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I Need Some "Modern Groove" Jazz Suggestions

Hi, I've searched old threads looking for just the right jazz but can't find what i'm looking for.Please help. My normal tastes tend to lean with saxaphone "lead" quartets(Coltrane) being my favorite, but now i'm looking to find some jazz with a fast-driving "modern" groove to it.
Instrument Criteria: Saxaphone (I love)
Horn (Like it)
Bass (Like it)
Drums (Like it)
Guitar (Don't like)It has to be
way in the background.
Vibraphone,Xylaphone (Hate it)

I have found quite a few suggestions in other threads and have listened to the following and Didn't like.
charles lloyd, terence blanchard, kenny garrett, mccoy tyner, medeski martin wood, john scofield, charlie hunter, bill frisell, bela fleck, soulive, karl denson, galactic, phish, pat metheny, keith jarrett, dave holland, chris potter, brad mehldau, wayne shorter, spyro gyra, the bad plus, down to the bone WAS close but too funky"acid jazzy", four 80's east, greyboy allstars, larry carlton,m base, crusaders, pat marino, marty ehrlich, buster williams, eddie henderson, steve slagle, chick corea, sonny clark, ray brown, dave brubeck, ruby braff, mark whitfield, modern jazz quartet. Does anyone have any other suggestions to try, or should i learn an instrument and start my own band. I'm going a little crazy. Thanks.
papa171

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herman
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A lot of those you listed have recorded in a wide variety of styles. Maybe you listened to one of their efforts that wasn't to your taste, but another might be. Bill Frisell recorded some stuff with Ginger Baker that might be what you seek, but he's also recorded some very atmospheric stuff as well as albums that leaned towards country and bluegrass and some that are more avant-garde. Charlie Hunter has recorded from reggea to who knows what, Dave Holland from mainstream to avante-garde to ???.

Give us some help here. It is impossible to discern what you are looking far from a list of negatives. Is there anything you do like besides Coltrane?

Is it possible you just don't like music? Don't like guitar? What's that all about?
herman
2,280 posts
 
I'm not sure what a "modern groove" is but get a copy of Johnny Griffin "Return of the Griffin" on Galaxy for fast driving saxophone. It is very well recorded to boot.
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