Ideal jazz band?

jastrub · 02-05-2011, 04:40 PM

If you could compile an ideal jazz band, what would it be? Mine would be:

Piano: Oscar Peterson
Guitar: Mark Whitfield
Bass: Jimmy Haslip
Trumpet: Dizzy Galespi
Drums: Max Roach
Sax: Joshua Redman
Vibes/Synths: Gary Burton
Flute: Dave Valentin
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald

Okay, some ground rules
- A MAXIMUM of 10 people in the band (No person A/person B/Person C nonsense)
- A max of 2 players per section

morgos · 02-05-2011, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jastrub

Trumpet: Dizzy Galespi

I have a feeling you meant Dizzy Gillespie.

I'll give this a shot just for fun.

Drums: Tony Williams
Percussion: Airto Moreira
Bass: Jaco Pastorius
Sax: Wayne Shorter
Keyboards: Herbie Han****, Chick Corea
Trumpet: Miles Davis
Bass Clarinet: Bennie Maupin
Flute: Eric Dolphy
Trombone: Julian Priester

Would maybe play experimental jazz-fusion type stuff along the lines of Bitches Brew or Han****'s Mwandishi band recordings. It would just be sweet to see these guys jamming, regardless of what they played.

ThePhanastasio · 02-05-2011, 10:07 PM

All righty; I'll give this a shot.

Saxophone: Albert Ayler
Trumpet: Donald Byrd
Flute: Eric Dolphy
Piano: Cecil Taylor
Organ: John Medeski
Guitar: Grant Green
Bass Guitar: Jaco Pastorius
Drums: Sabu Martinez
Percussion: Solomon Ilori

Pretty sure that this would be really, really wonderful free jazz, with the best rhythm section you'd ever hear anywhere.

OccultHawk · 02-06-2011, 05:10 AM

Band Leader: Sun Ra
Piano: Cecil
Sax: Trane
Trumpet (Cornet): Don Cherry
Bass: Charlie Haden
Drums: Elvin

Occasional sidemen:

Flute: Dolphy
Guitar: Derek Bailey

Howard the Duck · 02-06-2011, 06:45 AM

my ideal jazz baand is already on Miles Davis' On the Corner

Miles Davis – electric trumpet with Wah Wah
Dave Liebman – soprano saxophone
Carlos Garnett – soprano and tenor saxophone
Chick Corea – electric piano
Herbie Han**** – electric piano, synthesizer
Harold I. Williams – organ, synthesizer
Lonnie Liston Smith – organ
John McLaughlin – electric guitar
David Creamer – electric guitar 2
Michael Henderson – electric bass with Wah Wah
Khalil Balakrishna - electric sitar
Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet
Collin Walcott – electric sitar 2
Badal Roy – tabla
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Al Foster - drums
Jabali Billy Hart – drums, bongos
Don Alias – percussion
James "Mtume" Foreman – percussion
Paul Buckmaster – cello, arrangements

oh add Sonny Sharrock as electric guitar 3 and Jaco Pastorious as electric/acoustic bass

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jastrub Groupie Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 47	Ideal jazz band? If you could compile an ideal jazz band, what would it be? Mine would be: Piano: Oscar Peterson Guitar: Mark Whitfield Bass: Jimmy Haslip Trumpet: Dizzy Galespi Drums: Max Roach Sax: Joshua Redman Vibes/Synths: Gary Burton Flute: Dave Valentin Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald Okay, some ground rules - A MAXIMUM of 10 people in the band (No person A/person B/Person C nonsense) - A max of 2 players per section

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ThePhanastasio Killed Laura Palmer Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 1,679	All righty; I'll give this a shot. Saxophone: Albert Ayler Trumpet: Donald Byrd Flute: Eric Dolphy Piano: Cecil Taylor Organ: John Medeski Guitar: Grant Green Bass Guitar: Jaco Pastorius Drums: Sabu Martinez Percussion: Solomon Ilori Pretty sure that this would be really, really wonderful free jazz, with the best rhythm section you'd ever hear anywhere. __________________ Phish: Studio Discography Reviewed 100 Albums I Heartily Recommend My last.fm It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken Perhaps they're better left unsung

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Band Leader: Sun Ra Piano: Cecil Sax: Trane Trumpet (Cornet): Don Cherry Bass: Charlie Haden Drums: Elvin Occasional sidemen: Flute: Dolphy Guitar: Derek Bailey

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Howard the Duck Live by the Sword Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Posts: 9,075	my ideal jazz baand is already on Miles Davis' On the Corner Miles Davis – electric trumpet with Wah Wah Dave Liebman – soprano saxophone Carlos Garnett – soprano and tenor saxophone Chick Corea – electric piano Herbie Han**** – electric piano, synthesizer Harold I. Williams – organ, synthesizer Lonnie Liston Smith – organ John McLaughlin – electric guitar David Creamer – electric guitar 2 Michael Henderson – electric bass with Wah Wah Khalil Balakrishna - electric sitar Bennie Maupin – bass clarinet Collin Walcott – electric sitar 2 Badal Roy – tabla Jack DeJohnette – drums Al Foster - drums Jabali Billy Hart – drums, bongos Don Alias – percussion James "Mtume" Foreman – percussion Paul Buckmaster – cello, arrangements oh add Sonny Sharrock as electric guitar 3 and Jaco Pastorious as electric/acoustic bass