Ideal-Quartet/Quintet
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Topic: Ideal-Quartet/Quintet
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Subject: Ideal-Quartet/Quintet
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2012 at 8:15am
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As a bit of a hypothetical exercise but for discussion too, list your potential (living) ideal (or at least potentially interesting) quartet/quintet. If you have the energy, add an 'all time' one too. I'll start with a living quartet I'd like to hear perform: Herbie Hancock - piano Not sure exactly how it would sound, but I think Herbie and Knight would work together in terms of their willingness to experiment. Herbie is almost as restless as Miles was when it comes to exploring styles, and Peter Knight has recently been experimenting with the laptop as an instrument. Aside from that I like his World Fusion/Nu-jazz work with Way Out West. Cobb is versatile but has been on some truly landmark recordings too - and part of me imagined this quartet would do something thematic a la Sketches - or certainly something that had modal and experimental overtones. Miroslav I've thrown in there because I find his playing and composing interesting a lot of the time - not sure exactly how he'd fit in, but I know if I chose Carter, for instance, it might be too familiar to have him and Herbie together. ------------- 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: 03 Aug 2012 at 10:55am
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My crazy avant-bop quartet Mingus: bass Max Roach: drums Sun Ra: piano Eric Dolphy: alto sax They would play standards, but in ways you never heard before.
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Posted By: js
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 12:04am
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I was thinking of how both Pete Cosey and Jon Lord passed away recently and thought what a great psychedelic blues rock band those two would make, so here is a jazzy psychedelic blues rock group that can also get a bit avant-garde. Pete Cosey / guitar Jon Lord / organ
Jack Bruce / bass, vocals Buddy Miles / drums, vocals |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 2:59am
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All time ideal quartet:
Coltrane,
Tyner,
Jones
and .... Mingus
And for a quintet, add Herbie Mann (flute) or McLaughlin
Oh yeah, they'd play the logical continuation between ALS (or Africa/Brass) and BSatSL, but with the added possibility of flute and/or guitar
------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones.... 
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Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 3:11am
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OK, that didn't last too long ...
Dhafer Youssef (his own band) - vocals, oud
Tigran Hamasyan (his own band) - piano, el piano Duncan Bellamy (Portico quartet) - Hang Drum & percussion Danny Thompson (Pentangle, John Martyn, etc...) - contrabass
Jeremy Steig His own band) - flute
They'd play a modern brand of world fusion
------------- my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicted musicians to crazy ones....
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Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 3:20am
Yeah, that sounds pretty damn good - would Mingus or Sun Ra do most of the composing on non-standards? Which standard do you think would be most interesting?
Thats' another great line-up - would love to see them do a live set. Especially Jack and Buddy singing together, nice contrast there. And Bruce and Lord too, great
I'd like to see McLaughlin in that Quintet, sounds fiery indeed. What do you think they'd do a good cover of? 'Meeting of the Spirits'? 'Haitian Fight Song?' ------------- 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: smartpatrol
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2012 at 6:46pm
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David Cross - Violin Robert Fripp - Guitar Bill Bruford - Drums John Wetton - Bass Jamie Muir - Precussion oh, wait... ------------- |
Posted By: js
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2012 at 7:24am
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Re Ashley, the set list for the avant-bop quartet: Some obscure T Monk songs Some of Parker's more out songs like "Koko", give Dolphy a chance to go off. The open ended hard bop jams by Ra and Mingus like "Calling All Demons" and "Haitian Fight Song". Ellington is a big part of all these guys, so there would be an Ellington tune or two, maybe a ballad, something obscure again.
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Posted By: Amilisom
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2012 at 10:26pm
Larks' Tongues in Aspic perhaps? Oh, yeah
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Posted By: HURBRET
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2012 at 11:35pm
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Piano: Ahmad Jamal/McCoy Tyner hybrid Bass: Charles Mingus Drums: Kenny Clarke If I had to have a horn player, I would choose Paul Desmond. Or Eric Dolphy, for the other end of the spectrum. |
Posted By: dreadpirateroberts
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2012 at 7:46am
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^ nice, I like the idea of hybrid players. I might meld Hancock with Hiromi perhaps! ^^ Hearing them do some Ellington would be ace, John - and some with Monk and Parker thrown it that'd be a crazy set. I'd like to see what they would do with one of my favourite more odd pieces, by Jazz/Classical composer 'Moondog' ------------- We are men of action. Lies do not become us. http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/dreadpirateroberts%28member%29.aspx?reviews=all/" rel="nofollow - Reviews... |