Don Grolnick, Will Lee, & Steve Gadd have been the rhythm section for SO many great bands and records! |
Fishman and Gordon from Phish lock in and drive the groove along both structured and improv lines like very few other sections ever did.
Up there also have to be Jones and Garrison from Coltrane's class Quartet form the early 60's. Very few could keep up with Coltrane like they did.
And, of course, Geddy and Neil.
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Eddie Van Halen/Alec Van Halen
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Though they were more known for the triple lead guitars, I always enjoyed the pre crash rhythm section of Lynyrd Skynyrd. Billy Powell with Bob Burns/Artimus Pyle were very good. "I know a little", "Call me the Breeze", "Workin for MCA", etc |
dhpeck---Not to be contrary, but rhythm section is a term for the drummer and bassist (and sometimes pianist) in a band, the band's guitarist not being part of that section. There are exceptions, such as Steve Cropper of Booker T & The MG's, wherein his guitar style played a role in creating the band's rhythmic foundation. |
McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Garrison...with Coltrane
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A couple not already mentioned:
- Another vote for Herbie Hancock, but this time with the original "Headhunters" band; killer!
- Bill Evans/Scott Lafaro/Paul Motian
- just about any of the bands fronted by Hector Lavoe
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Not jazz or rock, but a great rhythm section. The Fania All-Stars. They were considered some of the best Latin Music performers in the world at the time. The original lineup consisted of: Band Leaders; Ray Barretto, Joe Bataan, Willie Colon, Larry Harlow, Monguito, Johnny Pacheco, Louie Ramirez, Ralph Robles, Mongo Santamaria, Bobby Valentin, Other Musicians; La La, Ray Maldonado, Ralph Marzan, Orestes Vilato, Roberto Rodriguez, Jose Rodriguez, Barry Rogers, and Special Guests; Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri, Ricardo Ray and Jummy Sabater.
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@bdp24
In jazz bands, the guitarist is part of the "rhythm section", especially when he's playing chords. In rock, it's a little different, but not that much. A guitar player can, and many times does, form a essential part of the rhythm if he's not too much of a showoff. |
@dragunski , you are quite right. The same can be said about the guitarists role in Jump Blues bands, one of which I worked in during the mid-70’s. I love focusing on the guitarist in such bands, as they play lots of passing chords, often with beautiful clean tone on really great arch-top guitars---old single-pickup Gibsons are especially sweet. In rock, guys like Clapton, Beck, Page, Hendrix, etc., unfortunately made being "only" a rhythm guitarist a humiliation. Few aspiring guitarists who came after them didn’t want to be perceived as anything less than a "lead" guitarist. If you look in musician hook-up sites, guys list their instrument played not as guitar, but as lead guitar. Unintentionally funny. A guitar is a guitar---there is no such thing as a rhythm guitar, or a lead guitar. I’ve been listening to Bill Frisell a lot lately, and his song parts are absolutely fantastic. He plays little phrases that deepen and enrich the musicality of a song, but that don’t call attention to themselves apart from, and at the expense of, the song. THAT’S the kind of musicianship I listen for. |
Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette (Jazz).
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Randy Jo Hobbs and Bobby Ramirez from the White trash Roadwork days |
bdp24...
I started getting into Bill Frisell a couple of years ago and I’ve since been busy digging the living hell out of him.
Frisell draws you into his music. I listen intently, almost intensely to his playing trying to figure out how he figures things out only to go where I never anticipated. Pretty amazing.
He creates aural landscapes then defines note by note the characters within it - or at least that’s what I perceive. |
oblgny, and, Frisell plays in so many different musical settings/environments---hardcore Jazz, soundtracks, Americana, Country, Singer/Songwriter. He did an album with drummer Jim Keltner and bassist Viktor Krauss (Lyle Lovett) entitled Gone, Just Like A Train that is great, and has a new, all-instrumental album (Guitar In The Space Age!) that is really cool. Bill and Ry Cooder are probably my two favorite living guitarists. Such a shame that Danny Gatton committed suicide---he was a guitar genius. |
Rshak hit it. Unbelievable combo.
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Carly unfortunately died far too young and he and his brother, Aston, did not achieve the celebrity that Sly and Robbie achieved as band leaders and sidemen for acts like the Rolling Stones and others. Both “riddim” sections are deserving of accolades on their own account. I don’t think anyone is shunning the Barrett Bros. Just like the Funk Brothers more people know the sound than the musicians who created the Wailers distinctive sound. I had the opportunity to interview Sly for a documentary on Jamaican music I made. He’s a great guy and an amazing musical force. |
What about The Atlanta Rythm Section 😉 |
Early Santana
Mark Clarke & Jon Hiseman
Iain Clark + Osibisa´s percussionists on "Look at Yourself", 1971
Mike Rutherford & Phil Collins
Greg Lake & Carl Palmer
Chris Squire & William Bruford
John Wetton & William Bruford
John Wetton & Carl Palmer
Stanley Clarke & Lenny White
Rick Laird & Billy Cobham
Chris Glen & Ted McKenna
Geddy Lee & Neil Peart
Jack Bruce & Corky Laing
Jack Bruce & Simon Phillips
Tiziano Ricci & Pierluigi Calderoni
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Any Basie unit featuring Sonny Payne just kills. Sinatra used to request Payne whenever he played with Basie. He came up with a distinct version of syncopation and slam that few have been able to duplicate. |
Chris Squire and Bill Bruford of Yes. |
Agree with Bill and Charlie also Credence, Free and the guys on many Chess records. |
Some of the ones that come to mind for me:
The Who
Rush
AC/DC
Yes
The White Stripes
Tool
James Brown
ZZ Top
Cake
Cream
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Edgar Winter Group
Fleetwood Mac
Parliament/Funkadelic
Thin Lizzy
Jimi Hendrix
Korn
Little Feat
Metallica
Montrose / Sammy Hagar
Nirvana
Pixies
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Sublime
Talking Heads
The Beatles
Tower of Power
War
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Earl Palmer and Willie Dixon! |
Old thread ... new suggestion ... Ian Paice and Roger Glover of Deep Purple (Mark II). |
