Van Basten II Posted December 8, 2007 Report Posted December 8, 2007 (edited) Taking a page out of pro sports league, how about naming the best performers we saw live in 2007 to create the ultimate 2007 band by naming a performer per instrument . The idea is not to make a cohesive orchestra but rather to showcase who gave us thrills in flesh and blood. So here's my All Star team Alto sax Rod Brown Tenor Sax Wayne Shorter Trumpet Roy Hargrove Flute Nicole Mitchell Guitar Bill Frisell Vibraphone Jason Adamsiewicz Bass William Parker Drums Hamid Drake Piano Stefano Bollani Vocals Mina Agossi Best jazz concert Wayne Shorter Quartet and Imani Winds. Best non jazz concert Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings Best concert (foreign language) Pierre Lapointe et l'Orchestre Métropolitain Among the closest races at alto David Binney deserves a mention, same thing on piano seeing Craig Taborn show his chops in two different settings. Good hand also for Adam Rogers and Chris Potter. So what was your 2007 best ? Edited December 8, 2007 by Van Basten II Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted December 9, 2007 Report Posted December 9, 2007 (edited) alto sax - Wally Shoup tenor sax - Hadley Caliman soprano sx - John Butcher clarinet - Anat Cohen trumpet - Natsuki Tamura trombone - Chris Stover French horn - Tom Varner guitar - Bill Horvitz vibes - Ben Thomas bass - Reuben Radding cello - Paul Rucker drums - Greg Campbell piano - Satoko Fujii best jazz concert: Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell (Earshot Jazz Festival) runner-up: Satoki Fujii/Natsuki Tamura duo (Chapel Performance Space) best non-jazz concert: Thomas Marriott's Willie Nelson Project (Seattle Jazz Showcase) Okay, I'm cheating a little here as you could define this as "jazz" too. Edited December 14, 2007 by Bill Barton Quote
Van Basten II Posted December 10, 2007 Author Report Posted December 10, 2007 alto sax - Wally Shoup tenor sax - Hadley Caliman soprano sx - John Butcher clarinet - Anat Cohen trumpet - Natsuki Tamura trombone - Chris Stover French horn - Tom Varner guitar - Bill Horvitz vibes - Ben Thomas bass - Reuben Radding drums - Greg Campbell piano - Satoko Fujii best jazz concert: Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell (Earshot Jazz Festival) runner-up: Satoki Fujii/Natsuki Tamura duo (Chapel Performance Space) best non-jazz concert: Thomas Marriott's Willie Nelson Project (Seattle Jazz Showcase) Okay, I'm cheating a little here as you could define this as "jazz" too. Interesting lineup, very few guys i'm familiar in this group. Some name are ringing a distant bell but besides Varner i'd be hard pressed to figure out which instrument these guys are playing. Quote
Guest Bill Barton Posted December 14, 2007 Report Posted December 14, 2007 (edited) alto sax - Wally Shoup tenor sax - Hadley Caliman soprano sx - John Butcher clarinet - Anat Cohen trumpet - Natsuki Tamura trombone - Chris Stover French horn - Tom Varner guitar - Bill Horvitz vibes - Ben Thomas bass - Reuben Radding drums - Greg Campbell piano - Satoko Fujii best jazz concert: Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell (Earshot Jazz Festival) runner-up: Satoki Fujii/Natsuki Tamura duo (Chapel Performance Space) best non-jazz concert: Thomas Marriott's Willie Nelson Project (Seattle Jazz Showcase) Okay, I'm cheating a little here as you could define this as "jazz" too. Interesting lineup, very few guys i'm familiar in this group. Some name are ringing a distant bell but besides Varner i'd be hard pressed to figure out which instrument these guys are playing. A large percentage are Seattle area players. One of the top CDs of 2007 for me was The Levitation Shuffle on Clean Feed by the Wally Shoup/Gust Burns/Reuben Radding/Greg Campbell group; Reuben is now living on the East coast and returned to Seattle for this show as part of the Earshot Jazz Festival. Anat Cohen played here on a double bill with Dawn Clement's trio. She is based on the East Coast too, and is a fine tenor saxophonist as well as an accomplished clarinetist. Satoko Fujii & Natsuki Tamura are from Japan and are among my top favorite musicians these days; they are amazingly prolific when it comes to recordings. John Butcher is an iconic figure in the British free-improv scene and new to me. His recent concert here completely knocked me out. When I closed my eyes I'd never guess in a million years that he was playing soprano sax. He is a master of extended techniques on the horn. Adding to the list: Paul Rucker - cello (acoustic and with electronics) Edited December 14, 2007 by Bill Barton Quote
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