Rooster_Ties Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 (edited) OK, this thread is similar to the other "1 album - 1 artist, the essentials thread" thread. EXCEPT, you only get to pick one example (one album) per artist, where that artist is serving as a sideman. What are THE very best sideman dates for each artist??? This should generate interest in terms of sidemen who never lead dates (particularly drummers and/or bass players whose best recordings are not their own dates, or else they didn't lead any/many dates). And also some interesting choices for players who did lots and LOTS of sideman dates, in addition to the dates they lead themselves. Also, since the specific sideman of the date that you're choosing it for isn't self-evident by just posting album covers -- be sure to mention the specific sideman for whom your choice applies. PS: Just like the other thread, double albums are o.k. but NO box sets, mosaics etc.! Edited October 12, 2005 by Rooster_Ties Quote
tonym Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Ron Carter on Miles Smiles, or anyone on Miles Smiles for that matter! George Coleman on err......either My Funny Valentine or House Party where he's on alto. Help me decide that one. Mal Waldron on Dolphy's first Five Spot disc; even with that piano he kills me on 'Bee Vamp'. Quote
tonym Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Ronnie Matthews on Freddie Hubbard's Breaking Point, mainly for his comping and solo on Mirrors. Quote
Free For All Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Wynton Kelly, Roll Call Pepper Adams, The Cooker Miles Davis, Somethin' Else Quote
tonym Posted October 12, 2005 Report Posted October 12, 2005 Miles Davis, Somethin' Else ← Shouldn't that be Cannonball for Somethin' Else Quote
Big Wheel Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 I'm going to go against the grain and say that Hank Jones makes Somethin' Else what it is. Others: Joe Henderson on Unity Lee Morgan on The Sermon is gorgeous. Arsenio Rodriguez on Palo Congo Quote
Bright Moments Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Roland Kirk on the Jaki Byard Experience! Quote
Free For All Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Roland Kirk on the Jaki Byard Experience! ← Also RRK on Roy Haynes' Out Of The Afternoon (which happens to be this weeks AOTW! ) Quote
Bol Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Jimmy Rowles in Zoot Sims's "If I'm Lucky". Quote
Kalo Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 This thread makes my brain hurt. Roland Kirk on the Jaki Byard Experience! ← Also RRK on Roy Haynes' Out Of The Afternoon (which happens to be this weeks AOTW! ) ← Yeah, that one! How about Alan Dawson on anything? Quote
GA Russell Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Steve Marcus - Larry Coryell's Offering McCoy Tyner - Wayne Shorter's JuJu (controversial pick, I know!) Chick Corea - Stan Getz's Sweet Rain Joey DeFrancesco - Pat Martino's Live at Yoshi's John Coltrane - Miles Davis's Relaxin (I haven't heard the new Monk at Carnegie Hall yet.) Larry Coryell - Steve Marcus's Count's Rock Band Jim Hall - Paul Desmond's Bossa Antigua Paul Desmond - Dave Brubeck's Time Out Chet Baker - Gerry Mulligan's first album on PJ Scott LaFaro - Bill Evans' Sunday at the Village Vanguard Quote
BruceH Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 How about Alan Dawson on anything? ← Yep. Ditto Shadow Wilson. Joe Henderson on Song For My Father. Vince Guaraldi on Stan Getz with Cal Tjader. Quote
Guest Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Bobby Hutcherson on Andrew Hill's "Judgment!". Bobby Hutcherson on Eric Dolphy's "Out to Lunch". Quote
