Favourite Solo (any instrument)
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Topic: Favourite Solo (any instrument)
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Subject: Favourite Solo (any instrument)
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 8:12am
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All right - this might be entirely unreasonable, due to the massive, massive, massive amount of solos available in jazz music, but any thoughts about/ vids or links to your favourite solo? There's half a dozen that come to mind but I don't know if I can choose even just two. Will see if I can find youtube links and try. One for now - though whether it's a solo or just the whole piece itself - Albert Ayler's version of Summertime ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 10:00am
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Nothing too heavy here, but one of my all-time favorite solos is AG guitarist Pete Cosey's goofy countryfied solo on this Hacock/Mayfield pop hit. Cosey enters at 4:30 and also towards the end of the song too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhTGV_ikZA" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkhTGV_ikZA
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 10:34am
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^ wild guitar sound too - really jangly but 'electric' too (meaning the word in its non-obvious manner) ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 11:12am
| Its probably some kind of guitar synth, very odd sound in its time. |
Posted By: Abraxas
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 11:53am
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From the top of my head, this is one of my fave piano solos (near the end): |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 12:06pm
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Something a little more substantial this time, Coltrane plays "Mr PC", notice how he opens with a psuedo classical Bach type figure and then bases much of his solo around that. These sort of psuedo-classical runs would of course become popular with metal guitarists in later years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5j_Lx2R4g" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5j_Lx2R4g
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Posted By: Kazuhiro
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 6:51pm
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There are some favorite solo parts for me. At first it is guitar solo of Zappa.(2:01)
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Posted By: Abraxas
Date Posted: 10 May 2012 at 9:08pm
^ Yeah, Frank has done some of my fave guitar work as well.
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Posted By: triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 12:32am
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Does the vocal section of Acknowledgment from A Love Supreme count? because that's what I want to say. For some reason I always think of vocal tracks from non-vocal artists )bop-type stuff) as solos Like this Anywho, this one features some incredible piano work, and the bass fill/solo/interlude thing blows me away. Anything Jean Louis. really there are about 10 billion things I want to mention How about some Mingus? The playing starting around about the 10 minute mark here is to die for. I'll probably be back here when I'm more sober ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/TullDerGraff" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 9:58am
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^ I reckon vocals count for sure, still an instrument huh? Awesome everyone, keep 'em coming!  I love that Zappa one and Time Out, and I definitely need to get that Chick album, it's one of the ones I've been after for a while, can't believe I haven't got it yet. Quite remiss of me------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 10:38am
Yes, I've definitely heard that style with so much metal guitar. Will go and put Giant Steps on now actually! ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
js wrote:Posted By: Cannonball With Hat
Date Posted: 12 May 2012 at 2:53pm
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That FZ solo is an excellent candidate for my favorite guitar solo. I'm honestly not too sure what to say, so I'll go for the obvious...Take Five drum solo. ------------- Hit it on Five. Saxophone Scatterbrain Blitzberg Stab them in the ears. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 6:30am
^ Yeah, drum solos are often a tough sell for me but I do like that one too. Another one from me - this time piano - Hank Jones, at around 8:30 is a wonderful minute, I like the way the rest of the band leaves off for him to start it ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |
Posted By: triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 22 May 2012 at 11:07pm
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^ great album, great version of a great song
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Posted By: Rokukai
Date Posted: 29 May 2012 at 7:49am
| This is a tough tough question, but after some consideration my gut is telling me McCoy Tyner's piano solo on Coltrane's My Favorite Things. Grant Green's solo on It Ain't Necessarily so is badass too, as is John Tropea's solo on the Deodato tune December 13. |
Posted By: Rokukai
Date Posted: 29 May 2012 at 7:50am
| Frank Zappa weilds a mean guitar too, I'd say my favorite solo of his is eith "Sharleena" from the lost episodes or "Black Napkins" from the Eyes of Osaka |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: 29 May 2012 at 12:06pm
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I have to go through some of my favs and see what comes up. There's too much!
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm |
Posted By: HURBRET
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:37pm
| This isn't a solo, per se, but the fills Ahmad Jamal does on "If I Find You Again" are amazing. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2012 at 7:49am
Will have to check that out, Hurbert, looking forward to it. I saw your review on the front page too, sounds like a great album
I love that McCoy solo there too - one of my other fav McCoy moments is on Aisha from 'Ole' - and Tropea great on December 13!
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