Flute in jazz
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Topic: Flute in jazz
Posted By: Sean Trane
Subject: Flute in jazz
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 5:14am
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Aside from Roland Rashaan Kirke (who played more sax than flute), the obvious two would be Herbie Mann (probably the grandfather of flauters as he started in the mid-50's), and Jeremy Steig, a somewhat much more experimentative flauter, whose album Something Else is absolutely essential as he started in mid-to-late 60's.
Are there any others???
 Ian Anderson did play a fantastic version of Rashaan's Serenade To A Cuckoo on Tull's debut album Time Was, but that doesn't really count , does it???
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Posted By: idlero
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 5:58am
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Well, you can add to the list Jean Pierre rampal who played Claude Bolling's 'Suite For Flute And Jazz Piano'
------------- 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 |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 10:22am
| I listen to the performance of Joe Farrell that often competes with Chick Corea. It is felt that it has acted well for the music character of Chick Corea. Or, a melody unique Eric Dolphy will be performed. |
Posted By: triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 2:35pm
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Jerome Richardson and Dick Hafer
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/TullDerGraff" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 3:19pm
I thought Rampall was a classical flutist
Oooohhh!!!.. How could I forget Farrell???...
 Love what he did in RTF (except for their last studio album), and some of his solo albums are superb.
Never heard these two.... any suggestions???
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idlero wrote:Posted By: Abraxas
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 3:26pm
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Dave Liebman is the only one I can think of beside the other more famous ones. Oh! And James Spaulding! And not entirely jazz, but say jazz-related in the least, Jimmy Hastings.
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Posted By: triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 3:56pm
They were the flautists on The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady; not sure what other albums they have played on. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/TullDerGraff" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 4:04pm
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I think the topic of jazz flute came up over at PA recently, and I
mentioned Herbie Mann, and it became a bashing thread, so I dont know
if I should mention him here... Eh, f**k it this is my favorite album by him  and then someone posted this album cover, and then the bashing started   Seriously, it's good stuff  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 5:42pm
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^^^^
Yup, my two faves from herbie, but I still have to re-investigate london Underground.
I simply don't get the guys that are so insecure because of male nudity... I know some that are denying the status of Yes' Going For The One and Rush's Hemispheres
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Posted By: Abraxas
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 5:50pm
I deny the status of Going for the One and Hemishperes, but the nudity has nothing to do with it.  And, seriously, do you find that Herbie Mann cover appealing? I mean, what's the need haha. However, if the music's good, then no problem.
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 6:11pm
| Although his releases are severely lacking in male nudity, Eric Dolphy plays a mean flute, one of my favorites on the instrument. |
Posted By: triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 6:18pm
word ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/TullDerGraff" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Krilons Resa
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 7:21pm
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HENRY THREADGILL!!!!!!
------------- That shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand, says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh. |
Posted By: Krilons Resa
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2011 at 7:26pm
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Whew, okay...just had to get that off my chest. Off the top of my head, Other notables besides the unimitable Eric Dolphy.... Charles Lloyd Yusef Lateef (whom Toby Driver has studied under for you Progsters) ------------- That shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand, says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 3:17am
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 3:19am
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Posted By: Krilons Resa
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2011 at 11:50am
Of course they are, and deservedly so. Although Lloyd does play the flute very often. ------------- That shows you the power of music, that magician of magician, who lifts his wand, says his mysterious word and all things real pass away and the phantoms of your mind walk before you clothed in flesh. |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2011 at 9:36am
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As for the flute players, I recommend Malik Mezzadri. |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2011 at 9:00pm
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 07 May 2011 at 11:26am
| Hubert Laws, who played a lot of flute on Gil scott-Heron albums, before Brian Jackson did take over, is another superb flauter |
Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 08 May 2011 at 9:31am
| Nice videos Bartosz and dwill! |
Posted By: funkyrhodes
Date Posted: 20 May 2011 at 2:21am
| Gary Barnacle has a few nice flute parts in some of Jamiroquai's ealier work |
Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: 24 May 2011 at 11:01pm
Thank you! I was about to start believing nobody remembered him! I would like to recommend Shem-Tov Levy: he can play anything from rock to jazz, pop and world music and give his own style to the music (while being an excellent pianist and singer as well) ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio: http://www.deliciousagony.com |
Posted By: seb2112
Date Posted: 27 May 2011 at 7:22pm
| The Chris Hinze Combination. Their album Sister Slick is especially good |
Posted By: idlero
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2011 at 11:12am
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Les Spann
------------- 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 |
Posted By: The_Jester
Date Posted: 17 Jun 2011 at 9:22am
| I, myself played flute on some big band song and it works perfectly. I always tought that flute was a fully assimilated jazz instrument as well as a classical music instrument. |
Posted By: MilesBeyond
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2011 at 4:20pm
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No idea who's playing with Diz on this one but whoever he is, he's pretty fantastic: |
Posted By: HURBRET
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 11:26pm
I second this one. Laws does excellent piccolo work on Jaco's (Used to be a) Cha-Cha. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2012 at 12:17pm
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------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2012 at 11:58pm
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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2012 at 12:02am
| Because we just had KC in JR Rock section. Short flute solo of Mel Collins in "Cadence and Cascade". |