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Allman Brothers,Eat A Peach_,"Mountain Jam" has several great sections in it. SSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Mountain Jam, Ya, oh the drums are about the best I've heard! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassetized Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 short story: a few years ago, i was at a bar with some friends when i noticed they had "Eat a Peach" in the CD jukebox. stupid humans! 20 minutes into "Mountain Jam", they had to hit the reset button to return to the usual jukebox crap.(i seem to remember a lot of ABBA) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssh Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Tom, EAP is on my listening list soon after I get Jeff's 2A3 monoblocks & a Cary 2002 preamp.It would be a good listen for your new 99 IMHO. SSH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalOg Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 SSH, The 99 is back on line after a few resistors & voltage regulator change, got rid of the hum it was producing. I think I'll put EAP on the listening list for tonight! Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I just finished listening to "Cool Strutin'" by The Sonny Clark Trio and Art Farmer absolutely blew me away on his trumpet, especially on "Lover." Other great solos in there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 ---------------- On 9/1/2003 8:32:49 PM reel 2 reel wrote: Marc- Almond Band....Best Of Live.....tune called "The City" Carlos Rios does a killer elecrtic guitar solo.........gc ---------------- Gary, I had never heard of Marc Almond until last week when shopping for 50 cent lps at the library. They had boatloads of his stuff and I did buy one sealed lp. Maybe I should have bought more. I'm sure they're still there. If you want I can take orders. I think there were more sealed. I guessed that if so many were available, he must really suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 Jaco Pastorius' rendition of Charlie Parker's 'Donna Lee' (originally performed as a duet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 ---------------- On 9/1/2003 1:29:46 PM Allan Songer wrote: He's not my favorite tenor man, but DAMN! every time I pull this out and have a listen my jaw hits the floor. Stan Getz' solo that opens "Shine" on "West Coast Jazz" (Norgran Records)--think it was cut in 1956. It was later reissued on Verve and it still currently available on CD last time I bought one for someone. When Conte Candoli comes in after this 5-minute solo is comeplete he sounds STUNNED and never quite gets untracked. This has to be the best solo Getz ever recorded and will always be in my top 5 tenor solos of all time . . . ---------------- I went to the library tonight just to find that Getz CD and give a listen to "Shine." I found it on "Stan Getz, The Best of the Verve Years." WOW is all I can say. I listened in the car on the way home then again at home. You're right Allan. Jaw dropping! In the pamphlet it states, "Shine is a different kind of tour de force, 18 choruses of endlessly inventive tenor playing at a ridiculous tempo. The feeling was so strong on this date, Getz was later to tell Steve Voce, that creating "Shine" was as easy as falling off a log." I highly recommend any jazz fans out there try to find a copy. It's really amazing. Recorded August 15, 1955 in L.A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio Flynn Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 I passed by Getz to buy Wes Montgomery and Gerry Mulligan today at the used LP store. Maybe I better stop back tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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