B. Goren. Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) I recently discovered Tyree Glenn. Glenn was a multi- talented musician who played trombone and vibs. You probably agree with me that this combination is unusual. Another unusual combination is trumpet and violin: these were the favorite instruments of Ray Nance. Alice Coltrane plays piano and harp. I like very much the piano playing Charlie Mingus. Any other musicians who play several instruments you can think of? I am not talking about multi reed players like RRK or Lateef and not about pianists- singers like Nat Cole, Diana Krall, Nina Simon, etc. And please don’t tell me about Ornette Coleman and the violin… Edited January 7, 2005 by B. Goren. Quote
White Lightning Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Andrew Hill Tubby Hayes Adrian Rollini Benny Carter Sidney Bechet (Sheik of Araby) Ira Sullivan Quote
Alon Marcus Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Toots Thielemans is a decent guitar player. Victor Feldman played piano with Miles but he also plays drums and the vibes. Quote
Alon Marcus Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) I have a cd of Joe Pass called My Song and it has Tom Ranier who plays soprano, tenor and clarinet and in addition he is the pianist in the album. Wilton Felder plays both bass (Jimmy Smith "Roots Down Live") and tenor sax with the Jazz Crusaders. Marcus Miller is mainly an electric bassist but he is also a decent bass clarinet player. Edited January 7, 2005 by ztrauq22 Quote
tonym Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Les Spann was my first exposure to guys like this. I heard the Ellington/Fitzgerald stuff and thought he was amazing on there. Shortly after I purchased Abbey Is Blue where he doubles again. Very impressive talent. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) Hermeto Pascoal: flutes, saxes, tuba, guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, organ, accordion, percussion from trap set to hand drums and seemingly random objects like tea kettles, hubcaps, and the sounds of live animals. http://www.sfjazz.com/concerts/fall04/fall...s/hpascoal.html Edited January 7, 2005 by Bev Stapleton Quote
jazzbo Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Yes Hermeto! Dick Cary on piano and peckhorn! Wynton Kelly on piano and bass! Ornette on alto and TRUMPET! Quote
DTMX Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Believe it or not, Keith Jarrent on soprano sax. Quote
couw Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Ornette on alto and TRUMPET! and violin Quote
couw Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Helge Schneider you name it, he plays it Quote
Dan Gould Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 I just received a super obscure LP which introduced me to a British guy who played with John Mayall and made a single jazz album with the likes of Curtis Amy, Hadley Caliman, Vi Redd and Joe Pass: Johnny Almond. On the LP he plays: alto tenor flute vibes organ and something else I can't think of at the moment. Good LP, its coming out as a Japanese reissue soon and I'm going to start a thread to alert people about it. Quote
.:.impossible Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Everyone in the Hal Russell NRG Ensemble! According to the Bomba reissue of the s/t Nessa album, available through Chuck Nessa direct: Chuck Burdelik: tenor, alto, clarinet, flute Brian Sandstrom: bass, trumpet, gong Curt Bley: bass, Hal Russell: drums, vibes, c melody sax, shenai, cornet, zither, percussion Steve Hun: vibes, drums Quote
B. Goren. Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Posted January 7, 2005 Joe Lovano on sax & drums. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 What, nobody's said Sam Rivers yet?? Tenor, Soprano, Flute, and Piano -- all of which he's recorded on multiple times. Sam's group since the mid-90's includes a couple younger guys who both switch-up too... Doug Matthews, bass, plus bass clarinet Anthony Cole, drums, plus tenor sax Quote
mikeweil Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Cal Tjader played not only vibes, but also piano, drums, bongos and timbales. Quote
mikeweil Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Jack Hitchcock played vibes and trombone like Tyree Glenn. Roger Glenn plays flute and vibes. I remember Keith Jarrett did an early Atlantic LP where he played everything except the string quartet! Quote
B. Goren. Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Posted January 7, 2005 What, nobody's said Sam Rivers yet?? Tenor, Soprano, Flute, and Piano -- all of which he's recorded on multiple times. Sam's group since the mid-90's includes a couple younger guys who both switch-up too... Doug Matthews, bass, plus bass clarinet Anthony Cole, drums, plus tenor sax Thanks Rooster. How could I forget Rivers ans his group?? I saw them in NYC two years ago. They are amazing!!! Quote
brownie Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Gerry Mulligan piano and baritone saxophone Bob Brookmeyer piano and valve trombone Roy Eldridge drums and trumpet Pete Jolly accordion and piano Quote
king ubu Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 (edited) Bennie Maupin - tenor, soprano, bass clarinet, piano Rahsaan - tenor, stritch, manzello, flute, oboe, clarinet Brother Yusef - tenor, flute, oboe, bassoon Ken McIntyre - alto, soprano, oboe, bassoon, [edit] and flute, of course [/edit] Eddie Costa - piano & vibes Edited January 7, 2005 by king ubu Quote
Joe Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Howard Johnson plays both baritone sax and tuba. Warren Smith is a fine vibist as well as a very creative drummer / percussionist. Olu Dara has recently been recorded on guitar as well as his customary trumpet. He's truly "pan-stylistic", too. And then there are all those contemporary "non-idiomatic" improvisers who double on a conventional instrument and "electronics"... Quote
king ubu Posted January 7, 2005 Report Posted January 7, 2005 Abdullah Ibrahim - piano & soprano sax Quote
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