Groups

[Jazz Kat]

I'm looking for some groups with an organist that play some progressive jazz. You know, the kind of, 'out there' jazz. Any suggestions?

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Some more clarification would help (what does "out there" mean?), but perhaps Tony Williams Lifetime with Larry Young would fit the bill.

Mike

[Jazz Kat]

It's hard to explain. I'm having an easy time finding what I am looking for with guitar players. Ex: Pat Metheny, John Scotfield. So it's not really avant garde. I'm looking for keyboard players, (preferablly organ players, ) and preferablly groups, that play modern jazz along the lines of what the guys I mentioned above are doing. Some funk, some contemporary jazz..

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Maybe various things that John Abercrombie has done? (with Jan Hammer at first and most often Dan Wall)

Mike

[Jazz Kat]

Isn't John Abercrombie a guitarist? Think organ players. I really have no clue what to look for. I know what I want, but don't know the first place to look.

[7/4]

Isn't John Abercrombie a guitarist? Think organ players. I really have no clue what to look for. I know what I want, but don't know the first place to look.

MF is talking about the albums that Abercrombie did with organists.

[Sundog]

Try this one

[Jim Alfredson]

Um....

MMW

[Jim Alfredson]

Did I mention MMW?

[Jim Alfredson]

And then there's MMW.

[Guy Berger]

What about Zony Mash? (I haven't heard them, only of them.)

The recommendations of Abercrombie, MMW and Lifetime are excellent.

Guy

[Joe G]

Don't know if you were aware that Metheny did an album with Larry Goldings. Mike Brecker was the leader; it's called Time is of the Essence.

[Jim R]

Some funk, some contemporary jazz..

Have you checked out much by Larry Goldings? I can't say I'm familiar with all of his work, but I've noticed that he's done some things that are kind of "progressive" in recent years (in terms of selecting tunes from outside the more standard fare for jazz). Somebody else here might be able to elaborate on that better than I can. At any rate, you can't go wrong checking him out, regardless of whether he's exactly what you're looking for.

[Jim R]

Larry Goldings

You beat me to it, Joe. B-)

[Jazz Kat]

Allright heard some Goldings samples! Love it! How does Borders do with stocking his cd's?

[clifford_thornton]

Larry Young...

[Jazz Kat]

Maybe its time to buy the Organissimo album!

[BFrank]

Take a crack at Jeff Palmer. He might be a little "out", but Abercrombie does play on some of his albums, like "Island Universe".

[tonym]

Maybe its time to buy the Organissimo album!

You haven't yet you mean?

[Jazz Kat]

How do you like Soulive?

[Jim Alfredson]

Soulive be funky.

Did I mention Medeski, Martin, and Wood (MMW)?

[Jazz Kat]

I heard them. It was good.

[nemo7]

try some niacin (not the inositol hexanicotinate kind, unless you wanna)

[mikeweil]

Take a crack at Jeff Palmer. He might be a little "out", but Abercrombie does play on some of his albums, like "Island Universe".

Depends on how far out you want them .... Abercrombie plays on all but two of these:

Audioquest AQ CD 1014 - Jeff Palmer - Ease On

C.A.P. 949 - Jeff Palmer – Burn‘in The Blues

Music Arts Co. MAC 2001 - Jeff Palmer / George Garzone – Opposite Voltage

Reservoir RSR CD 137 - Jeff Palmer - Shades Of The Pine

Soul Note 121201-2 - Jeff Palmer - Abracadabra

Soul Note 121301-2 - Jeff Palmer - Island Universe

Soul Note 121302-2 - Phil Haynes - Live Insurgency - Set 1