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idlero
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Phronesis are considered at least part British
Neil Cowley is also British, I liked his 2010 album Andy Shepperd's Movements In Colour is also very good |
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns |
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Sean Trane
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Julie Tippets-Driscoll's two album Sunset Glow and 1969 are astounding as well.
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Ricochet
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Not including bands from Canterbury, Jazz-Fusion or Prog cuts off quite a lot of the bands I heard and like (of which Soft Machine and Colosseum would be the most impressive).
Yes, I do think Tippett's first two albums are very good. It gets very weird from there on, even for free-jazz standards. I've kept some other albums in my collection (Mujician, something with Louis Moholo, the very heavy sessions of A Loose Kite in a Gentle Wind Floating with Only My Will for an Anchor, ending with a piece dedicated to Mingus...), but I'm not too impressed. His piano improvisations turn profoundly shardy. Elton Dean (Ninesense) should follow soon. I will also approach Evan Parker's discography sooner or later. Nationality aside, McLaughlin and British jazz do not compute for me. |
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harmonium.ro
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I know Rico loves Keith Tippett's albums, but I'll let him talk about them as I haven't heard any.
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Sean Trane
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yup, Danny Thompson is simply an awesome Contrabass player... He almost singlehandedly gives the jazz edge in Pentangle
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triceratopsoil
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I already said Led Bib
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snobb
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Jamie Cullum is in British scene similar to Kenny G. in American, so - it's just more question of taste. Speaking about more modern British jazz (or related) two names could be mentioned - Led Bib and TrioVD.
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idlero
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John Surman is one of my favourites
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I think the problem with a lot of the fusion music is that it's extremely predictable, it's a rock rhythm and the solos all play the same stuff and they play it over and over again ...
Ken Burns |
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Atavachron
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Phil Miller's In Cahoots, particularly album All That
..and I disagree that rock's main artists come from outside the U.S. America invented, perfected and continues to produce the best rock bands in the world. I'm not talkin' pop-rock or metal or any other variation, but the best, the most authentic rock 'n roll in all its ugly glory, came and continues to come from North America. |
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Abraxas
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Oh yes! I've never heard Zappatistas, but I've always been fan of Etheridge's guitar style, his outstanding performance on British Tour '75 by Soft Machine is a must.
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Prog Geo
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Nice! Someday I will listen to it . |
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Prog Geo
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Yes. He's British. In an interview he has said that before starting love jazz he was listening to heavy metal. Also, I agree with David that Jamie Cullum is not really of my taste. Maybe because his compositions have a poppier side.
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Hawkwise
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"If you're trying to be hip, be hip." - Miles Davis
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Abraxas
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Yeah, I know that guy, didn't know he was British though. He's ok.
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If you want real jazz, check out George Shearing, beautiful pianist in the style of Bill Evans.
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Hawkwise
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Biggest Name in British Jazz at the Moment i guess would be Jamie Cullum not really my cup of tea but then again cant say i have heard much of his music .
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"If you're trying to be hip, be hip." - Miles Davis
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Abraxas
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Hey, no problem, my British jazz is equally or even more limited than yours, that's why I made this thread, to see if there's any "high profile jazz musician from UK". Well, the issue with fusion being brought up always is simply because that can also be talked on PA, you know hehe. I came here for something different, if it's possible. I won't mind commenting fusion polls or the like, but hopefully they won't be the same ones as in PA.
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Hawkwise
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Good call Folk/Jazz at its very Best |
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Hawkwise
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Oh and of course there is Penguin Café Orchestra to
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The Manticore
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Then there is always Pentangle.
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