spindrifter
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| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... I forgot to mention Stanley Clarke. Several choices are good but for power bass fusion the first one I like the best. Several Tony Williams Lifetime discs might work for you also as well as a couple of Tony Levin titles. | |
| Most underated albums...... I could list hundreds here but I'll only mention one....."This Was" by Tull.. Their first and way best album. A blusey great with Mick Abrahams on guitar. Abrahams, also overlooked and underated,left after this album to form Bloodwyn Pig and a cou... | |
| Funky/fusion jazz with heavy base emphasis.... You could try: Music Revelation Ensemble very funky power fusion, PBD with Jaco on bass,Stuttgart Aria with Bireli Legrand on guitar and Jaco on bass, Essence (featuring Jaco) Last Flight.....These won't be easy to find but they might satisfy your... | |
| Best Sax Jazz There are many candidates here..The big round fat classic sound : Ben Webster,Coleman Hawkins, Scott Hamilton and Gerry Mulligan (he played baritone) lyrically: Stan Getz, Cannonball Adderly, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond (he's an alto guy) Then the... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green I guess what I was trying to say in the previous post is that blazing technique with no or very few viable, tasty musical ideas is nowhere and for me unlistenable.By the way, Peter Green was and is killer but he had a 10-15 year hole in his career... | |
| Best blues guitarist, Clapton or Green There are many,many really good guitarists that play in relative obscurity and an equal number of way overated players. The talent lies in not only excellent technique but real musical ideas laid down that are worth listening to. Being able to pla... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts This is a tough one to pick only five since I am in my 50s and have seen countless shows since the late 60s. I am only going to list one though. I experienced a concert at Yale New Haven in the neat little old theatre there in '71? The bill was To... | |
| Ambient / New Age Anyone? I really enjoy atomsphericÂambient(both electronic and organicÂacoustic) music and have many such titles in my collection. Some of my favorite artists are: Robert Rich, Steve Roach, TUU,Stephen Micus,Spool,O Yuki Conjugate,Koi,some Bill Laswell ... | |
| Please Describe your Music Collection My collection is pretty much all over the map. I started with The Dave Clark Five"Glad All Over",the first lp I bought and still have, to classical ,classic rock,country rock atmospheric(space),singerÂsongwriter, soulÂR&B,world,a very large ... | |
| Used records/CDs in NYC? Go down to St. Marks Place and spend at least 1/2 day in the shops right in the area. The building that was The Electric Circus in the 60's is right in the middle of the block. Have fun. | |
| Blues instrumentals? I agree with Moonpie. There are several cds by Ronnie Earl of mostly if not all instrumentals.Some excellent titles are... Deep Blues, Test of Time,Greatful Heart Blues&Ballads,Still River,Language Of Soul and The Color Of Love.Don't forget "S... | |
| Best cover tunes More I forgot to mention and really should have: "I'm A Man"by Chicago Transit Authority, "Little Wing"by Derek And The Dominos, "Tin Pan Alley"by Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Season Of The Witch"by Super Session,"Rock'N'Roll" by Detroit, "Serves You Righ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music There are many but the one that really sticks out in my mind is "The Lark Ascending" by Vaughan Williams. | |
| Best cover tunes Well, five of my favorites are: "All Along The Watch Tower" by Hendrix, "Sweet Jane" by Cowboy Junkies, "Mamma Told Me Not To Come"by Three Dog Night, "People Get Ready" by Jeff Beck & Rod Stewart and "Take Me To The River"by The Talking Heads | |
| Who is your overall favorite guitarist? Well, I have to put my two cents in on this one. Here is a partial list of my favorite guitarists. There is no order to the list and from all genres of music..Wes Montgomery,Pat Martino,Herb Ellis,Jim Hall,Joe Pass,Grant Green,Kenny Burrell Emily ... |