mikeweil Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 How about Alan Dawson on anything? Go ahead and start an "impeccable sideman" thread - Dawson (and Hank Jones) would be high on the list. Joe Chambers on Wayne Shorter's Adam's Apple Herbie Hancock on Roy Ayers' Daddy Bug Roy Ayers on Herbie Mann's Windows Opened Philly Joe Jones on Hank Mobley's No Room For Squares Mel Lewis on Herbie Mann's Great Ideas of Western Mann Thelonious Monk on Gigi Gryce's Nica's Tempo Israel Crosby and Vernel Fournier on Ahmad Jamal's At The Pershing Frankie Dunlop on Ray Crawford's Smooth Groove Cándido Caméro on Introducing Kenny Burrell John Lewis on Sonny Stitt's Stitt Plays Bird Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Man, this is going to require some serious thought... Arthur Doyle on Milford's "Babi" Alan Shorter on Archie Shepp's "Four for Trane" Sonny Sharrock on Pharoah's "Tauhid" Joe Henderson on Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" Roy Haynes on Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" John Gilmore on Paul Bley's "Turning Point" Andrew Cyrille on Cecil Taylor's "Nuits de la Fondation Maeght" Milford Graves on Sharrock's "Black Woman" ... and of course Cecil Taylor on Gil Evans' "Into the Hot." Quote
mikeweil Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Roy Haynes on Andrew Hill's "Black Fire" Excellent choice! Ed Thigpen on Cal Tjader's The Prophet Wayne Shorter, Gary Bartz, Alice Coltrane, Ron Carter on McCoy Tyner's Extensions Charlie Haden on Joe Henderson's The Elements Bill Evans and Barry Galbraith on George Russell's Jazz Workshop Quote
mikeweil Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 Jan Hammer on Elvin Jones is On The Mountain Frank Strazzeri on Cal Tjader's Last Night When We Were Young Eddie Duran on Cal Tjader's San Francisco Moods Quote
ep1str0phy Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Eric Dolphy on everything. Pharoah on "Where is Brooklyn?" (Don Cherry) Frank Lowe on "Brown Rice" (Cherry) Billy Higgins on "The Shape of Jazz to Come" (Ornette) Charles Tolliver on "Members, Don't Git Weary" (Max Roach) Charnett Moffett on "Ask the Ages" (Sonny Sharrock) Tyrone Washington on "The Jody Grind" (Horace Silver) Richard Davis on "Out to Lunch" (Dolphy)... on everything, really Elvin Jones on "Conflict!" (Jimmy Woods) Bern Nix on "Lowe-down and Blue" (Frank Lowe) Bobby Few on "Uhuru Na Umoja" (Frank Wright) James Spaulding on "Solid" (Grant Green) Andrew Cyrille on "New Africa" (Grachan Moncur III) Grachan Moncur III on "Destination Out" (Jackie McLean) Ray Brown on "Something Personal" (Jack Wilson) Kenny Burrell on "Soul Samba" (Ike Quebec) Not necessarily the best ones... just sideman spots that deserve some attention. Quote
brownie Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Two artists - one album: Wilbur Ware Sonny Rollins, A Night at the Village Vanguard Elvin Jones Sonny Rollins, A Night at the Village Vanguard Quote
king ubu Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 I'm going to go against the grain and say that Hank Jones makes Somethin' Else what it is. ← Interesting thought! And indeed, it may be true, I think! I mean, the others were regulars of some sort, while Hank Jones was a bit odd man out, no? Woody Shaw on Hank Mobley's "Thinking of Home" (just got it, Woody blew me away!) Art Blakey on that Grant Green date with Sonny Clark (mainly because of "It Ain't Necessarily So") Barney Wilen on Sacha Distel/John Lewis' "Afternoon in Paris" Herbie Hancock on "Miles Smiles" Quote
king ubu Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Carlos Ward on Abdullah Ibrahim's "African Marketplace" Stanley Turrentine on Kenny Burrell's "Midnight Blue" Lester Young on any Basie side he's soloing on, '36-'39 Quote
couw Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Barney Wilen on Sacha Distel/John Lewis' "Afternoon in Paris" ← how about giving the Wilen credit to the Gil Cuppini album? Quote
king ubu Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 Barney Wilen on Sacha Distel/John Lewis' "Afternoon in Paris" ← how about giving the Wilen credit to the Gil Cuppini album? ← I thought so, but he's smoking on the Lewis/Distel - a close call, though! some others: J.R. Monterose on René Thomas' "Guitar Groove" Bill Evans on Mingus' "East Coasting" Clarence Shaw on Mingus' "Tijuana Moods" Doug Watkins (tough call!) maybe on "Introducing Lee Morgan" John La Porta on "Mobley's Message"? (don't know that many of his appearances, but there he kills!) Quote
BruceH Posted October 15, 2005 Report Posted October 15, 2005 Dizzy Reece and Stanley Turrentine on Flight To Jordan. Quote
John Tapscott Posted October 15, 2005 Report Posted October 15, 2005 Charlie Mariano on Mingus' Black Saint and Sinner Lady Frank Rosolino on Stan Kenton's New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm Quote
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