Rooster_Ties Posted August 17, 2003 Report Posted August 17, 2003 (edited) I'll start the ball rolling. Gary Thomas: I think his flute-playing is highly underrated, at least from what I've heard of it. Two of my favorites are... Thomas' own "Pariah's Pariah (Winter & Winter, ": a piano-less quartet with Greg Osby, plus bass and drums. A very deep album, and Thomas' flute playing is outstanding, as is the context he plays in. (I think he plays flute on about 2 or 3 cuts) and Thomas on Ingrid Jensen's "Higher Grounds (Enja, 1999)": a standard quintet with either piano or fender, and the great Victor Lewis on drums (Jenson plays trumpet). Thomas plays flute on about three cuts, and plays with a real "punch" that I rarely hear on flute, perhaps stemming from his M-BASE roots?? Otherwise, I'm not always the biggest fan of jazz flute soloists, and I'm wondering what other options are out there?? - that I'm missing out on. Who are the "Woody Shaws", the "Greg Osbies", or the "Chris Potters" of jazz flute these days??? Edited January 4, 2011 by Rooster_Ties Quote
Dmitry Posted August 17, 2003 Report Posted August 17, 2003 JAMES NEWTON [where is he, btw?!] Tony Signa[undeservedly unknown] Steve Kujala James Spaulding Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted August 17, 2003 Report Posted August 17, 2003 (edited) Jonas Simonson of Swedish band 'Groupa.' Actually a 'folk' band if we're talking labels but the closest I've heard any band pigeonholed in the 'folk' box get to getting the freewheeling, improvisatory nature of jazz whilst keeping within the phrasing and harmony of the traditional music. Simonson is superb, weaving his way through the cloudy textures of this breathtaking music. I love the sound of the flute but feel its ethereal nature often makes it sound a bit overpowered in conventional jazz groups. Groupa provide a context where the bottom is light enough for it to really shine through. I love James Newton too. Edited August 17, 2003 by Bev Stapleton Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 18, 2003 Author Report Posted August 18, 2003 I should have also mentioned Sam Rivers. Some outstanding 'inside' playing from him on... Lazuli (Timeless, 1989) Quote
WD45 Posted August 18, 2003 Report Posted August 18, 2003 JAMES NEWTON [where is he, btw?!] Last I heard, he was being sued by the Beatie Boys' lawyer to recover their legal fees. Bastards. Quote
EKE BBB Posted August 19, 2003 Report Posted August 19, 2003 Spanish saxophonist and flutist JORGE PARDO Quote
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